Everything Everywhere All at Once won many accolades last night in the 95th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actress. It was the most nominated film with 11 and took home seven trophies. The Best Actress winner, Michelle Yeoh is particularly significant because she is cited as the first Asian actor to win an Oscar. In …
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 …
Over the weekend, in Houston, groups of Asian American community members held a rally to protest Senate Bill 147. The bill plans to limit the acquisition of property by foreign citizens. Many Asian Americans living in Texas worry that it will limit their future ability to purchase real estate. An outspoken proponent of the bill, …
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An update on the attack of a student at IU-Bloominton on Jan 11.
A deadly mass shooting occurred at two Northern California farms. The suspect, Chunli Zhao, was charged with seven counts of murder. On Monday, a terrifying incident occurred in the coastal municipality of Half Moon Bay, leaving several individuals injured and traumatized. Unfortunately, it has been reported that a number of the victims belonged to the …
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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The Year of the Tiger, symbolizing bravery, resilience and strength, closes out and we enter the Year of the Rabbit. The Year of the Rabbit embodies a different kind of energy. The rabbit symbolizes peace, longevity and contemplation. Take a minute to understand the challenges we have faced this year and how our strength and …
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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On Wednesday, January 4th, 2023, President Joe Biden signed a new law that will help preserve the history of the U.S. government’s internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
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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