Family’s tough search for marrow donor highlights mixed Asian and white health challenges

An 18-year-old college student from Utah needs a bone marrow transplant donor, but her mixed Japanese and white ethnicity makes finding one ...

Chinese exchange student in Utah requests cheeseburger after rescue from ‘cyber-kidnapping’

Chinese exchange student Kai Zhuang asked for a cheeseburger after he was found in a mountain tent in the wilderness by Utah police after fa...

Here are the Asian films, directors in Sundance 2024

Organizers on Wednesday unveiled the lineup of next year’s Sundance Film Festival, with Asian American star Steven Yeun leading one of the m...

Utah father outraged after teacher compares his son, 12, to Kim Jong-un

A father from Utah County in Utah has expressed outrage after a teacher compared his sixth-grade son to North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un in...

Utah school district agrees to pay $2M to family of bullied 10-year-old girl who died by suicide

A Utah school district will pay $2 million to the family of a bullied Black, autistic 10-year-old girl who died by suicide in 2021. Key deta...

Sarah Sun makes history as first Chinese woman to be crowned Miss Utah

Sarah Sun has won the Miss Utah 2023 competition, becoming the first Chinese woman to ever claim the crown.  The competition: On Saturday, t...

Tony Hsieh’s estate reaches settlement with the late Zappos CEO’s former associate

A case filed by Tony Hsieh’s former financial manager and longtime friend, Tony Lee, against Hsieh’s estate in April 2021 has been settled, ...

Univ. of Utah to pay $5 million to parents of Chinese student killed by abusive ex-boyfriend

The University of Utah and the parents of Zhifan Dong, a 19-year-old international student from China who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend a...

Utah high school students accused of chanting racial slurs at visiting basketball team

A Utah school district has announced an investigation after receiving complaints that a group of Roy High students began chanting racial slu...

Man accused of trying to gouge out Utah bus driver’s eye because he’s Asian

A man has been charged in connection with a brutal attack on a Utah Transit Authority (UTA) bus driver and a subsequent attempt to disarm po...

Mother of student who died by suicide seeks $14.5 million from Utah school district

Brittany Tichenor-Cox, the mother of 10-year-old Isabella “Izzy” Faith Tichenor, has filed a $14.5 million damages claim against the Davis ...

Chinese LGBTQ-plus couples are getting married virtually through weddings hosted in Utah

LGBTQ-plus couples in China and Hong Kong are now getting married via virtual weddings hosted in Utah County, Utah. Since the state does n...

Indian American hiker found dead days after she was swept away in a flash flood in Utah

An Indian American hiker who went missing during a flash flood at Zion National Park in Utah last week was found dead. The body of Jetal Agn...

Pro-Trump apparel company fined for replacing ‘Made in China’ labels with ‘Made in USA’ ones

Utah-based company Lions Not Sheep and its owner Sean Whalen are facing a $211,335 fine after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) accused th...

Utah honors native son Nathan Chen with his own day

Utah declared May 18 as Nathan Chen Day to honor the Chinese American Olympic gold medalist for his significant achievements in figure skat...

10-year-old girl who attended Utah school district that ignored racial bullying dies by suicide

Editor’s note: This article discusses suicide. If you or people you know are at risk of self-harm, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline ...

‘Dirty’ skin: Utah school district ignored chronic racial harassment of Black and Asian students

Hundreds of Black and Asian American students were regularly harassed at the Davis School District in Farmington, Utah, and officials delibe...

9-year-old girl runs lemonade stands to buy books with POC characters and authors for libraries

A 9-year-old elementary student in Provo, Utah is doing her part in preventing racism by making school libraries more inclusive. Spark of ki...

Utah man wanted for threatening, yelling racial slurs at Asian store employee

Police in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, are looking for a man accused of threatening to assault an Asian store employee while screaming racial s...

Utah Lawyer Tells Candidate to ‘Kindly Die and Go to Hell Motherf**ker’ for Waking Him Up From Nap

A Utah state attorney came under fire for his expletive-laden email sent to an openly gay, Asian American political candidate after the latt...

NBA Star, Utah Community Help Give Filipino Food Truck Vandalized With Racist Graffiti a Makeover

A Filipino and Asian fusion food truck in Utah that was vandalized with racist graffiti over the weekend has been redesigned with the help o...

Man Wanted for Vandalizing Vehicles With Anti-Asian Graffiti in Utah

Police in Salt Lake City are looking for a man who allegedly vandalized at least two vehicles with anti-Asian graffiti. Reported: On Monday,...

Anonymous Letter Tells Asians to ‘Go Home,’ Threatens Business in Utah

An Asian American-owned business in Taylorsville, Utah recently received an anonymous letter stating that all Asian people must “go home now...

‘Pillar of the Community’ Store Owner Fatally Shot in Utah

A grocery store owner in Ogden, Utah was shot and killed while at work on Sunday night. Super Groceries, located at 675 N. Monroe Blvd., saw...

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 ...

Man Who Murdered Chinese University of Utah Student for His Car Captured

Austin Boutain, the Colorado man who fatally shot University of Utah student ChenWei Guo, was arrested by police officers on Tuesday, accord...

Chinese Student in Utah Fatally Shot in Carjacking, Suspect Still at Large

ChenWei Guo, a Chinese student at the University of Utah, was shot dead in a carjacking near the school on Monday, prompting a lockdown as a...

New Museum Reminds The World of Japanese Concentration Camps During WW2

The newly established Topaz Museum in Delta, Utah held its grand opening ceremony this weekend, a testament to the 11,212 Japanese-Americans...

Man Walks Into Utah Denny’s, Spends $1000 Paying for Other People’s Food

“Today I met an angel.” That’s how one purported staff member at a  in Utah described her encounter with a mysterious man whose act of kindn...