Carl Samson

Oregon marks decade of Minoru Yasui Day

Oregon will observe the 10th anniversary of Minoru Yasui Day on March 28 in recognition of the attorney who tested wartime discrimination la...

Over 1,000 scholars demand Northwestern apologize for treatment of late professor

More than 1,000 scholars nationwide sent a letter Thursday urging Northwestern University to apologize for its treatment of late Feinberg Sc...

Democrats launch Lunar New Year ads hitting Trump on tariffs, immigration

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), the campaign arm of House Democrats, is rolling out a four-figure digital advertisin...

US cities press forward with Lunar New Year celebrations amid immigration crackdown

Major cities across the country are preparing to welcome the Year of the Horse with vibrant Lunar New Year festivities, even as the Trump ad...

Philippine Supreme Court grants property rights to same-sex couples

In a first for the Philippines, the nation’s Supreme Court has opened the door for same-sex couples to claim shared property ownership, a br...

Older Asians warned about ATM robberies ahead of Lunar New Year in LA

Authorities in Los Angeles County are alerting residents to stay vigilant at banks and ATMs as robbers could exploit Lunar New Year traditio...

Trump’s immigration crackdown ending in Minnesota

The Trump administration is finally ending its controversial immigration operation in Minnesota, a weeks-long crackdown that claimed the liv...

USC names its first Asian American president

Beong-Soo Kim has been named the 13th president of the University of Southern California (USC), becoming the first Asian American and the in...

How Draco Malfoy became China’s luck symbol for the Year of the Horse

As China welcomes the Year of the Horse, an unexpected blonde wizard from the “Harry Potter” franchise has emerged as the nation’s unofficia...

Interview: Senate urged to reject DHS funding after Minnesota killings

With a Friday deadline looming for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding, AAPI advocates are pressing lawmakers to withhold billions...

3 victims identified in deadly Los Angeles 99 Ranch Market crash

Authorities have identified the three people killed after a Mercedes sedan crashed into a 99 Ranch Market in Westwood, Los Angeles, last wee...

Texas Rep. Gene Wu faces backlash over resurfaced remarks on minority unity

A December 2024 podcast appearance by Texas State Rep. Gene Wu (D-Houston) has ignited controversy after clips of his remarks about minority...

Son charged with murder in deaths of former JACL president, wife

The son of prominent Asian American leaders killed at their Hillsborough, New Jersey, residence last September has been hit with murder char...

UC Berkeley adds more AAPI professors despite federal funding cut

UC Berkeley has brought six new Asian American and Pacific Islander studies scholars to campus, a major expansion even as federal officials ...

Appeals court revives suit over Philadelphia’s ZIP code-based school admissions

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that Philadelphia’s magnet school admissions process could be seen as “blatantly unconstitutional,” re...

Asian student sentenced for orchestrating anti-Asian hoax at Montana State

A Chinese American student who previously served as president of Montana State University’s Chinese Culture Club was sentenced to 18 months ...

Leaked memo reveals Gabbard was accused of restricting intel for politics

A memo obtained by the Associated Press reveals that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was accused in a whistleblower complain...

Americans are losing confidence in Trump, new survey shows

President Donald Trump’s approval rating stands at 37% as he marks one year back in office, according to new polling. By the numbers: The Pe...

Trump cuts India tariffs to 18% in trade deal tied to Russian oil

The White House has announced a trade agreement slashing tariffs on Indian imports from 50% to 18%, with President Donald Trump citing pledg...

Chinese whistleblower granted asylum after exposing Xinjiang abuses

Chinese dissident Guan Heng was scheduled to be released from immigration custody on Tuesday after a federal judge granted him asylum last w...

Trump admin scales down Minnesota operation amid resounding backlash

Border czar Tom Homan announced Wednesday that 700 federal immigration officers are leaving Minnesota effective immediately, a 25% reduction...

DOJ joins suit vs UCLA med school over alleged AAPI applicant discrimination

The Department of Justice has sought to join a lawsuit accusing UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine of using race as a factor in admissio...

Man gets 65 years for fatal shooting of Chicago Chinatown grandfather

A man has been sentenced to 65 years in prison for the daylight killing of 71-year-old Woom Sing Tse in Chicago’s Chinatown nearly four year...

Indian student beaten on Chicago train considers leaving U.S.

An international student’s assault on a Chicago train last month has reignited fears about safety and belonging for foreign nationals studyi...

The Dalai Lama just won his first Grammy

The Tibetan spiritual leader secured his first Grammy Award on Sunday for Best Audiobook, Narration and Storytelling Recording with “Meditat...

2019 NYC Chinatown rampage suspect says he heard voices ordering him to kill

A transient man on trial for bludgeoning four sleeping men to death in Manhattan’s Chinatown in 2019 asserted an insanity defense last week,...

Asian American officials demand accountability after latest Minnesota shooting

Asian American lawmakers are demanding accountability after federal immigration officers fatally shot Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who served v...

Connecticut AG hit with racist comments after posting video with puppy

Connecticut State Atty. Gen. William Tong has been targeted by racist comments after posting a video of himself with a dog on Instagram last...

Asian American boy breaks down after bully says Trump will get him

A video of a 12-year-old Asian American boy reduced to tears after being bullied and threatened with deportation by another child has sparke...

Threads surpasses X in mobile users as Musk’s platform faces decline

Meta’s Threads has overtaken Elon Musk’s X in daily mobile users for the first time as the latter’s audience shrinks to half its former size...

St. Paul Mayor Her responds to subpoena amid immigration enforcement probe

St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her said she will comply with a Justice Department subpoena served as part of a federal investigation into whether Min...

Outrage erupts over no-murder verdict in Vicha Ratanapakdee’s death

The conviction of Antoine Watson for involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 death of Vicha Ratanapakdee has sparked backlash across Asian Amer...

Shinzo Abe’s killer sentenced to life in prison

A Japanese court on Wednesday sentenced Tetsuya Yamagami to life in prison for the 2022 assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, c...

FBI renews search for fugitive in 1991 Boston Chinatown Massacre

The FBI is offering a new $30,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Hung Tien Pham, a Vietnamese man wanted in ...

Northern California county reaches settlement on Asian American discrimination claims

After years of legal battles over allegations of systematic racial bias, a northern California county has committed to overhauling its polic...

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol gets five years in prison

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to five years in prison last week, the first of eight criminal verdicts stemming from his 2024 ...