Indonesia bans elephant riding in landmark moment for animal welfare

Indonesia has formally prohibited elephant riding across the country, issuing one of the most sweeping bans of its kind in Southeast Asia. A...

Former South Korean president sentenced to life in prison for insurrection

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol received a life sentence Thursday following his conviction on insurrection charges stemming from...

Former Massachusetts official claims anti-Asian racism led to her ouster

A former Massachusetts official tasked with senior welfare has filed a lawsuit alleging that anti-Asian bias drove her out of a job in Gov. ...

Lawmakers reintroduce bill to protect Southeast Asian refugees from deportation

Asian American lawmakers are leading a push to shield Southeast Asian refugees from deportation as the Trump administration continues its dr...

Trump eyes new tariffs after Supreme Court blow

After the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Friday that President Donald Trump exceeded his authority in imposing sweeping tariffs under a 1977 eme...

ARMY worldwide counts down to BTS’ highly anticipated comeback

Anticipation is building worldwide as BTS prepares to reunite as a complete group for the first time in nearly four years. What you need to ...

New York AAPI coalition, lawmakers rally for $54.35 million in state funding

More than 100 advocates from the AAPI Equity Budget Coalition (EBC) gathered at the New York State Capitol on Feb. 10, pressing Gov. Kathy H...

Democratic cities are building a wall against ICE, and it matters for Asian Americans

Democratic local officials are mounting a coordinated resistance to the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement as operations in Minn...

Japanese Americans mark 84 years since WWII incarceration order

Eighty-four years after President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the order that locked up 120,000 Japanese Americans in concentration camps, t...

AI research boom draws scrutiny after single author claims 113 papers in one year

Academics say artificial intelligence research is being diluted by a surge of rapidly produced papers that receive only cursory peer review....

Minority psychologist coalition challenges Jewish ethnic recognition within APA

The Coalition of National Racial and Ethnic Psychological Associations (CONREPA) has formally opposed recognizing the Association of Jewish ...

Indian UC Berkeley graduate student found dead in lake

Saketh Sreenivasaiah, a 22-year-old Indian international student pursuing his master’s degree at the University of California, Berkeley, was...

Report alleges pilot deliberately cut fuel before deadly Air India Flight 171 crash

Investigators examining last year’s deadly Air India Flight 171 crash in Ahmedabad have concluded the disaster was caused by the pilot in co...

Chloe Kim sets retirement plan before making Olympic snowboarding history in Milan

Before becoming the first woman to medal in three straight Olympic halfpipe events, Chloe Kim had already set her sights on retirement. The ...

Wisconsin Supreme Court hears arguments over grants for minority college students

Wisconsin’s highest court heard arguments Wednesday over a state grant program that helps minority college students stay enrolled, including...

Texas AG candidate threatens to denaturalize House Democratic leader Rep. Wu

A Republican candidate for Texas attorney general has threatened to revoke the citizenship of  Chinese American State Rep. Gene Wu (D-Housto...

Jo Koy becomes first Filipino American honored at TCL Chinese Theatre

Comedian and actor Jo Koy pressed his hands and feet into cement at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday, becoming the first ...

Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival faces deficit after diversity funding cuts

The Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, the city’s only dedicated Asian American film organization, is confronting a critical financi...

Detroit Tigers’ Jahmai Jones joins Asian MLB stars at 2026 World Baseball Classic

Detroit Tigers outfielder Jahmai Jones was named to South Korea’s 30-man roster for the 2026 World Baseball Classic, which begins March 5 at...

Documentary by ex-Trump advisor calls for removal of Chinese students

Former Trump campaign advisor Steve Cortes is calling for the removal of Chinese nationals from American campuses in a newly released docume...

Steven Cheung uses slur against Ro Khanna in fight over unredacted Epstein files

White House Communications Director Steven Cheung used a disability slur on X to attack Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) during a dispute over the ...

Restored 1914 Asian American silent film added to the National Film Registry

A 1914 Japanese American silent film long believed lost has been added to the National Film Registry as part of the Library of Congress’ Jan...

Hundreds of rescued LA Chinatown film prints return to the silver screen

Nearly 600 original 35 mm Chinese-language film prints recovered from Los Angeles’ former Sing Lee Theatre are now returning to public exhib...

Asian American Olympians’ nationality choices cast as ‘loyalty tests’ by media: study

U.S. media coverage of Winter Olympians Chloe Kim and Eileen Gu treated their nationality decisions as measures of allegiance rather than pa...

Oregon marks decade of Minoru Yasui Day

Oregon will observe the 10th anniversary of Minoru Yasui Day on March 28 in recognition of the attorney who tested wartime discrimination la...

Over 1,000 scholars demand Northwestern apologize for treatment of late professor

More than 1,000 scholars nationwide sent a letter Thursday urging Northwestern University to apologize for its treatment of late Feinberg Sc...

Democrats launch Lunar New Year ads hitting Trump on tariffs, immigration

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), the campaign arm of House Democrats, is rolling out a four-figure digital advertisin...

US cities press forward with Lunar New Year celebrations amid immigration crackdown

Major cities across the country are preparing to welcome the Year of the Horse with vibrant Lunar New Year festivities, even as the Trump ad...

Philippine Supreme Court grants property rights to same-sex couples

In a first for the Philippines, the nation’s Supreme Court has opened the door for same-sex couples to claim shared property ownership, a br...

Older Asians warned about ATM robberies ahead of Lunar New Year in LA

Authorities in Los Angeles County are alerting residents to stay vigilant at banks and ATMs as robbers could exploit Lunar New Year traditio...

Trump’s immigration crackdown ending in Minnesota

The Trump administration is finally ending its controversial immigration operation in Minnesota, a weeks-long crackdown that claimed the liv...

Chloe Kim, Eileen Gu take silver in separate Winter Olympics finals

Asian American star athletes Chloe Kim and Eileen Gu each claimed silver medals at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in separate finals over...

Reps. Lieu and Jayapal press combative Bondi over newly accessed Epstein files

Questions over redactions, prosecutorial decisions and victim protections dominated Wednesday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing in Washing...

9-year-old Chinese American pianist goes viral with Tiny Desk performance

Alexander Zhou, a 9-year-old Chinese American fourth grader at New York City’s Special Music School at Kaufman Music Center, went viral afte...

USC names its first Asian American president

Beong-Soo Kim has been named the 13th president of the University of Southern California (USC), becoming the first Asian American and the in...

Michelle Yeoh to receive Hollywood Walk of Fame star

Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh is set to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, marking another historic milestone in her decade...