Hiroshima survivor surprised Gaza fighters didn’t win Nobel Peace Prize

Toshiyuki Mimaki, a Hiroshima bombing survivor, expressed surprise that those defending Gaza did not win the Nobel Peace Prize while accepti...

Pulitzer winner declines NY museum award in protest of keffiyeh ban

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri declined an award from New York City’s Noguchi Museum after it fired three employees for v...

Kamala Harris shares stories about her immigrant mother on historic night at DNC

Kamala Harris made history as the first Black and South Asian woman to accept the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday night, pled...

Japanese hotel allegedly denies Israeli tourist over ‘war crimes’

A Kyoto hotel allegedly refused to accommodate an Israeli man last week due to perceived ties to the Israeli military in Gaza. The alleged ...

USC cancels graduation ceremony amid valedictorian controversy, protests

The University of Southern California (USC) has cancelled its main commencement ceremony on May 10 amid continued protests regarding the Isr...

AAPI communities are most concerned about inflation, immigration: poll

A new AAPI Data/AP-NORC Poll revealed that economic and foreign policy concerns are the top priorities for Asian American and Native Hawaiia...

Philippine president announces last Filipino hostage freed from Hamas

Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. announced that all Filipinos affected by the ongoing conflict between Israeli forces an...

17 Thai, 1 Filipino hostage released by Hamas as part of ceasefire deal with Israel

As part of a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, Hamas has released a total of 58 hostages, including Thai and Filipino citize...

Filipino nun in Gaza defies mandatory evacuation, becomes symbol of faith

“She will be the last Filipino left in Gaza, (and) is a symbol of Filipino spirituality,” said Philippine Foreign Affairs Unders...

Thousands march through San Francisco to protest APEC

Amid the ongoing Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) global trade summit in San Francisco, thousands of protesters and activists gather...

Rupi Kaur calls White House’s response to her Diwali invitation rejection ‘saddening’

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre responded to Canadian poet Rupi Kaur declining a Diwali event invitation to Kamala Harris, st...

Kim Jong-un orders support for Palestine amid Israel-Hamas war: report

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has reportedly ordered his officials to mobilize support for Palestine amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, So...

Netizens accuse Bella Poarch of Zionism, call for boycott of ENHYPEN collab

ENHYPEN’s upcoming album “Orange Blood,” set to release on Nov. 17, features a track titled “Sweet Venom,” in ...

Eric Nam cancels Malaysia concert over ‘threats’ for liking Israel-Gaza post

Korean American singer Eric Nam has canceled a concert in Malaysia in response to threats he allegedly received for “liking” an Instagram po...

Israel praises ‘good friend’ Taiwan, calls China’s response to Hamas attack ‘disturbing’

Israel’s de facto ambassador to Taiwan Maya Yaron commended the island’s government for their strong support of Israel while expressin...

Asian Studies class at UC Berkeley offered extra credit to students to join pro-Palestine walkout

An Asian Studies class at the University of California (UC) Berkeley offered extra credit to students if they attended a student walkout to ...

10 Nepali students, 3 Filipinos and 21 Thai workers confirmed dead in Israel-Gaza war

Filipino and Thai laborers and Nepali students have been killed or taken hostage amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. Filipin...