Asian business owners targeted in burglaries in Illinois city

Police in Bloomington, Illinois, are investigating a string of burglaries that have targeted Asian small business owners in recent weeks. Vi...

Community rallies to help keep Pennsylvania boba tea shop open

After facing imminent closure, an Asian-run boba tea shop in State College, Pennsylvania, is keeping its doors open thanks to the power of c...

Video: Chinese woman filmed traveling to work while holding IV drip

A woman was recently filmed in a Shanghai subway holding up an IV drip bag. What happened: The incident gained attention online after Douyin...

‘That’s what America is about’: Sugar Bowl Bakery co-founder reflects on his family’s pursuit of the American dream

“How come all the houses look the same?” then-24-year-old Andrew Ly wondered while touring San Francisco for the first time. The air was col...

Racist rumors on Yelp force Thai restaurant in Fresno to shut down

A family-owned California restaurant was forced to temporarily shut down after a racist rumor spread on social media that it was “mayb...

Artket Goods’ Asian-inspired candles tap into nostalgic scents of childhood

Francesca Chan of Artket Goods found a unique way to honor various Asian cultures through candles, with scents that range in inspiration fro...

Broadway community sings farewell to beloved Korean owners of a NYC deli

A TikTok video of New York City’s Broadway community singing farewell to the Korean owners of a beloved sandwich shop in the city’s th...

Asian American small business owners document terrifying weekend after their bank collapsed

Sisters Vanessa and Kim Pham, co-founders of Asian flavor kit company Omsom, recently took to social media to document their experience duri...

Google, partners to give Nest cameras to AAPI small businesses to boost security

Google has partnered with the National Asian/Pacific Islander American Chamber of Commerce and Entrepreneurship (National ACE) and the Asian...

Indian woman-owned brand accuses Trader Joe’s of selling ‘knockoff’ of their bestselling achaar

Chitra Agrawal, owner of Indian condiments brand Brooklyn Delhi, has accused grocery chain Trader Joe’s of selling a knockoff version of “R...

San Diego native Mar Velicaria puts a crown on Filipino American culture with their viral Reyna headpiece

Mar Velicaria is a small business owner and social media influencer that recently went viral for their minimalist and modern Philippine acc...

Korean American store owner, 61, shoved to the ground in LA after confronting man about unpaid groceries

Gi-ryung Chang, the 61-year-old grocery store owner of G & J Market in Los Angeles, was shoved to the ground by a man she confronted ab...

Small business owner shuts down her store in Chicago after $30,000 burglary and anti-Asian ‘harassment’

A small business in Chicago is permanently closing after falling victim to a recent burglary and enduring constant harassment. On March 19...

Judge dismisses charges against Las Vegas man accused of racist assault on boba tea shop owner

Anthony Joseph Dishari was accused of yelling anti-Asian slurs and attacking a boba tea shop owner last month. A Las Vegas Justice Court j...

Elderly Korean man beaten inside his Brooklyn deli by customer who refused to pay

Ki Tae Lee, a 66-year-old Korean Deli owner from Flatbush, Brooklyn, was attacked in his store by a customer who refused to pay. While no ...

Anti-maskers harass Chinese restaurant workers over Maryland mask mandate

A viral video shows two anti-maskers harassing employees at a kosher Chinese restaurant in Maryland. After being told to put masks on befo...

Man charged with hate crimes for unprovoked attack on Asian boba tea shop owner in Las Vegas

The victim, who owns Cloud Tea near Buffalo and Flamingo Roads, was working when the suspect allegedly entered and began yelling anti-Asian...

Oakland Chinatown businesses switch to credit cards to curb attacks on Asians

Businesses in Oakland’s Chinatown have switched from enforcing a cash-only policy to accepting credit and debit card transactions to prevent...

