Nicole Scherzinger Replaces Fergie on Black Eyed Peas at Concert

posted by Randall

Was it for just one night or an audition for bigger things to come?
 
Former Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger performed with the Black Eyed Peas in Azerbaijan over the weekend.
 
Scherzinger seamlessly sang the lyrics normally performed by Fergie.
 
Will I Am announced earlier this month that Fergie had left the group… Read more

Five-Year-Old Make a Wish Boy Becomes New York Police Officer for the Day

posted by Randall

It was a wish come true for five-year-old Eric Cao.

The young boy was made a lieutenant for the day with the New York Police Department, courtesy of the Make a Wish program.

Not only was he given a uniform and allowed to lead … Read more

Republicans Desperate to Pull the Plug on Affordable Care Act

posted by Randall

By Asian Green News

(Editor Note: With Republicans in the Senate vowing to hold a vote on replacing the Affordable Care Act by the end of the week, and as early as today, AsAmNews is reposting this opinion piece from … Read more

General Manager Says Jeremy Lin Will Lead the Nets Into the Next Season

posted by Nicole Ki

Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks anointed Jeremy Lin the team leader this coming season shortly after trading center Brook Lopez.

Marks said Lin will “definitely” be the player to guide fellow point guard D’Angelo Russell, the second overall pick from the 2015 draft, who was just acquired from the … Read more

Nanny Caught on Camera Hitting Special Needs Child, Says Parents

posted by Randall

The family of a two-year-old special needs child in Los Angeles says it caught their nanny abusing the boy while watching it live on their nanny cam.
 
CBS Los Angeles reports police responded immediately to the parents’ concerns and arrested the nanny, Thelma Manalastas.
 
Landon Ko suffers from Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome.
 
“He’s not … Read more

Report Hate Crimes Here to Documenting Hate Project

posted by Louis Chan

By Louis Chan
AsAmNews National Correspondent

AsAmNews is proud to be part of a joint effort between New America Media and Pro Publica to track the increasing number of hate crimes in the United States.

The Documenting Hate Project is an effort to confirm and verify the rise in hate incidents since the November election.… Read more

Supreme Court Revives President Trump’s Muslim Travel Ban

posted by Randall

 
The Los Angeles Times is reporting the nation’s highest court has revived President Trump’s Muslim travel ban.
 
The Washington Post is reporting the court is allowing a … Read more

Police Fear Body Found May Be that of Missing Southeast Asian Man

posted by Randall

 
San Francisco Police fear the dismembered body found in a Hayward warehouse Saturday may be that of a missing Uber driver, reports NBC Bay Area.
 
Piseth Chhay has been missing since Mother’s Day.
 
The … Read more

Rejected Chinatown Development in Vancouver Faces Possible Revival

posted by Olivia Wolf

 
A Green Party Councilor is urging the city of Vancouver, British Columbia to turn a site originally proposed for a condominium project into mostly housing for senior citizens, reports News 1130.
 
The Beedie Development Group originally planned to develop the site on the 100 block of Keefer Street into 106 market housing … Read more

Family of Missing Chinese Student Makes Desperate Plea in Chicago’s Chinatown

posted by Randall

 
The family of YingYing Zhang held a candlelight vigil in Chicago’s Chinatown Saturday night, reports NBC Chicago.
 
The scholar from China who attended the University of Illinois has not been seen since June 9.
 
The FBI believes … Read more

Japanese American WWI Veteran Gets Headstone 75 Years Later

posted by Randall

We’ve heard a lot of late of the contributions of Japanese Americans who fought for the 442nd Infantry Regiment, the 100th Battalion, and the Military Intelligent Service.
 
But did you know there were Japanese Americans who not only fought for the United States in World War I, but were … Read more