Woman in DC struck in the face with barbecue grill after being told ‘go back to China’

The Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has released photos of a suspect believed to be involved in a hate crime. On Oct. ...

Bill seeks to rename street in front of Chinese Embassy in DC after Tiananmen Square victims

A bill that would rename the street in front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C., to honor victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre w...

Who killed Robert Wone? Unsolved 2006 murder of DC lawyer still baffles

Washington, D.C., was rocked by the murder of American lawyer Robert Eric Wone on the night of Aug. 2, 2006, a homicide case that still baff...

Virginia woman allegedly stabbed to death in her hotel room by man who was recently released from jail

A man has been charged with first-degree murder for the stabbing of a woman from Virginia who was in Washington, D.C., for a concert. On Fri...

Eric Nam, Raveena to headline The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art centennial celebration

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art has announced that singer-songwriters Eric Nam and Raveena will perform at its upcoming...

Man wanted for knife and brick attack in DC on group of Asians he told to ‘Go back to your country’

The Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, D.C., is looking for a man accused of attacking three Asians with racial slurs, a knife an...

Unity March: First Asian American-led march on National Mall will bring together thousands

A historic first-ever multicultural march led by Asian Americans on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is scheduled to take place this w...

Bystander chases down stranger who randomly punched Asian American woman in DC Chinatown

Catherine Xu was allegedly punched in the face by a stranger while waiting to cross the street in Washington, D.C.’s Chinatown. A bystande...

Asian American man says he and Asian woman were targeted in coffee attack on DC train

On Tuesday, an Asian American man had coffee thrown on him while on a Washington D.C. train. The incident: Roswell Encina, who is the chief ...

‘You and your people’: Iowa senator’s ‘compliment’ towards Korean American judge ignites stereotype debate

A Korean American judge received a microaggressive remark during her U.S. Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday. The remark: Sen. Charles...

Asian American woman confirmed to DC federal court in historic first

The U.S. Senate confirmed Florence Y. Pan to serve as a federal district court judge in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. Why this matters: Pan...

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist draws backlash after mocking Indian cuisine in humor column

Gene Weingarten, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and humor columnist at the Washington Post, took to Twitter to apologize for his articl...

Asian American becomes 4th officer who responded to Capitol riot to die by suicide

A Washington D.C. Metropolitan police officer (MPD) was found dead of an apparent suicide last week inside his home in Virginia. A pattern e...

Police Searching for Two Women Who Stole Gucci Bags Worth $10K in DC Chinatown

Police in Washington, D.C., are looking for two women who stole $10,000 worth of Gucci bags from a store in the district’s Chinatown last mo...

‘F*** You Chinese People, I Hate You!’: Asian Jewelry Shop Owner Punched Over Store Policy

A jewelry shop owner in Washington, D.C. was punched by a customer who allegedly got upset over a store policy on May 4. What happened: The...

Man Sucker Punched, Loses Tooth in Random Attack in Washington DC

An Asian man ended up with bruises, a lacerated lip and a missing front tooth after getting punched out of nowhere in Washington, D.C. The i...

GoFundMe for Family of Pakistani Uber Eats Driver in Fatal Carjacking Raises Over $700K

A GoFundMe campaign organized to help the family of a Pakistani immigrant killed in a carjacking in Washington D.C. last week has now raised...

Pro-Uyghur Protesters Called Racists at Stop Asian Hate Rally in Washington D.C.

Protesters denouncing the plight of China’s Uyghur population clashed with marchers condemning the rise of anti-Asian violence in McPherson ...

NJ Congressman Andy Kim Helps Clean Up Capitol Building Following Riot

Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ) decided to help out ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) officers to clean up the trash in the aft...

D.C. Nail Salon Owner Attacked While Trying to Stop Customer Refusing to Pay

A nail salon owner in Washington, D.C. put up a fight while trying to stop a customer from leaving without paying on Tuesday. The entire alt...

Tea Shop Owner Gets Pepper Sprayed By Man Yelling ‘Chinese’ and ‘COVID-19’ in Washington DC

A tea shop in Washington, D.C. has become the latest target of a suspected anti-Asian hate crime this week. Valley Brook Tea, located in Dup...

Giant Panda in Washington DC is Pregnant and Could Give Birth Any Day

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington D.C. has announced that giant panda Mei Xiang is pregnant and is expected to give birth soon. V...

Non-Asian Owned Bar in Washington D.C. to Change Name Over Filipino Cultural Appropriation

A Washington D.C. wine bar is now looking to change its name after being called out and accused of cultural appropriation for using a Filipi...