‘Equivalent to the n-word’: Woman kicked out of Richmond store for using Cantonese slang term

An Asian woman was asked to leave a store in Richmond, Canada, for allegedly using a Cantonese term to describe a white person as a “ghost ...

Bachan’s founder talks his 6-year journey getting his Japanese bbq sauce onto over 3,000 stores’ shelves

Japanese American entrepreneur Justin Gill of Bachan’s shares his six-year journey towards creating the hit Japanese BBQ sauce while stayin...

Phở restaurant in Iowa criticized as ‘lazy,’ ‘disgusting’ for including raw beef slices in phở order

A customer accused a phở restaurant in Iowa of being “lazy” and “dangerous” with their dish preparation after seeing uncooked beef in their...

Man charged for anti-Asian graffiti on donut store that was also target of rock, pellet gun vandalisms

The 46-year-old man behind a string of vandalisms in Regina, Canada, has been charged with mischief. Vuong Pham, the owner of one of the t...

Video: Rogue buffalo in China charges through restaurant entrance, tosses unsuspecting customer

A viral video from Dec. 31 shows a buffalo crashing through the front of a restaurant in Taizhou, Jiangsu Province, in Eastern China. In t...

Chinese restaurant receives hate calls over viral videos of worker scooping spilled sauce from floor

A Chinese restaurant in Toronto went viral after videos of a worker putting spilled sauce into a bucket outdoors before bringing it into th...

Survival of AAPI-owned businesses depends on health of Los Angeles communities

Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this piece are those of the author’s and do not necessarily represent NextShark’s views. The ...

Burglars went on a bender at a San Francisco ramen shop as evidenced by vomit, trash and a condom

A ramen restaurant in San Francisco has postponed its grand opening after burglars broke in and threw a party.  What happened: The burglars ...

Decades-old San Francisco Chinatown jewelry store faces closure after losing $250,000 in burglary

A 38-year-old jewelry store in San Francisco’s Chinatown is on the brink of permanent closure after losing $250,000 worth of goods from burg...

‘Go back to China’: Oakland Chinatown business vandalized with anti-Asian graffiti

A Chinese market in Oakland’s Chinatown was subject to anti-Asian vandalism on Monday Nov. 15. Racist graffiti: New Tin’s Market’s owners fo...

Boba shop owner’s life savings gone after fire destroys multiple businesses in Seattle

One of the owners of a bubble tea cafe in White Center was devastated after losing her entire life savings to a fire that torched multiple b...

Free ‘CelebrASIAN’ Conference for AAPI Businesses to Feature Key Politicians, Executives

Nonprofit Asian American chamber of commerce USPAACC is hosting a free virtual conference that aims to inspire AAPI business professionals t...

Pepsi Accused of Copying an AAPI Brand and Launching It on Heritage Month

A Filipino American entrepreneur has accused Pepsi of forcing her company to change its name and plagiarizing their product while claiming t...

Massive Fire Destroys LA’s Famous OB Bear Bar and Restaurant in Koreatown

A popular restaurant at LA’s Koreatown will be closed indefinitely after incurring heavy fire damage over the weekend.  The fire broke out i...

Vietnamese Coffee Shop Robbed of $400 in 30 Seconds in Seattle

A small Vietnamese coffee shop in Seattle was rapidly robbed in the middle of the night on Oct. 17. Chen Dien and his wife, the young owners...

Elderly Couple’s Food Stand Gets Huge Boost After YouTuber Helps Them Go Viral

An elderly couple who run an eatery in South Delhi district in India received an outpouring of support from the community after a video feat...

3 Men Blow Up ATM Inside Chinese Restaurant in Philly

A Chinese takeout restaurant in Philadelphia was recently attacked by burglars targeting the ATM inside it.   Deceptive diners: According to...

Korean Restaurant Owner’s Friends Volunteer to Wait Tables, Wash Dishes to Stay Open

A family-run restaurant in Toronto’s Koreatown is managing to stay afloat amid the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to some very helpful frien...