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News
Biden campaign ad targets AANHPI voters in battleground states
President Joe Biden has released a new ad targeting Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) voters in battleground sta...
Bryan Ke
Culture
Video of Mexican American toddler crying because she’s not Chinese goes viral
A video of a Mexican American girl crying and upset because she is not Chinese has gone viral. About the video: The video, uploaded to TikTo...
Shohei Ohtani shines in spring debut for Dodgers
Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani debuted in a big way on Tuesday by hitting a home run during the Los Angeles Dodgers’ spring training game ...
Business
Japanese teppanyaki chain Pepper Lunch starts North American expansion in Phoenix
The first restaurant is slated to open in the third quarter of 2024, with plans for a total of eight locations in metro Phoenix and two in o...
Ryan General
Arizona’s first AZ Asian Cultural Festival to become an annual event
Arizona concluded its first-ever AZ Asian Cultural Festival on Sunday, with Glendale Mayor Jerry Weiers announcing the plan to make the cele...
3 parents dead after falling through frozen Arizona lake
Three parents recently died after falling through frozen ice at Woods Canyon Lake in Arizona. Narayana Muddana and Haritha Muddana, the pare...
Michelle De Pacina
GOP Senate candidate targeted with political ad full of racist Asian stereotypes by Peter Thiel-funded PAC
Republican senatorial candidate Jim Lamon was targeted with a political ad that contained elements considered racist against Asians. The c...
Crime
Arizona man arrested for robbing Chinese restaurant twice at gunpoint in less than a month
Adam Lloyd Carlson, 45, is accused of robbing Golden Dragon, a restaurant in Tucson, Arizona, in February and March. During both incidents...
Carl Samson
Politics
Republican bill seeks to ban Chinese communists from owning land in Arizona
Republican lawmakers in Arizona have advanced a bill that will ban the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its members from owning any land i...
Group of Women Asking for Prayers Rob $1,500 From Lao Buddhist Temple Monks in Arizona
A group of 10 to 12 women recently robbed two elderly monks at a Lao Buddhist temple in Phoenix, distracting them with prayer requests. The ...
Police Investigate Claims Someone Yelled ‘F**k Asians,’ Threw Beer Bottle at Phoenix Suns Game
Phoenix police are investigating a possible “bias related” attack on an Asian American man during a basketball game at Phoenix S...
Feature
Suspect Arrested In the Murder of Elderly Filipino Man Out for Morning Walk in Phoenix
A 40-year-old man was arrested after attacking and killing a 74-year-old Filipino man in Phoenix last month, according to police. Attack, in...
Sports
Arizona State Gives Chinese-Born Football Player a Jersey With His Chinese Name
A Chinese-born college football player is now playing for Arizona State University in the Football Bowl Subdivision, the most competitive su...
Racist Ex-Realtor Arrested After Telling YouTuber ‘This is a no n****r zone’
Paul Ng, a former realtor who was fired after a video of him using racial slurs to confront a YouTuber went viral, has been arrested in Scot...
Editorial Staff
Asian American Realtor Fired for Using Racial Slur at Black YouTuber
An Asian American realtor has been fired after he was filmed racially harassing a Black YouTuber in Scottsdale, Arizona, telling him they ar...
Arizona Boy Dies in Watercraft Accident at Utah State Park
A boy from Chandler, Arizona died in a watercraft crash at a state park in Utah, officials announced on Wednesday. Ethan David Law, 11, was ...
ICE Agents Let Sex Traffickers Go Free After Getting Hand Jobs From Asian Prostitutes
Agents of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) — a division of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) — reportedly paid “Asian fe...
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