Tran declares victory as lead over Steel grows in tight Orange County House race

Democrat Derek Tran has declared victory over Republican incumbent Michelle Steel in California’s 45th Congressional District as his lead gr...

OC supervisor accused of corruption removed from board committee assignments

The Orange County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to remove Supervisor Andrew Do from all committee and board appointments, including...

FBI raids homes linked to OC supervisor, nonprofit amid fraud allegations

On Thursday, federal agents, including the IRS Criminal Investigation division, FBI and U.S. Attorney’s Office, raided multiple properties l...

Check out China’s ‘Orange County’

Did you know that China has its own version of California’s Orange County? Just an hour’s drive from Beijing, a meticulously designed suburb...

North Carolina city holds world’s largest Pokémon Regional Championship

Charlotte, North Carolina, held the world’s largest Pokémon Regional Championship at the Charlotte Convention Center in Uptown over th...

Consumer attorney Derek Tran announces bid for California seat held by Michelle Steel

“My parents were Vietnamese refugees who worked hard and sacrificed so that I could realize the American dream,” says Derek Tran ...

Popular Vietnamese coffeehouse Trung Nguyên Legend Cafe makes US debut in SoCal

“It’s not just a drink to us, it’s more about sitting down, enjoying each other’s company, and building connections with people”...

Cops fatally shoot hatchet-wielding burglary suspect in Orange County, California

A man accused of breaking into a home in Orange County, California, was shot dead by deputies on Wednesday morning, according to reports. Wh...

Orange County declares racism a ‘public health crisis’

Before you read: Report: Anti-AAPI hate crimes in Orange County continued to surge in 2021 ...

GOP Rep. Michelle Steel sends out fliers falsely depicting Democratic rival Jay Chen holding ‘The Communist Manifesto’

In support of GOP Rep. Michelle Steel's (R, CA-48) upcoming re-election for California’s 45th district, “red-baiting” fliers were sent...

Orange County NAACP president resigns citing alleged anti-Asian racism

Dr. Vanessa Toolsie, president of the Orange County branch of the NAACP, announced her resignation on Sunday via Facebook post, alleging an...

Santa Ana to formally apologize for burning down its Chinatown in 1906

Officials in Santa Ana, California are drafting a formal apology for the burning of the city’s Chinatown in 1906. As part of their atoneme...

‘They tricked me’: Vietnamese refugee sues ICE for trying to deport him three times

An Thanh Nguyen, who was formerly incarcerated, says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has tried to deport him three times sin...

Anti-Asian hate incidents spike by 1,800% in Orange County

Anti-Asian hate incidents — attacks that do not rise to the level of a hate crime — have increased in 2020 by a whopping 1,800% in Californi...

Man released after plowing into Asian mother and daughter, leaving them with critical injuries

Two Asian women remain in critical condition after a pickup truck crashed into them in Anaheim, Calif. on Independence Day. What happened: T...

Suspect Accused of Punching Korean American Woman at Skate Park in Tustin Faces Hate Crime Charge

An 18-year-old woman was verbally attacked and physically assaulted by a male suspect last Sunday morning at her local skate park in Tustin,...

Suspect Who Beat Elderly Asian Man in Irvine is Arrested Thanks to Community Tip

A 23-year-old man has been arrested for the assault of an elderly man that occurred last Friday, according to the Irvine Police Department. ...

Suspect in Assault of Elderly Asian Man in Irvine Wanted by Police

Irvine Police are asking the public’s help to identify a young man, possibly a teen, who attacked a 69-year-old Asian man during an ar...

Neighbors Team Up to Protect Asian Family’s Home After Teens Throw Racist Insults and Rocks in OC

Neighbors have banded together to help an Asian American family rest peacefully at night after being continuously harassed by teens at their...

Racist Man Follows, Harasses Asian Woman Who Asked Him to Wear a Mask in OC

A woman shopping in Orange County, California has become the latest target of anti-Asian racism amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The incident, wh...

‘Pastor’ in Little Saigon Pleads Guilty in $33 Million Investment Scam

The co-founder of the Church of the Healthy Self located in a strip mall in the Little Saigon area of Westminster, California has pleaded gu...

‘Coronavirus!’: Vietnamese Students Bullied and Harassed at High School in Little Saigon

A video has recently been shared on YouTube where several Vietnamese students at a high school in Orange County, California were bullied and...

Rumors of OC’s Coronavirus Infection Shock Irvine — Here are the Facts

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with an additional comment from the University of California, Irvine. The Orange County H...

A Pho Restaurant Just Became the First OC Restaurant Awarded with the James Beard Award

Pho 79, a Vietnamese restaurant in Garden Grove, California best known for its oxtail soup, is the first restaurant in Orange County to be a...

13 of the 24 Vietnamese Americans Running for Office in Orange County Have the Same Last Name

More than half of 24 Vietnamese Americans running for the midterm elections in Orange County, California, share the same last name Nguyen. T...

Vietnamese-American Women Move to Vietnam to Discover Their Culture in New Series ‘The Take Over’

Meet Celina Huynh and Vanessa Le, the stars of a new series called “The Take Over,” which features two Vietnamese-American women who move to...

Irvine Lawyer Claims She’s Receiving Threats After Facebook Post Joking About Asian Stereotypes

Christina Ignatius, a lawyer from Irvine, Orange County, California who drew massive backlash online last week for making jokes about Asian ...

Son of Former SF Police Chief Accused By Multiple Women Of Sexual Assault

Editor’s Note: The following post includes graphic descriptions of sexual assault. Several women have come forward accusing the son of...

California Neo-Nazi Charged with Hate Crime for Assaulting Filipino-Turkish Man in Fullerton

A man with a swastika tattoo on his shoulder was charged with hate crime for assaulting a Filipino-Turkish man in Fullerton, California, whi...

Asian Man Brutally Beaten at OC Night Market After Refusing to Let a White Man Cut in Line

This past Sunday at the OC Night Market in Costa Mesa, California, an Asian man was brutally beaten by a Caucasian man and his female accomp...