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Events
Vietnam War veterans honored across US on 51st anniversary
National Vietnam Veterans Day was observed across the country on the 51st anniversary of the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Vietnam. ...
Michelle De Pacina
Business
Tri-State area’s first conveyor belt sushi restaurant opens in Cincinnati: report
A Japanese restaurant that opened for business in Cincinnati last month is reportedly offering a different kind of dining experience to resi...
Bryan Ke
Nearly 100,000 people attend Cincinnati’s 2023 Asian Food Fest
A whopping 98,920 people attended this year’s Asian Food Fest in Cincinnati, the largest crowd the event has seen since its launch 12 years ...
Carl Samson
Crime
Parents of Kent State student killed in hit-and-run demand suspect be charged with homicide
The parents of a 22-year-old Kent State University student who was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Franklin Township, Ohio, are calling on ...
Bodycam footage shows arrest of self-proclaimed ‘Chief of Tokyo’ for shooting at Ohio Asian grocery
The Cincinnati man accused of firing multiple rounds at an Asian grocery store in Evendale, Ohio, made bizarre claims at the time of his arr...
Ohio man claiming to be ‘president of Tokyo’ arrested for shooting at Asian grocery
A Cincinnati man has been arrested and charged after allegedly firing multiple shots at an Asian grocery store in Evendale, Ohio, on Sunday....
Civil Rights
New Ohio law requiring IDs to indicate if individual is ‘noncitizen’ sparks controversy
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has signed a controversial law that requires driver’s licenses and state identification to indicate whether ...
Ryan General
Cincinnati man charged with hate crime for anti-Asian attack on student
Darrin Johnson, 26, was charged with federal hate crime on Wednesday in connection with an anti-Asian attack against a University of Cincin...
Vietnamese American nail tech has 5 percent chance of survival after allegedly racist attack, family says
California native Phong Tran, 43, remains on life support after being punched outside a pub in Toledo, Ohio, on Sept. 1. Tran, who worked ...
22-year-old Kent State University student killed in hit-and-run crash
A 22-year-old university student was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Franklin Township, Ohio, on Monday. Colin Vinh Pho, who was a Kent Sta...
News
‘I’ve had enough’: 17-year-old high school senior on why he’s running for Ohio’s House of Representatives
Sam Cao, a senior at Mason High School in Ohio, is running to be the nation’s youngest legislator in history. Currently 17 years old, Cao ...
Jane Nam
Ohio Democratic rep. blames white supremacy for Dallas Korean hair salon shooting
Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty (D, OH-3) spoke at the Capitol on Thursday, stating that “three people in a Korean-owned hair salon” were gunn...
Rep. Tim Ryan defends anti-China campaign ad amid Sinophobia accusations
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH), who is running for Ohio's open U.S. Senate seat, defended “It’s us vs China,” his anti-China campaign video whic...
Asian restaurant owners targeted in wave of home break-ins in Cincinnati Tri-State area
Authorities are investigating a string of home burglaries in the Cincinnati Tri-State area in which Asian restaurant owners have been targe...
Police find remains of Ohio Vietnamese mother missing since 2002
Ohio mom Stephanie Van Nguyen, who was 26 at the time of her disappearance, her 4-year-old daughter Kristina and 3-year-old son John have b...
Jiselle Lee
Ohio man sentenced for purchasing child porn from impoverished mothers in the Philippines
An Ohio man who confessed to buying sexually explicit photos of children from poor parents in the Philippines has been sentenced to 27 years...
Politics
Aftab Pureval makes history as Cincinnati’s first Asian American mayor
Aftab Pureval, an Indian Tibetan lawyer, has become the first Asian American mayor of Cincinnati. Road to victory: The 39-year-old, who serv...
Ohio missing persons case of Vietnamese mother and children from 2002 reaches breakthrough
After nearly 20 years, an Ohio missing persons case from 2002 may finally reach its end. A long search: On April 18, 2002, Stephanie Van Ngu...
Maina Chen
‘Put that on TikTok so Chinese can look at that’: Cincinnati bar says ‘yes’ to racism in viral video
An Ohio bar has removed its internet footprints after a viral TikTok video showed some of its staff and patrons allegedly admitting to being...
‘You’re going to die for bringing kung flu’: Man charged with assault, ethnic intimidation after alleged attack on Cincinnati student
A Cincinnati man is facing assault and ethnic intimidation charges after allegedly attacking a University of Cincinnati (UC) student earlier...
Ohio woman jailed for attacking elderly Asian store owners, bond set at $75,000
A woman wanted for attacking the elderly Asian owners of a beauty store in Cleveland has been arrested and charged with a felony. The allega...
Police Seek Help in Finding Robber Who Punched Asian Man in Cincinnati
The Cincinnati Police Department is asking for help in identifying a suspect of the robbery and assault of an Asian American man in Pendleto...
Veteran and Local Politician Bares Scars From Army Service to Prove Patriotism
A township trustee in Butler County, Ohio bared his scarred chest at a board meeting Tuesday to challenge prejudice against Asian Americans,...
Korean Beauty Store Owner Beaten and Robbed in Ohio, Police Searching for Suspects
Toledo Police are asking the public to help identify multiple suspects who robbed a beauty store and attacked its owner last month. The inci...
Sisters Visiting Parents in Illinois Pass Away After Car Crash
A pair of sisters visiting their parents in Naperville, Illinois for the holidays died in a car crash in Ohio. Holiday tragedy: Angel Yang, ...
36-Year-Old Woman Calls 911 ‘Repeatedly’ Because Parents Shut Off Her Phone
A woman in Stark County, Ohio was arrested after dialing 911 “repeatedly” because her parents had canceled her cell phone servic...
Ohio ‘Asian Festival’ Apparently Couldn’t Find Any Real Asians to Promote It
An “Asian Festival” in Columbus, Ohio, hoping to “promote the importance of cultural diversity” has triggered angry reactions among social m...
Khier Casino
Asia
Man Allegedly Threatens to Kill Shop Owner if She Was Not American
A man was charged with ethnic intimidation after allegedly threatening to kill a female shop owner Cleveland, Ohio and “other Chinese ...
Customer Starts Fight With Ohio Nail Salon Owner Over ‘Messy’ Nail
A fight broke inside an Ohio nail salon between a customer and the shop’s owner after the former reportedly made a fuss over a “messy manicu...
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