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Man convicted in execution-style killing of Chicago Chinatown grandfather

By Carl Samson 17 days ago A Chicago jury on Thursday found a man guilty of first-degree murder in the execution-style killing of a 71-year-old grandfather in Chinatown nearly four years ago. Catch...

Black and Chinese Communities Unite: Five Years of Dialogue, Healing, and Standing Against Hate

October 22, 2025  The group rallied with demonstrators in front of the Hall of Justice for Vicha Ratanapakdee on March 22, 2021, in San Francisco, Calif. (From left to right) Bayard Fong, Chinese...

Chinese-Canadian WWII veteran Gordie Quan remembered as ‘more than just a regular soldier’

Quan was one of many Chinese-Canadians who fought for Canada in WWII despite not being recognized as citizens Michelle Gomez · CBC News · Posted: Oct 12, 2025 12:46 PM PDT | Last Updated: October 12...

Demonstrators protest Ohio land ownership measures that target Chinese immigrants

By:Nick Evans–October 1, 20254:50 am  Demonstrators protesting a pair of Ohio measures that would restrict land ownership by noncitizens from countries designated as “foreign adversaries.”...

R. F. Kuang

“Academia is like a fairy-tale land with its own rules, and half of the rules are nonsense.” At 29 years old, the Chinese-American author of the best-selling novel Yellowface is getting ready to...

What’s Up With the Asian Grocery Store in Sinners?

How Chinese Americans Helped Black Communities in the Jim Crow South September 18, 2025 by Jeffrey Kass Unless you’ve studied history closely, you may have been surprised to see a Chinese-owned...

Why I Write: To Help Us Know the Past

Through family history, memory, and Chinese American stories, Lisa See reflects on why she writes—to preserve voices, confront injustice, and foster hope.   By Lisa See and Photo by Dustin...

How Chinese Students In The U.S. Are Living The Superpower Showdown

As the U.S.-China trade war has intensified, President Donald Trump’s administrative stance toward Chinese students has swung with the talks. In the U.S., they’re at times branded as potential spies;...

The First Chinese-American Woman to Vote in the US Fought For Immigrants

Rae Alexandra Aug 26, 2020 Updated Dec 5, 2024 Clara Elizabeth Chan Lee, registering to vote at the Alameda County Courthouse in 1911. On Nov. 8, 1911, Clara Elizabeth Chan Lee put on her finest hat...

Genetic testing helped a mother find answers for her daughter

Pictured is Grace Li and her daughter, Lily Sherback // Photo by Michael Sherback By Amen Galinato August 17, 2025 by Amen Galinato, AsAmNews Intern When Grace Li described her daughter Lily’s...

Exploring the secrets of modern art

By Wu Mingshi Jianing Ma, who aspires to become a young artist, has cherished painting since childhood. From Year 8 onwards, she studied painting at several local studios. Her oil paintings exhibit a...

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...