A Chinese organized crime group recently attained over 3000 Asian American driver’s licenses from a Texas Department of Public Safety website. Director of the Texas DPS, Steve McCraw, told a Texas House committee that the organization has been selling the licenses to people abroad. The scheme was discovered by DPS in December, but victims have …
An update on the attack of a student at IU-Bloominton on Jan 11.
Over the weekend, a mass shooting in Monterey Park left eleven dead and nine more injured. Monterey Park, a predominantly Asian American community, was wrapping up the first day of its Lunar New Year’s celebration when a gunman opened fire, instantly killing ten people. An eleventh victim later passed away at a local hospital. The …
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Bloomington — Last Wednesday, a Chinese American student at Indiana University was stabbed while riding the bus. The attack is said to have been unprovoked. Billie Davis, 56, has been charged with aggravated battery, battery by means of a deadly weapon, and attempted murder for allegedly perpetrating the attack. Davis had been riding on the …
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Asian Americans are seen as intelligent, accomplished, and polite. They’re hardworking, rule-following, and studious.
Unfortunately, these “positive stereotypes”, as they’re so often called, are far more damaging than they appear.
WEST LAFAYETTE — On June 10th, 2022, in a unanimous decision, the Purdue Board of Trustees elected Dr. Mung Chiang as the next president of Purdue University. Yesterday, on Jan. 1, Chiang was officially sworn in as the university’s president. Chiang, born in Tianjin China, earned a B.S. in electrical engineering and mathematics and an …
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Lacking AAPI Representation in U.S. History Courses History courses taught by U.S. high schools often neglect to teach both the historical and contemporary accomplishments of Asian Americans and the challenges that these groups have faced. In recent years, AAPI representation in history courses has marginally improved; however, there is still an incredible amount of AAPI …
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SAN RAMON — A Colorado man was recently arrested for a hate crime in California against two Asian American friends. The friends had been seated, recording a now viral TikTok video at In-N-Out, when Jordan Krah, 40, approached them with racists and homophobic comments. The video, which now has over 4 million views, captures Krah …
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Hallmark’s latest Christmas movie, “A Big Fat Family Christmas,” stars two lead Asian American actors. Reactions arising from the film have varied – Do the lead actors, Shannon Chan-Kent and Shannon Kook, take a powerful step forward towards broader AAPI representation in media? Or do they sloppily portray discriminatory stereotypes? To examine this question, let’s …
Latest Hallmark Christmas Special Receives Mixed Opinions from AAPI Community Read More »
QUINCY – Early last month, in broad daylight, a Massachusetts driver named John Sullivan ran his car into an Asian pedestrian. According to eyewitnesses, the attack appears to have been racially motivated. Thien, the victim, reportedly scolded the 77-year-old Sullivan for driving recklessly with children nearby. Sullivan flew into a rage, shouting racial obscenities at …
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