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Crime
3 Colombian nationals arrested for burglarizing South Asian residences in North Texas
Three people have been arrested for allegedly targeting South Asian residents in a series of burglaries in Plano, Texas. Colombian national...
Michelle De Pacina
Entertainment
First Filipino American Miss USA winner R’Bonney Gabriel wins Miss Universe 2022
Before you read: Miss USA 2022 R’Bonney Gabriel responds to accusations she won because of ‘favoritism’ R’Bonney Gabriel, the first Filipino...
Bryan Ke
Culture
City officials to unveil Korean-language street signs in Northwest Dallas
Celebrating the 120th anniversary of the first Korean immigrants’ arrival in the U.S., city officials plan to unveil Korean-language street ...
News
Manpreet Monica Singh becomes the first female Sikh judge in US
The country has its first-ever female Sikh judge. Manpreet Monica Singh was sworn in as a Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4 judge in a ...
Third man arrested for fatal road rage shooting of Dallas community leader
Before you read: Man suspected of gunning down ‘pillar’ of Dallas’ Asian community arrested Second suspect arrested in fatal road rage shoot...
Dallas woman filmed making ‘slant eyes’ after being confronted over parking spot
Internet sleuths are looking for a woman who was caught making a racist slant-eye gesture on video during a confrontation over a parking spo...
Carl Samson
Texas A&M student found dead after ‘uncharacteristic’ disappearance
A Texas A&M University (TAMU) student was found dead in Austin, Texas, after being reported as missing for just over a week. Tanner Hoan...
Family of Sri Lankan tech entrepreneur shot dead on his porch by Austin cop start foundation to prevent similar shootings
Tech entrepreneur Rajan “Raj” Moonesinghe was shot and killed by local police while inspecting his Austin home for intruders on Nov. 15. M...
Ryan General
Second suspect arrested in fatal road rage shooting of Dallas community leader
Kameron Taylor, 28, was arrested on Friday for his alleged role in the murder of Dallas business owner and community leader Jin Shin on Aug...
Theft ring believed to be targeting Buddhist temples in North Texas
Police departments in North Texas are investigating a possible theft ring behind multiple burglaries targeting local Buddhist temples. Tem...
‘Everyone is scared’: Older South Asian women targeted by jewelry thieves in North Texas
Police in Frisco, Texas are looking for suspects accused in at least four robberies targeting South Asian women in their 50s or 60s for the...
2 men charged in deadly shooting at Houston Chinatown restaurant
A pair of men have been charged with capital murder in connection with a fatal shooting of two other men at an Asian restaurant in Houston l...
Texas voters elect Muslim lawmakers in historic first
On Nov. 8, Democrats Salman Bhojani and Suleman Lalani became the first Muslim lawmakers to be elected to the Texas House. Bhojani defeat...
Man sentenced to death for traffic stop murder of first Sikh deputy to wear turban on duty in Texas
Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal, 42, was fatally shot by Robert Solis, 50, during a routine traffic stop in Houston on Sept. 27, 2019. Dhaliwal ma...
Texas GOP candidate denounced for repeatedly calling Asian American opponent ‘Dr. No’
The Asian American Alliance of San Antonio (AAASA) has condemned Republican candidate Trish DeBerry for calling her Democrat opponent Peter...
Education
Texas A&M reaffirms support of diversity program accused of anti-Asian, anti-white discrimination in class-action suit
Texas A&M University (TAMU) passed a resolution on Monday endorsing its Accountability, Climate, Equity and Scholarship Faculty Fellows...
Texas man behind 2016 robbery, murder of Good Samaritan gets life sentence
Enzo Ubadimma, a 24-year-old man from Cypress, Texas, has been charged with robbery and the murder of Herman Ray Browning at Huong Giang Hu...
Woman killed after teens ‘mistakenly’ shoot her Texas Airbnb with 100 rounds
A woman was killed in Texas after a group of teenagers allegedly fired around 100 rounds at her San Antonio home by “mistake” last week. Nov...
