Thursday 22nd June 2017,
By Shirley L Ng
AsAmNews New York Correspondent
Secretary of Transportation, Elaine Chao paid a visit to Manhattan’s Chinatown to celebrate Asian American heritage month with her father, Dr. James S.C. Chao, a US veteran.
Lion dancers and a local community band greeted Chao and her father at their first stop, the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent’s … Read more
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
The NAACP is condemning the recent spike in hate crimes against Muslims and Blacks following the election of Donald Trump.
In Minneola, east of New York City, racist sidewalk graffiti directed at Blacks and Muslims was found on the sidewalk.
The graffiti included swastikas and the statement “Make America White again.”
“The slogan “Make American … Read more
A rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans in New York may be far worse than the numbers indicate, fear community leaders, elected officials and members of law enforcement who turned out for a recent community forum.
Bias crimes reported spiked from two in 2014 to 10 last year, but according to the Times Ledger, … Read more
Police in North Brunswick, New Jersey say a man arrested in connection with the beating of a 57-year old Indian American man may also be connected to a string of other attacks against Indians, reports CBS NY.
Rohit Patel was beaten over the head and suffered broken teeth and needed stitches on his mouth … Read more
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Sports Talk Host Stunned to Learn Oriental is Offensive 
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Kim Parker said:
RE: Sports Talk Host Stunned to Learn Oriental is Offensive: Yes, I have the same experience. I did not learn that the term w ...
Joe said:
RE: Sports Talk Host Stunned to Learn Oriental is Offensive: Not saying it justifies it, just meant to say I'm not surprised. ...
Steve S said:
RE: Sports Talk host stunned to Learn Oriental is Offensive: I think they also have no idea that the vast majority, if not al ...
Steve S said:
RE: Sports talk host stunned to learn Oriental is offensive: I don't know if this is supposed to justify it, but it doesn't ...
Joe said:
RE: Sports talk host Stunned to Learn Oriental is Offensive: Every white person that I've met around his age has no idea the ...
Tom said:
RE: The Slants win huge U.S. Supreme Court First Amendment Case: Nobody really knows if this is a good or bad thing for the A ...
Joe said:
RE: Sandra Oh Snags Starring Role in New TV Series: What are the odds that all of her love interests on the show will be whit ...
Ally said:
RE: Asian Americans Push back Against Asian Privilege: Glad more young people are speaking up. ...