Dalai Lama names US-born Mongolian boy as reincarnation of Buddhist leader

After years of searching and swirling rumors, the 14th Dalai Lama has officially revealed the identity of the 10th Khalkha Jetsun Dhampa: an...

Child actor singing ‘Happy Birthday’ in Filipino on ‘Barney’ 3 decades ago has left an indelible impression

A clip of Filipino actor Pia Jasmine Hamilton singing “Happy Birthday” in Tagalog on classic children’s TV series “Barney & Friend...

Mindy Kaling, Vera Wang, Amy Tan and Joan Shigekawa receive National Arts, Humanities Medals

Four Asian American creatives will be awarded with national medals for the arts or humanities at the White House this afternoon.  Actor and ...

Cambodia celebrates return of stolen ‘priceless’ cultural artifacts from US, UK

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen recently unveiled and celebrated the return of stolen artifacts that had been looted from the nation during...

Flash mob of dancing ‘ajummas’ shatters stereotypes during Women’s History Month

A San Diego-based dance crew composed of Asian American members is celebrating middle-aged women worldwide.  Earlier this month, Ajumma EXP,...

Mom says teacher called her son’s kimchi lunch ‘distracting,’ ‘inappropriate’ in viral Reddit thread

A preschool teacher purportedly banned a student from eating a lunch that included kimchi because it was “distracting” for his classmates an...

Oscars’ ‘Naatu Naatu’ dance spurs outrage for lack of South Asian representation

Several South Asian American talents have voiced their frustration over the lack of South Asian representation in the recent Oscars performa...

Punjabi actor Aman Dhaliwal attacked by axe-wielding man in California gym

Punjabi actor Aman Dhaliwal was attacked and held hostage by a man with an axe and a knife at a gym in California. In a video of the inciden...

Google Doodle celebrates iconic Filipino food adobo

Google Doodle is celebrating adobo to mark the 16th anniversary of the classic Filipino dish’s inclusion on the word list of the Oxford Engl...

China clamps down on the custom of betrothal gifts to boost birth rates

China is hoping to encourage marriages and boost birth rates by cracking down on the custom of betrothal gifts.  The initiative follows a Ja...

Kenzaburo Ōe, Nobel Prize-winning novelist and peace activist, dies at 88

Nobel Laureate and Japanese contemporary writer Kenzaburo Ōe has died at age 88. Known for his compelling stories and essays that challenged...

TWICE returns with new album ‘Ready To Be’ and ‘Set Me Free’ music video

K-pop superstars TWICE released their latest mini-album “Ready to Be,” led by the title track “Set Me Free,” on Friday. The album consists o...

Lucy Liu on being a trailblazer in Hollywood: ‘I never saw a ceiling’

Lucy Liu revealed her take on Asian representation in Hollywood and her support for “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (“EEAAO”) in a new i...

‘Banh MY?’: Food blogger sparks outrage for whitewashing a Vietnamese dish — again

Two years after drawing a massive backlash for putting her own spin on Vietnam’s national dish, phở, food blogger Tieghan Gerard is un...

Students protest 76ers’ arena plan in Philadelphia’s Chinatown

A group of students gathered last week to protest against the proposed Philadelphia 76ers’ arena plan.  On March 3, the Students for the Pre...

Students who see their math teachers as fair do better at math, new study suggests

Students who believe their math teachers who treat them with fairness perform better with the subject, a new study suggests.  In the study, ...

37-year-old S. Korean woman accused of stabbing 3 after being called ‘ajumma’

South Korean police have requested an arrest warrant for a woman accused of stabbing three people on a subway after she got offended when th...

2 Native Hawaiians sentenced to prison for hate-crime beating of white homeowner

Two Native Hawaiian men who were found guilty of a hate crime for attacking a white homeowner in Maui has been sentenced in federal court. O...

5 Southeast Asian countries unite to nominate kebaya for UNESCO Intangible Heritage List

The kebaya, a traditional Southeast Asian garment, is being nominated by Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore for 2023’s UNES...

Thailand’s ‘most beautiful transgender woman’ and husband wear $580K in attire at extravagant wedding

Thai transgender model Poyd Treechada Petcharat, who is colloquially known as Thailand’s “most beautiful transgender woman,” has tied the kn...

UK maid café where customers are called ‘master’ hiring more servers as business thrives

Animaid Café, a maid café in Manchester, England, is looking to hire more servers as the business continues to thrive despite online critici...

Video pointing out similarities between Korean and Hindi goes viral

An Instagram video explaining the similarities between Korean and Hindi words has gone viral. Uploaded by Jiwon (@korean.g1) on Feb. 6, the ...

Marvel Comics releases new costumes and cover art of Asian superheroes for AAPI Month

Marvel Comics has revealed four new variants covers from artist Inhyuk Lee that which will debut throughout May 2023 to celebrate Asian Amer...

‘Do What I Want’: New documentary highlights journeys of up-and-coming Asian creatives

Filipino director Justin Ferrer has created a documentary highlighting multiple up-and-coming Asian creatives’ journeys in pursuing their ar...

Olympic diver Tom Daley receives inaugural George Takei Advocate Award

British Olympic diver Tom Daley will be the recipient of the inaugural George Takei Advocate Award.  Takei, who has been a vocal advocate fo...

Interview: Choi Min-sik of ‘Big Bet,’ ‘Oldboy’ urges preservation of Korean culture in films as global demand surges

The demand for South Korean entertainment shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon.  Korean culture has become a global phenomenon, with ...

Why ‘K-Pop Dreaming’ podcast host Vivian Yoon kept her love of Korean music a secret for years

“K-Pop Dreaming,” a new podcast series by LAist Studios that explores the rise of K-pop and the Korean diaspora in Los Angeles, ...

Oldest Chinese restaurant in US, oldest restaurant in Hawaii win James Beard America’s Classics awards

The James Beard Foundation announced two Asian-owned eateries as recipients of its 2023 America’s Classics Award on Thursday.  This di...

Philadelphia community creates ‘Wrecking Ball’ music video parody to oppose 76ers’ arena plan

The “No Arena in Chinatown Solidarity (NACS)” affinity group gathered over the weekend to create a music video to encourage public oppositio...

Teen boys’ spine-tingling Haka grabs over 56 million views on TikTok

A group of teenage students has gone viral on TikTok after performing a spine-tingling Māori haka inside a school gymnasium in New Zealand. ...

Kimchi named top superfood for 2023 in survey of nutritionists

Kimchi, a traditional Korean dish made from fermented cabbage and gochugaru paste, has been named one of the top 10 superfoods for 2023 by n...

Performance artist Kristina Wong wins $550,000 as Doris Duke Artist awardee

Performance artist extraordinaire Kristina Wong is one of six recipients of the Doris Duke Artist Awards, the largest national prize dedicat...

Ghibli Park to add rideable Catbuses, ‘Princess Mononoke’ village and more

Visitors of Japan’s Ghibli Park can look forward to the addition of Catbuses and attractions from “Howl’s Moving Castle” a...

San Francisco’s Chinatown to introduce multilingual parking pay stations

San Francisco’s Chinatown can expect a new multilingual upgrade to their parking pay stations next week.  On Feb. 2, the San Francisco...

First park named after Filipino American organization opens in Bay Area

In a historic moment for the Filipino American community, Alameda, California, has officially opened the first park named after a Filipino A...

Thai cadets perform record-breaking Muay Thai ‘wai khru’ ceremony

On Monday, 3,660 Thai army cadets, university students and volunteers set the world record for the largest Muay Thai ceremony, shattering th...