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ICE uses Japanese American internment era law to prosecute immigrants in Alabama

Federal courts in Alabama have charged undocumented immigrants with Failure to Register under the Alien Immigration Act, a Japanese American...

John Yang anchors final ‘PBS News Weekend’ after federal funding cuts

Veteran broadcast journalist John Yang delivered his final broadcast as anchor of PBS News Weekend on Jan. 11, confirming during the closing...

Multiracial youths make up nearly 1 in 5 US children, analysis finds

Nearly one in five children in the U.S. now identifies as multiracial, according to a new analysis by data research organization My Asian Vo...

Asian Americans now represent nearly one in 10 Houston residents, study finds

Asian Americans now make up nearly 10% of the Houston metropolitan area, a demographic shift researchers say has quietly reshaped one of the...

South Korea and Japan leaders end Nara summit with K-pop drum performance

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi concluded a two-day bilateral summit in Nara on Jan. 14 with...

FBI renews call to extradite Filipino televangelist amid unresolved US trafficking case

The FBI renewed its call last week for the extradition of Apollo Quiboloy, a Philippine religious leader charged in US court with sex traffi...

Illinois Supreme Court to have its 1st Asian American justice

Veteran judge Sanjay T. Tailor will be sworn in on Jan. 30 as the first Asian American justice in the history of the Illinois Supreme Court....

Cambodian refugee dies in ICE custody in Philadelphia

A Cambodian refugee who came to the U.S. as a child died in a Philadelphia hospital after spending three days in the custody of U.S. Immigra...

‘No Other Choice’ director Park Chan-wook reveals why he used satire to critique capitalism

Celebrated South Korean director Park Chan-wook revealed that his film “No Other Choice” reflects how capitalism operates in South Korea, wh...

Stereotypes mask premature death trends among Asian Americans, study finds

A new University of Toronto study suggests that stereotypes portraying Asian Americans as uniformly healthy have contributed to blind spots ...

Hidden health disparities emerge when Asian American data is disaggregated

Two large studies released this month found that commonly used racial categories in U.S. health data obscure significant disparities among A...

Former US Navy sailor sentenced in San Diego for Chinese espionage

A federal judge in San Diego on Monday sentenced former U.S. Navy sailor Jinchao Wei to 200 months in federal prison for his role in an espi...

Chloe Kim says shoulder injury will not sideline Olympic return

U.S. snowboard halfpipe star Chloe Kim shared Tuesday that a torn labrum in her shoulder will not prevent her from competing at the 2026 Win...

Bowen Yang apologizes for discouraging donations to Rep. Jasmine Crockett campaign

Bowen Yang has apologized following backlash over agreeing with comments on his “Las Culturistas” podcast that urged listeners not to donate...

Malaysia, Indonesia block Elon Musk’s Grok over explicit AI deepfakes

Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked access to Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok after regulators said the tool was repeatedly used to generate sex...

Kimchi listed in US dietary guidelines for 1st time

Kimchi is named for the first time in the U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, appearing in a section that addresses fermented foods and g...

For Japanese American survivors, today’s immigration tactics feel painfully familiar

Decades after Japanese Americans were forcibly removed from their homes during World War II, survivors and advocates say the same legal and ...

Simu Liu confirms Shang-Chi role in ‘Avengers: Secret Wars’

Simu Liu has confirmed that Shang-Chi will appear in Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Secret Wars,” formally tying the character to the franchise’...

‘Beef’ Season 2 to debut in April

Netflix will release Season 2 of “Beef” on April 16, bringing back the Emmy-winning series as an eight-episode anthology with a new cast and...

Bowen Yang explains his decision to leave ‘SNL’

Bowen Yang said he left “Saturday Night Live” in December after deciding he had reached the limit of what the show’s sketch format could off...

‘Hamnet,’ ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ secure major Golden Globe wins

“Hamnet” and “KPop Demon Hunters” emerged among the most awarded films at the Golden Globe Awards held Sunday night in Los Angeles. Directed...

Maduro arrest fuels Taiwan-focused debate across Chinese social media

The Trump administration’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 3 triggered a surge of debate on Chinese social media, pus...

Jason Robertson addresses Team USA omission

Filipino American NHL star Jason Robertson has spoken about being left off a 25-man Team USA men’s ice hockey roster for the 2026 Milano Cor...

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang ‘perfectly fine’ with prospect of California billionaire tax

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told Bloomberg Television in an interview that California’s proposed billionaire wealth tax does not concern him. Th...

Shibutani siblings speak out against racism ahead of Olympics return

Two-time Olympic bronze medalists Maia and Alex Shibutani have returned to competitive figure skating after a seven-year hiatus, aiming to q...

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ wins best animated feature, song at 2026 Critics Choice Awards

“KPop Demon Hunters” won best animated feature and best song for “Golden” at the 31st Critics Choice Awards on Jan. 4 at Barker Hangar in Sa...

Filipino American airman hailed as hero after Christmas highway rescue

A Filipino American U.S. Air Force airman helped save a couple and their two dogs after their SUV slid off a snow-covered stretch of Highway...

Despite Trump funding cuts, Japanese American National Museum continues DEI work

The Japanese American National Museum has lost more than $1 million in federal funding after declining to end its diversity, equity and incl...

Asian countires warn of precedent after Trump’s seizure of Venezuela’s Maduro

The Trump administration’s Jan. 3 operation to seize Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro triggered swift reactions across Asia, where govern...

Over 20% of videos shown to new YouTube users are AI slop, study finds

More than 20% of videos recommended to brand-new YouTube users are low-quality, AI-generated clips known as “AI slop,” according to a study ...

World-first surgery in China preserves severed ear by grafting it onto patient’s foot

Surgeons in eastern China have reported a world-first case in which a woman’s severed ear was grafted onto her foot to preserve its blood su...

Anti-Asian sign targeting pharmacy in Sydney prompts investigation

Police in Sydney, Australia, are investigating anti-Asian signage placed outside a local pharmacy after CCTV footage captured two men postin...

Amanda Nguyen says Blue Origin flight backlash led to depression

Vietnamese American advocate Amanda Nguyen said the intense online backlash following Blue Origin’s all-women spaceflight in April 2025 push...

Japanese artist blasts DHS for using his art in deportation post

Hiroshi Nagai, a 79-year-old Japanese illustrator known for nostalgic coastal scenes, says the Department of Homeland Security used his artw...

Kaohly Her sworn in as St. Paul’s 1st woman and Asian American mayor

Former state representative Kaohly Her was sworn in Friday in St. Paul, Minnesota, becoming the first woman and the first Asian American to ...

Slant-eye mockery brings Hmong American child to tears in viral video

An emotional video showing a Hmong American child describing racist bullying at school has gone viral as attention grows around the persiste...