Texas woman sued by Indian American over viral racist meltdown
The incident, which was caught in a now-viral video, occurred in the parking lot of the restaurant Sixty Vines at around 8:15 p.m. on Aug. ...
Man accused of murdering his boss’s family in Texas was rejected for a job promotion, docs reveal
Feng Lu, 58, is facing a capital murder charge for allegedly gunning down a Chinese American family in their home in Cypress, Texas, in Jan...
Suspect in 2014 murder of Texas family arrested after arriving from China
Feng Lu, 58, has been arrested and charged with capital murder for allegedly killing a family of four in Cypress, Texas, on January 2014. ...
Man suspected of gunning down ‘pillar’ of Dallas’ Asian community arrested
Markynn Dmorous West, a 28-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting Dallas business owner Jin Shin during a minor road accident on Aug. 1...
AAPI voters are suing Texas for allegedly discriminatory gerrymandering
A coalition of AAPI voters is suing the state of Texas for allegedly discriminatory redistricting practices which suppress the voting power...
William Yuk
Texas woman arrested after rant toward 4 Indian American women goes viral
The Plano Texas Police Department arrested Esmeralda Upton, the woman who was filmed hurling racial slurs at four Indian American women in ...
Texas man sentenced for sending anti-Asian death threat to doctor who advocates for COVID vaccine
Texas resident Scott Eli Harris, 52, was sentenced on Tuesday to six months in federal prison and three years of supervised release for sen...
Cambodian woman acquitted of stealing $60,000 from Texas donut shop owners who trafficked her
Sophy Treadway, a Cambodian woman who was accused of stealing more than $60,000 from the owners of Rockport Donuts, who illegally trafficke...
Man shot to death after Fort Worth car accident identified as ‘pillar’ of Dallas’ Asian community
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man who was shot and killed following a minor traffic accident on South Univers...
Man indicted for hate crimes in Dallas Korean hair salon shooting
Jeremy Theron Smith, 37, was indicted Tuesday on multiple counts — including hate crime enhancements — for a Korean hair salon shooting in ...
Texas man sentenced to 45 years for stabbing of Burmese family in 2020
Jose Gomez III, 21, was sentenced to a total of 45 years in prison for hate crime charges in connection with a March 2020 attack against a ...
Sponsored ‘Asian mail-order bride’ ads removed from Austin Chronicle after sparking outrage
Asian mail-order bride advertisements were removed from the Austin Chronicle after sparking outrage in the Asian American community. On Fr...
Jane Nam
‘We’re going to be there forever’: Texas couple adopts 7 Filipino siblings who have been separated for years
A North Texan couple went through an eight-month adoption process to reunite seven Filipino siblings who were separated for more than two y...
Los Angeles
‘Heartbroken’ Olivia Rodrigo condemns Texas elementary school shooting during LA performance
Olivia Rodrigo addressed the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting during her performance in Los Angeles on Tuesday night. “I wish we would never...
Government
Texas county commissioner candidate apologizes for doctored image of Asian American opponent’s face
Lesley Briones and Benjamin Chou are battling for the Democratic nomination to represent Precinct 4 in the Harris County Commissioners Cour...
Indian American student choked by peer receives harsher punishment than his bully from Texas school
A viral video of a Texas student choking an Indian American peer has sparked a petition against the aggressor. In a video circulating online...
Dallas Korean hair salon shooting suspect had ‘delusions’ about Asian Americans, according to arrest warrant
Jeremy Theron Smith, who opened fire inside a Korean-owned hair salon in northwest Dallas on May 11, was arrested on three charges of aggra...
Texas teens die from fentanyl overdose weeks before high school graduation
Irene Sunderland and Grant Blodgett, two high school seniors in Texas, were found dead after a fentanyl overdose. They suffered from drug...