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Animals
Watch: Giant pandas from China arrive at National Zoo in DC
Two giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, arrived at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, rekindling the tradition of ...
Michelle De Pacina
Business
DC’s Chinatown threatened by relocation of Washington sports teams
Washington, D.C.’s Chinatown faces a potential upheaval as local sports teams the Washington Capitals and Washington Wizards consider ...
Entertainment
Japanese Embassy roots for Taylor Swift, assures fans she’ll make it to Super Bowl
As Taylor Swift finds herself busy electrifying Tokyo for her Eras Tour, the Japanese Embassy in Washington, D.C., assured angsty Swifties F...
Carl Samson
Government
New NJ law requires state documents be translated into 7 languages
A new bill in New Jersey requires state agencies and departments to translate documents into the seven most-spoken, non-English languages in...
Bryan Ke
Crime
Armed robbers target DC Asian restaurant diners in viral video
Police in Washington, D.C. are looking for five suspects in connection with an armed robbery that targeted diners coming out of an upscale A...
Events
DC celebrates Chinese culture at 31st annual festival
Even if only for a few hours, tensions between the U.S. and China were replaced by a celebration of culture at the 31st annual Washington Ch...
Dallas and Boston rated safest large US cities in new poll
Dallas and Boston have been rated by Americans as the safest out of 16 large U.S. cities, according to a new Gallup poll. The poll results:...
Watch: UPenn a cappella group sings Bollywood songs at White House to welcome PM Modi
The University of Pennsylvania’s popular a cappella group Penn Masala performed Bollywood songs ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
VP Kamala Harris hangs out with Megan Thee Stallion at Women’s History Month brunch
Vice President Kamala Harris recently hosted a Women’s History Month brunch and invited several female leaders and trailblazers, including r...
Editorial Staff
Man wanted for knife and brick attack in DC on group of Asians he told to ‘Go back to your country’
The Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, D.C., is looking for a man accused of attacking three Asians with racial slurs, a knife an...
DC man sentenced to under 2 years in jail for assault that left Chinese family with cuts, bruises and fractures
Patrick Trebat, 39, has been sentenced to 630 days in jail after pleading guilty to attacking a Chinese family in Washington, D.C., last Au...
California and Texas dominate list of 10 best cities in US for Asian professionals
Online marketplace Apartment List celebrated May as Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month with the release of their year’s list of...
Ryan General
Culture
National Asian Pacific American museum moves closer to reality as House passes commission bill
The House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R.3525, a bill that would establish a commission to review the development of the propose...
Man suspected of shooting 4 in DC found dead inside his apartment, police still have no motive
Raymond Spencer, the 23-year-old suspect believed to be involved in the Northwest D.C. shooting on Friday, was found dead inside his apartm...
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