Early last month inside Crustacean Beverly Hills, a ceremony took place in front of South Korean dignitaries, Los Angeles city and county officials, council members, Congressman Kwang-soo Kim, as […]
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Pechanga Resort & Casino Adds More Accommodations For Asian Customers
Known to vacationers statewide, Pechanga Resort & Casino recently completed a nearly three-year, $285 million project in March. The expansion centered on amenities, including 568 more rooms, a new […]
Academy Continues Diversity Push With Record Number of Invites
One Hollywood institution is taking calls for diversity into action: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization behind the Academy Awards, has invited a record 928 […]
Asian American Community Bids Farewell To Veteran Actress Elizabeth Sung
Elizabeth Sung, the veteran stage, film and TV actress and prominent figure in the Asian American arts community, died Tuesday at the age of 63. Sung was born in […]
Historic Steps: Kim Jong Un Strides Across Korean Border
GOYANG, South Korea — The leaders of North and South Korea vowed Friday to seek a nuclear-free peninsula and work toward a formal end to the Korean War this […]
Pechanga Resort & Casino Unveils $300 Million Expansion
When Pechanga Entertainment Center opened in California’s Temecula Valley in 1995, it was housed in temporary facilities, and run by 135 employees. Twenty years later, in December 2015, […]
Vincent Zhou Lands Historic Quad Lutz in Pyeongchang
American figure skater Vincent Zhou made Olympic history in Pyeongchang last night. On Feb. 15, Zhou landed the first quadruple lutz in the Games’ history during his short program […]
AAPI Celebs React to Parkland School Shooting
On Wednesday, 17 people were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, by a lone gunman. Nineteen-year-old Nikolas Cruz, a former student of the school who […]
WATCH: Chloe Kim’s Athlete of the Year Speech at the 16th Unforgettable Gala
Read the full transcript of Kim’s speech below: Hi guys, Chloe Kim here. I am so bummed that I wasn’t able to join you guys, but I am currently in Colorado […]
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee Dies At 65
Ed Lee, who served as the first Asian American mayor in the history of San Francisco, died early Tuesday. He was 65. Former mayor Willie Brown reported to the […]
Japan’s Emperor Akihito to Abdicate in 2019
TOKYO — Japan’s much admired Emperor Akihito is set to abdicate on April 30, 2019, at age 85 in the first such departure from the Chrysanthemum Throne in about […]
Pope Dives Into Rohingya Crisis Upon Arrival In Myanmar
YANGON, Myanmar — Pope Francis opened a diplomatically fraught trip to Myanmar and Bangladesh on Monday by immediately diving into the crisis over Myanmar’s crackdown on Rohingya Muslims: He […]
Radhika Jones Is Vanity Fair’s New Editor-in-Chief
Vanity Fair has announced Indian American writer Radhika Jones as its new editor-in-chief. Jones, an Indian American writer, will be replacing Graydon Carter at the helm, who was editor-in-chief […]
Trump Buddies Up To Duterte, Doesn’t Highlight Human Rights
MANILA, Philippines — Winding down his visit to Asia, President Donald Trump repeatedly praised Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, called him by his first name, shared a joke with him […]
His Asia Trip Winding Down, Trump Meets With Allies
MANILA, Philippines — President Donald Trump is winding down his lengthy Asia trip with an international summit and a series of meetings with Pacific Rim allies, including his host […]
