The Nobel Prize in medicine will go to Yoshinori Ohsumi, a Japanese scientist and Tokyo Institute of Technology professor known for his work in cell recycling. Ohsumi, 71, is […]
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Say hello to Roxie, a search and rescue dog with the LAFD
Meet Roxie, a search and rescue dog with the Los Angeles Fire Department. Say hello to Roxie. She works at Fire Station No. 4, with her handler Firefighter/Paramedic Cynthia […]
Signed: Anti-bullying law for Muslim, Sikh and South Asian students
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a new bill last week to curb the bullying of young Sikh and Muslim students. The legislation – also known as AB-2845, or the […]
Want to join the LAFD? Here’s 9 training exercises to master
Before you become a Los Angeles Fire Department firefighter, you’ve got to train, and train hard. That’s where task-specific exercise training, which simulates actual tasks performed by firefighters, comes […]
Sandra Oh set to return to TV as ‘American Crime’ guest star
Sandra Oh is returning to ABC, but this time around she won’t be in Dr. Cristina Yang’s scrubs. The actress will guest star on the third season of John […]
Chinese American scientists accused as spies seek justice
A campaign, “Scientists Not Spies,” seeking justice for Chinese Americans wrongfully accused as spies, in most cases with charges dropped without explanation, apology or compensation, has been launched by […]
Paul Lee bus safety bill signed into law
The parents of Paul Lee, a special needs student whose tragic death last year sparked a bus safety bill that was passed by the California Senate last month, joined […]
George Takei donates collection to Japanese American museum
Los Angeles’ Japanese American National Museum has received a personal collection of art and artifacts from George Takei. According to the museum Wednesday, the 79-year-old actor’s collection – comprising […]
Why we all need to be someone’s Margaret Cho
We present a reinterpretation of Anna Akana’s keynote speech on Asians in entertainment, given during her acceptance of the ISA Impact Award for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month this […]
Asian World Film Festival coming to Los Angeles next month
The second annual Asian World Film Festival, which aims to brings the best of Asian cinema to Los Angeles and recognize overlooked filmmakers, kicks off Oct. 24. The eight-day, […]
Labor Department accuses data company of anti-Asian discrimination
The U.S. Labor Department is accusing a data mining firm of practicing discrimination against Asian applicants. The lawsuit, which was filed against Palantir Technologies on Monday for alleged patterns […]
Movie producer Andrea Chung is a storyteller at heart
Andrea Chung is a hands-on producer who has worked on a number of feature films, including “Passion Play,” “The Damned,” “Seoul Searching” and the soon-to-be-released “Heartbeats,” starring Justin Chon. […]
NBC is developing a comedy about a Filipino mail-order bride
NBC is developing a comedy series about a widowed man and father to two pre-teenage daughters who orders a mail-order bride from the Philippines. The half-hour “Mail Order Family” […]
The DEA is about to ban kratom
Kratom, an opiate-like Southeast Asian herbal remedy, is expected to be reclassified Friday as a schedule 1 controlled substance by the Drug Enforcement Agency. The plant, popularly used to wean users […]
SF supervisor calls rapper YG’s song ‘anti-Asian American’
The first Korean American elected official in San Francisco, Supervisor Jane Kim, is calling for the removal of a rap music video she calls “anti-Asian American” from social media. […]
