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Crime
Man wanted for attempted burglaries of Vietnamese temples in San Diego
San Diego police are looking for a man accused of entering and casing multiple Vietnamese temples in the city in September. Where the incide...
Carl Samson
Education
Foundation to donate $1 million for San Diego State University’s Asian studies
The Charles Wei-hsun Fu Foundation has recently announced its plan to give a $1 million gift to San Diego State University’s (SDSU) Center f...
Bryan Ke
Business
Jack in the Box now offering boba tea in 3 Southern California cities
The fast-food chain restaurant Jack in the Box is currently offering three flavors of boba tea for a limited time in selected locations in...
Michelle De Pacina
Man arrested for fatally stabbing senior Asian woman who was exercising in San Diego park
A man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing an Asian woman to death in San Diego’s City Heights neighborhood on Monday. How it happened: ...
News
Chinese researchers at UCSD help discover way to potentially increase lifespan by 82%
A team of scientists at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), has discovered a way to potentially slow down the aging process by u...
Culture
Flash mob of dancing ‘ajummas’ shatters stereotypes during Women’s History Month
A San Diego-based dance crew composed of Asian American members is celebrating middle-aged women worldwide. Earlier this month, Ajumma EXP,...
Ines Shin
14-year-old inventor from California named ‘America’s Top Young Scientist’
This year’s 3M Young Scientist Challenge grand prize was awarded to 14-year-old Leanne Fan for inventing “Finsen Headphones,” a smart devic...
Ryan General
Events
San Diego launches inaugural ‘United Against Hate Week’
California’s San Diego county will hold its first United Against Hate (UAH) Week starting today. The campaign, which started in 2017 in Ba...
Navy sailor pleads guilty to murdering wife in San Diego-area home
A man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Wednesday for fatally stabbing his 30-year-old wife Rhona Fantone in their Lemon Grove, Cal...
Asian American History
San Diego officially apologizes for supporting Japanese American incarceration during WWII
The San Diego City Council officially apologized to the Japanese American community and passed a resolution that rescinded Resolution 76068...
UC San Diego will not fire pregnant postdoc from China who spoke out about data falsification pressure
Li Jiang, a pregnant postdoctoral scholar from China, reached a settlement with the University of California, San Diego, earlier this month...
San Diego State University to create its first-ever Asian American studies department
San Diego State University (SDSU) is making plans to develop its first Asian American studies department after California State Universitie...
Rebecca Moon
San Diego woman fatally shot by law enforcement trying to evict her after she stabs officer
After receiving an eviction notice, San Diego resident Yan Li, 47, was fatally shot by law enforcement authorities in her Little Italy apar...
San Diego names street after Asian American trailblazer ahead of his 95th birthday
The San Diego City Council officially unveiled Honorary Tom Hom Avenue, named after the city’s first person of color elected to the City Co...
Bay Area
‘Are you Chinese or Vietnamese?’: 81-year-old Asian man bruised, bloodied in San Diego attack
An elderly Asian man is recovering from what authorities believe was a targeted attack in Southeastern San Diego on Friday morning. What hap...
Man who opened fire into a San Diego Asian restaurant pleads guilty to assault charges
The man who opened fire into an Asian restaurant in Hillcrest, San Diego, with a semiautomatic rifle in 2019 pleaded guilty on Thursday. Goi...
Asian Students Attacked by 35-Year-Old Man Who Threatened to Shoot Over Fire Pit in San Diego
An Asian American college student in San Diego ended up at the hospital after being attacked by “older and larger” individuals over beach sp...
San Diego College Students Launch Free Ride Service for Asian Women and Elderly
Asian women and seniors that fear taking public transportation are now able to get rides reimbursed in San Diego, thanks to a donation-based...
Man Forced to Get Leg Amputated After Injuries From Hit-And-Run in San Diego
Tu Hoang Lam lost his right leg after undergoing multiple surgeries to treat the injuries resulting from a hit-and-run incident in San Diego...
Grace Kim
Police Seek Help to Find Hit-and-Run Driver That Left Father in Critical Condition in SD
Authorities are turning to the public for help to identify the driver of a hit-and-run case that left a 47-year-old father with serious inju...
Man Arrested in Punching of Elderly Filipino Woman in San Diego Thanks to Community Tips
San Diego Police have arrested the suspect in the assault of an elderly Filipino woman on San Diego Trolley earlier this week. As reported i...
Khanh Tran
Elderly Filipino Woman Punched in Unprovoked Attack on San Diego Trolley
An elderly Filipino woman was assaulted in an unprovoked attack on a San Diego trolley. The suspect, an unidentified man, allegedly punched ...
Feature
San Diego Man Has a Racist Meltdown Waiting to Do Squats at Gym
A white man has been filmed yelling racial slurs and other profanities at an Asian man at a gym in California. The incident, which forced st...
Asian Family Films, Laughs at Unmasked Racist Woman Harassing Them in La Jolla
A woman walking her dog was captured on film racially harassing an Asian American family along Avenida de la Playa in La Jolla in San Diego....
Massive Korean Food Hall to Open in San Diego in June
To celebrate the grand opening of a new 40,000+ square foot H Mart in San Diego, the location will be hosting an onsite Korean food hall if ...
Jin Hyun
Ex-High School Football Player Sued for $1 Million After Referee Was Allegedly Hurt During Play
A former Crawford High School football player is struggling to raise funds for his legal fees after a referee filed a $1 million lawsuit aga...
Entertainment
Star Wars Fans Show Love and Support for Rose Tico at San Diego Comic-Con
Many Star Wars fans showed their support for Rose Tico, played by Kelly Marie Tran in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” after trolls harassed the ...
Adam Shacknai Found Responsible for Rebecca Zahau’s Death in San Diego, Awards Mom $5 Million
A jury in San Diego has found Adam Shacknai responsible for the death of his millionaire brother’s Burmese girlfriend, Rebecca Zahau, who wa...
Khier Casino
10,000 Exotic Birds Die After San Diego Fire Burns Taiwanese-American Family’s Aviary
A Taiwanese-American family is in shock after the wildfire that devastated northern San Diego completely burned down their property includin...
Man Who ‘Found’ Bound and Gagged Woman’s Body Watched Asian Bondage Porn Day Before Her Brutal ‘Suicide’
As Rebecca Zahau’s family moves forward with a civil suit, information has resurfaced surrounding her death in 2011 implicating the ma...
Heather Johnson Yu
Family of Burmese Woman Found Hanged, Bound and Gagged Files Lawsuit After Cops Claim ‘Suicide’
The family of Rebecca Zahau, also known as Rebecca Nalepa, is moving forward with a civil suit regarding her death in 2011. Zahau, who was b...
Chinese Immigrants are Paying Up to $70,000 to Be Smuggled From Mexico
An increasing number of Chinese nationals crossing the San Diego border from Mexico has been recorded by authorities in the fiscal year endi...
Confused Chinese Tourists Lead Cops On a Car Chase, Didn’t Know They Had to Pull Over
A family of tourists from China inadvertently got themselves into a car chase with San Diego police officers after failing to recognize a si...