Illinois opens its first Asian American Family Advocacy Center

Illinois has inaugurated its first advocacy center dedicated to supporting Asian American families, a landmark development for the community...

Asian business owners targeted in burglaries in Illinois city

Police in Bloomington, Illinois, are investigating a string of burglaries that have targeted Asian small business owners in recent weeks. Vi...

Recent college grad from Illinois is thrown to her death by US man near German castle

A woman from Naperville, Illinois, traveling with a friend in Germany was assaulted and killed by a U.S. man last week, according to reports...

How being ‘left behind’ led Hoan Huynh to become the first refugee, Vietnamese American elected to state office in Illinois

Reminiscent of the tropical climate of his home country, then-teenager Hoan Huynh and his family settled in Southern California after escapi...

Hoan Huynh, first Vietnamese American elected to state office in Illinois history, is sworn in

Hoan Huynh, the first refugee and first Vietnamese American elected to state office in Illinois history, was sworn in on Wednesday.  Represe...

Japanese restaurant in Illinois under fire for refusing service to two Black customers

An Asian food court stall in Illinois has gone viral on TikTok after an employee refused to serve two Black sisters because of his alleged e...

Illinois signs law that would make it first state to require Asian American history lessons

Illinois will make history as the first state to officially require Asian American history lessons in the public school curriculum. Setting ...

Illinois Senate Unanimously Passes Bill Requiring Schools to Teach Asian American History

Illinois is now on its way to becoming the first state to require public schools to teach Asian American history as part of its curriculum a...

Illinois House Passes Bill to Make Asian American History Lessons Mandatory in Local Schools

Lawmakers in Illinois have passed a bill that would make it mandatory for local schools to teach Asian American history lessons. The details...

Tech Company Says Job Ad for ‘Non-Asians’ on LinkedIn Had No ‘Discriminatory Intent’

A multinational tech company has apologized for a recent job advertisement that blatantly discriminated against potential Asian applicants. ...

Sisters Visiting Parents in Illinois Pass Away After Car Crash

A pair of sisters visiting their parents in Naperville, Illinois for the holidays died in a car crash in Ohio. Holiday tragedy: Angel Yang, ...

Asian American Businesses Looted Across the U.S. During Riots

As protests hit the streets nationwide over George Floyd and support for the Black Lives Matter movement, so have the string of looting and ...

Indian Doctor Fighting Pandemic in U.S. Prepares Family for Deportation in Case He Dies

An Indian doctor working in a hospital in Peoria, IL, had already prepared the deportation documents for his family in case he falls ill and...

‘YingYing’s Fund’ Started at University of Illinois to Help International Students in Times of Need

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has set up a fund in honor of Chinese visiting scholar Yingying Zhang, who was abducted and m...

Illinois Man Found Guilty of Rape and Murder of Visiting Scholar Yingying Zhang

A jury in Illinois has found Brendt Christensen guilty of kidnapping, raping and murdering University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign schola...

Visiting Scholar From China Reported Missing from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

A visiting Chinese student, 26-year-old Zhang Yingying, has been missing from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus since Frida...