The California Institute of the Arts unanimously voted in its first Asian American president on Tuesday. Ravi Rajan, an Indian American musician and the current head of the School […]
Author: Ron Rocky
Jeremy Lin Returns After Missing 17 Games Due To Injury
Brooklyn Nets point guard Jeremy Lin returned to action Monday after missing 17 games with a strained hamstring. Lin, who injured his hamstring six weeks ago on Nov. 2 […]
Brian Louie Is First Sacramento Asian American Chief Of Police
The Sacramento Police Department swore in its first ever Asian American Chief of Police Monday on an interim basis. Deputy Chief Brian Louie, 57, will take the reigns from Sam […]
LA City Councilman David Ryu Not Running For Congressional Seat
Asian American Los Angeles City Councilman David Ryu has decided not to run for the 34th Congressional District after Trump’s election prompted him to consider how he could best […]
‘Executive Order 13800’ Imagines Muslim Internment Under Trump
A movie about what could happen if Trump’s Muslim registry proposal actually comes to fruition is being produced by an independent film company. Little Nalu Pictures — a Los […]
Anderson .Paak Nominated For Hip-Hop Grammy
Anderson .Paak has been nominated for a hip-hop Grammy award. .Paak is a California rapper of black and Korean American descent who also produces beats and sings R&B. He recently […]
Chinese American USC Professor Found Dead From Stabbing, Student Arrested
An Asian American psychology professor at the University of Southern California was killed in a stabbing Friday. One of his graduate students is in custody as a suspect, authorities […]
Sam Park Is Georgia’s First Openly Gay Male State Legislator
The state of Georgia appointed its first openly gay male state legislator on Election Day when they voted for Sam Park — the son of Korean immigrants — to […]
Chef Behind General Tso’s Chicken Dead At 98
World-renowned chef Peng Chang-kuei – best known for creating General Tso’s Chicken, one of America’s most popular Chinese dishes – died Wednesday from pneumonia. He was 98. Peng, who […]
US House Set To Vote On Congressional Gold Medal For Filipino Vets
The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on a bill Wednesday that would award Filipino and Filipino American Veterans of World War II the Congressional Gold Medal. […]
Trump Appoints Nikki Haley As UN Ambassador
Republican President-elect Donald Trump appointed South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, a South Asian American, to his cabinet as the ambassador to the United Nations. Haley – who initially was […]
Tila Tequila Does Nazi Salute, Suspended From Twitter
Tila Tequila, the Vietnamese American reality TV star, made a bizarre announcement this week: She’s a self-declared Nazi. Now she’s suspended from Twitter. The 35-year-old who rose to fame years […]
Asian American Org Condemns Trump Appointments
A prominent Asian Pacific American advocacy group is condemning President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to appoint Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions as Attorney General and Breitbart News executive Steve Bannon as […]
‘Moana’ Faces Criticism From Pacific Islander Americans
Disney’s animated movie “Moana,” which hits theaters over the upcoming Thanksgiving weekend, has been met with some criticism by some members of the Asian Pacific American community, who say […]
‘Ghost In The Shell’ Producer, Director Defend Casting
The producer and director of the upcoming action movie “Ghost in the Shell” are brushing off criticisms of whitewashing surrounding the casting of Scarlett Johansson as Major Motoko Kusanagi, […]
