About 10 weeks before the June 22 Democratic primary that is likely to determine the next mayor of New York city, four candidates currently make up the top tier of contenders, according to available polling and interviews with elected officials and party strategists—Andrew Yang, the undisputed poll leader; Eric Adams, the Brooklyn borough president; City […]
Video shows vicious attack of Filipino woman in NYC
A vicious attack on a Filipino woman near New York City’s Times Square is drawing widespread condemnation and raising alarms about the failure of bystanders to intervene amid a rash of anti-Asian violence across the U.S.
NYPD adding undercover patrols to combat anti-Asian attacks
By MICHAEL R. SISAK The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department will increase outreach and patrols in Asian communities, including the use of undercover officers, amid a spike in anti-Asian hate crimes, officials said on March 25. The department is sending undercover officers to the city’s Chinatowns and other areas […]
Two in Seattle, San Francisco face anti-Asian hate charges
By DAISY NGUYEN The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Prosecutors in Seattle and San Francisco have charged men with hate crimes in separate incidents that authorities say targeted people of Asian descent amid a wave of high-profile and sometimes deadly violence against Asian Americans since the pandemic began. Hundreds of protesters took to the […]
‘Captain Underpants’ spin-off pulled for ‘passive racism’
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A graphic novel for children that was a spin-off of the wildly popular “Captain Underpants’’ series is being pulled from library and book store shelves after its publisher said it “perpetuates passive racism.’’ The book under scrutiny is 2010’s “The Adventures of Ook and Gluk’’ […]
Donations for Asian American groups surge after killings
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Donations and contribution pledges to Asian American and Pacific Islander groups have spiked since the March 16 shooting in Atlanta that killed eight people, including six women of Asian descent, and brought renewed attention to violence against Asian Americans. About $25.8 million has been pledged for such groups or […]
Filipino American Rob Bonta appointed as CA’s new attorney general
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom nominated a progressive Filipino American state assemblyman as California’s next attorney general on March 24, ensuring a push from the top for criminal justice reform and other liberal priorities in the nation’s most populous state. Assemblyman Rob […]
Asian woman fights off attacker on San Francisco street
The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A 76-year-old woman from China who fought back against a man who punched her on a downtown San Francisco street corner said the unprovoked attack left her scared and traumatized. Her alleged assailant was arrested on March 18. Xiao Zhen Zie told KPIX-TV in a tearful interview she […]
Yo-Yo Ma serenades newly-vaccinated at inoculation clinic
PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Newly vaccinated Massachusetts residents were treated to a mini concert when famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma brought out his instrument after getting his second coronavirus shot. A masked-up Ma took a seat along the wall of the observation area on March 13 at Berkshire Community College in Pittsfield and played for about […]
Chinese director of ‘Nomadland’ faces controversy at home
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chloe Zhao’s success—she’s the first Asian woman and the second woman ever to win a Golden Globe for best director for her film “Nomadland’’—has not been met with universal applause in her country of birth. The Beijing-born filmmaker, now an Oscar nominee, instead finds the news […]