Stories

Proof of belonging: Asian American citizens carry passports amid ICE fears

August 13, 2025 By Admin By James Tabafunda NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Federal immigration enforcement actions have reached historic highs, sparking an immediate response among affected Asian American...

National security or xenophobia? Texas restricts Chinese owning and renting property

28 August 2025 Mengchen Zhang BBC Global China Unit, reporting from Texas Office of the Texas Governor, A signing ceremony of Governor Greg Abbott took place on 26 August Jason Yuan, a second-hand car...

Asian American actor Mason Yang challenges conventions in ‘Treasure Island’

Mason Yang, right, stars as Jim Hawkins in the Children’s Theater Company production of “Treasure Island,” Sept. 9. Courtesy of Glen Stubbe By Antonia Giordano Published Sep 26, 2025 11:48...

RCMP closes investigation into alleged Chinese ‘police stations’ in Montreal area

Federal police force not recommending charges; defamation lawsuit ongoing CBC News · Posted: Sep 26, 2025 3:17 PM PDT | Last Updated: September 26 The RCMP has concluded its probe into alleged Chinese...

Neurosphere Entertainment Takes Film & TV Rights To Mae Ngai Book ‘The Lucky Ones’ Chronicling Landmark Chinese American Civil Rights Saga

By Matt Grobar Senior Film Reporter August 18, 2025 8:42am L-R: ‘The Lucky Ones’ and author Mae NgaiNate Saliccioli/Faceout Studio/Brian McConkey EXCLUSIVE: William Mundell’s Neurosphere...

Remembering with “Requiem”

Hannah Romero, Editor | Sep 04, 2025 One hundred and forty years to the day since Chinese miners in Rock Springs were attacked and murdered, their descendants gathered near the site of the massacre...

CJ ENM Launches First Light StoryHouse to Develop Asian Stories With Miky Lee, Janet Yang and Dominic Ng

By Naman Ramachandran Richard Harbaugh / ©A.M.P.A.S. Korean entertainment giant CJ ENM is doubling down on its commitment to Asian storytelling with the launch of First Light StoryHouse, a new label...

Why Laufey Calls New Album ‘A Matter of Time’ Her “Most Daring Project”

With her introspective new release, the Icelandic jazzpop phenom is flipping the record. But will her superfans follow her to the dark side? By Nicole Fell August 22, 2025 9:00am Laufey was...

How a Chinese Laundryman Shaped US Civil Rights From San Francisco

Cecilia Lei Sep 2, 2025 Updated Sep 5, 2025 Photograph of Yick Wo Laundry, In re Wo Lee, case file 3947 (NAID 348094304); Civil and Appellate Case Files, 1863–1911 (NAID 295935); U.S. Circuit Court...