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By Nigel Whan, AsAmNews Intern Rep Nancy Pelosi (D-SF) praised the new executive director of the Chinese Media and Arts Collaborative, Thursday in San Francisco's Chinatown. The former Speaker of the House said Joanne Lee is "going to be dazzling." Pelosi is one of CMAC's highest-profile supporters- successfully requesting ...

By Heather Chin, AsamNews contributor The fight against the proposal to build a basketball arena on the border of Philadelphia Chinatown took a playful turn Sunday when protestors took inspiration from singer Miley Cyrus. #SaveChinatown advocates filmed a parody music video set to reworked lyrics of Cyrus’...

by Akemi Tamanaha, Associate Editor As anti-Asian violence persists throughout the country, a new contemporary art space in San Francisco's Chinatown called "Edge on the Square" is encouraging community healing and bonding. Edge on the Square is a project managed by the Chinatown Media & Arts Collaborative (CMAC), a platform founded...

By Raymond Douglas Chong, AsAmNews Staff Writer In Portland Chinatown, the Chinese community this year celebrated the 100th anniversary of the old O.B. Stubbs building. Most importantly, it houses the oldest Chinese restaurant in Portland, the landmark Republic Café which opened in 1927. At dusk, the iconic neon sign glows Republic...

by Akemi Tamanaha, AsAmNews Associate Editor The COVID-19 pandemic left many artists struggling to find the resources necessary to produce their art. "It can be devasting, and it was devasting for me," Jeanette Lazam an illustrator from San Francisco said at a press conference attended by AsAmNews. Now, thanks to a...

Police are investigating the fatal stabbing of a man in what appears to be an illegal gambling operation in New York's Chinatown. ABC7 reports the suspect escaped on foot. Emergency crews rushed the 58-year-old victim to Bellevue Hospital where he died. The New York Daily News say it went down on...

A fire destroyed the roof and interior of a historic building in Fresno’s Chinatown this past week.  The Bow On Tong in California is at least 90 years old, making it one of Fresno Chinatown’s oldest buildings, according to Battalion Chief Thomas Cope in an article by The Fresno Bee.  “People...

By Shirley Ng, AsAmNews Staff Writer Hitting close to reality, an episode of The Equalizer, tackles anti-Asian hate airing this Sunday at 8pm EST.AsAmNews got an exclusive screening of the entire episode called Chinatown before it airs this Sunday. It was shot on location in Manhattan, Chinatown. Robyn McCall (Queen Latifah)...

By Wayne Chan, AsAmNews Humorist The Winter Olympics has been an Olympian effort if I ever saw one.I’m not talking about the athletes, although their dedication to their chosen sport is as always, a marvel to watch. And I’m not talking about any particular country winning a truckload of...

By Raymond Douglas Chong, AsAmNews Staff Writer Portland, Oregon, an American liberal utopia, is now known worldwide as a city in chaos, with its pervasive squalor and incessant turmoil. The COVID-19 pandemic arrived in Portland on February 28, 2020. Since May 28, 2020, George Floyd protests have endlessly been overtaken...

By Erin Chew, AsAmNews Staff Writer Her stage name is Xia Li - The Protector, and she made her debut in the WWE Smackdown ring Friday night in Los Angeles with her imposing and badass presence. Originally from Chongqing, China, Zhao Xia (aka Xia Li ) came onto the stage...

The murder in Manhattan Chinatown of a GrubHub delivery man has left a wife and two children devastated. “She’s crying. She has nothing now,” the victim's brother-in-law Mamun Alah said about the victim’s wife to WPIX11. “She’s crying.” WPIX11 reports Abu Miah Sala had just wrapped up his late night...

By Russell Leung, AsAmNews Intern Charlie Lai had just emerged from the subway on September 11, 2001, when he saw papers flying through the air.  He and his wife could hear people nearby talking about a plane hitting the World Trade Center. He could not believe that something so terrible...

University of Michigan swimmer and Chinese Canadian Maggie MacNeil won gold in the 100 meter butterfly Sunday. MacNeil is the first Canadian to win gold in the event, beating China's Zhang Yufei by just 0.05 seconds, reports MLive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdccy_iq4kI Adopted by Canadian parents after being abandoned by her birth parents...

By Briana Lim, AsAmNews Intern San Francisco is providing $26.5 million in funding towards building a new arts and media center in Chinatown, organizers announced today. The center, called Edge on the Square, will be a destination spot for tourists visiting the city, and the first in the state...

On Tuesday, author and philanthropist Mackenzie Scott announced her donations of another $2.7 billion to 286 non-profits, including a number of AAPI-focused organizations. Mackenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, signed "The Giving Pledge" in March, promising to give away more than half her wealth during her lifetime....

By Shirley Ng, AsAmNews Staff Writer Self defense classes have been widely popular since the rise of unprovoked attacks on Asian Americans began. As the coronavirus fuels more anti-Asian hate, protecting oneself is now a priority for many Asian Americans. Frances Wong, executive member of the League of Asian Americans of...

At least two murals designed to cover the blight in San Francisco Chinatown have been defaced. KTVU reports the suspect may be another artist. The artwork pays respect to Chinese culture and some of the community's icons including Bruce Lee. Twice, someone scrawled the murals, sometimes with anti-Asian graffiti. The...

By Shirley Ng, AsAmNews Staff Writer The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has long been problematic with the lack of diversity in their voting membership. Who can forget the trending hashtag, #OscarSoWhite and #WhiteWashedOUT, calling out the predominantly White members and nominees in 2015?  Since then, The Academy...

By Shirley Ng, AsAmNews Staff Writer Emotions ran high in New York Chinatown Sunday where some 2,000 protesters gathered to condemn anti-Asian hate. The crowd was diverse, but mostly Asian Americans. There were seniors, parents and their children with signs. They came together in Columbus Park to mourn the eight victims...