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“My greatest hope is that my daughter and future generations not only acknowledge their Asian heritage, but also deeply understand and take pride in their roots.”
Anna YC Cheung
‘Squid Game’ made history at last night’s 74th Emmy Awards
‘Squid Game’ just made history at last night’s 74th Emmy Awards. After racking up 14 nominations, becoming the first non-English language series to be nominated for outstanding drama series, the show walked away with multiple awards.
Lady Gaga dedicates performance to Asian American hairstylist, Frederic Aspiras
Lady Gaga dedicated a performance to Asian American hairstylist, Frederic Aspiras. Frederic is of Vietnamese and Filipino descent and has styled Gaga’s hair and designed her wigs for nearly 15 years.
Scott Eli Harris of Texas sentenced to prison for sending threatening messages to a prominent Asian doctor
52-year-old Scott Eli Harris of Aubrey, Texas has been sentenced to six months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for sending threatening messages to Dr. Leana Wen, a prominent Maryland medical doctor who publicly advocated for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Elderly Asian woman fatally shot in Oakland's Little Saigon
A 60-year-old Asian woman was fatally shot during an attempted robbery in Oakland, California’s Little Saigon.
Dylan Kesterson of Portland is charged with additional anti-Asian bias crimes
According to Kesterson’s arrest record, he now has 17 bias/hate crime charges against him with potentially more on the way.
75-year-old father killed in hit-and-run
Police are searching for the driver of a black BMW that they say struck and killed 75-year-old Be Tran.
Jose Gomez III sentenced to 25 years in prison on hate crime charges for attacking an Asian family
The Department of Justice has announced that 21-year-old Jose Gomez III, 21, of Midland, Texas, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on hate crime charges for attacking an Asian family of Burmese descent that he believed to be Chinese.
Janet Yang makes history as the Academy's new President; a first for a person of Asian descent
Congratulations are in order for Emmy Award and Golden Globe-winning producer Janet Yang, as she has been elected as the Academy’s newest President.
New York state senator shares racist voicemail he received
New York state senator John Liu shares a hate-filled voicemail he received to his office.
Scientists change the name of "Asian murder hornet" to "northern giant hornet" to avoid anti-Asian discrimination
In an effort to avoid anti-Asian discrimination, the Entomological Society of America (ESA) has adopted “northern giant hornet” as the common name for what used to be known as the “Asian murder hornet.”
Man who attacked a 67-year-old Filipina woman by punching her more than 125 times has been indicted for attempted murder
42-year-old Tammel Esco, the alleged attacker was arrested, and now the Westchester County District Attorney’s office has announced Esco’s indictment charges.
Madeline Barker, the woman who was caught on camera pepper spraying four Asian women, has been indicted on 12 hate crime charges
The Manhattan District Attorney has announced the indictment of Barker and charged her with 12 hate crime charges — eight counts of assault in the third degree as a hate crime and four counts of aggravated harassment in the second degree, a misdemeanor hate crime.
Constance Wu reveals she attempted suicide
After nearly three years away from Twitter, Constance Wu has returned and revealed she attempted suicide following the backlash on Twitter surrounding the renewal of Fresh Off the Boat.
The University of Michigan has hired its first Asian American president, Dr. Santa J. Ono
On Wednesday, The University of Michigan announced that it has hired Dr. Santa J. Ono, who will become the university’s first-ever Asian American president.
74th Emmy Awards Nominations
The 74th Emmy Awards nominations were announced today, and several Asian actors, actresses, and shows were among those nominated. The awards ceremony will be broadcast live at 8p EST on Sept. 12 on NBC and will stream live for the first time ever on Peacock.
Lizzo reacts to V of BTS dancing to her song 'About Damn Time'
Two of the world’s biggest music stars, Lizzo and V of BTS, are showing each other major love.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been assassinated; current and former world leaders react
67-year-old Shinzo Abe, Japan’s former and longest-serving Prime Minister, was assassinated on Friday while at a campaign event for the Liberal Democratic Party in the city of Nara, a city near Kyoto.
Man attacks Asian father and 5-year-old daughter in suspected hate crime
Last Saturday around 3:45p, an Asian American family was riding bikes along the Eastbank Esplanade in Portland, Oregon when the 36-year-old father and 5-year-old daughter were attacked.
Glenn Hirsch, the man who allegedly shot and killed Zhiwen Yan, a Chinese food deliveryman, has been released on bail
51-year-old Glenn Hirsch, who was arrested and charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Zhiwen Yan, a Chinese food deliveryman, has been released after posting $500,000 bail.
Wisconsin school district rejects book about Japanese American concentration camps
The Muskego-Norway School District in Wisconsin has banned a historical fiction novel about Japanese American concentration camps from being taught to 10th grade Accelerated English students.
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