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This ‘Tamagotchi vape’ dies if you stop puffing

A satirical device called the Vape-o-Gotchi links a virtual pet’s survival to the user’s vaping habits — puff to keep it alive. ...

JD Vance accuses universities of racial bias against whites and Asians

Vice President JD Vance accused U.S. universities of racially discriminating against white and Asian students and alleged widespread scienti...

Former DEI supporter selected as University of Florida’s new president

The University of Florida Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Tuesday to select Dr. Santa J. Ono as the university’s 14th president, desp...

Jackie Chan wants ‘Rush Hour 4’ and ‘Shanghai Dawn’

Martial arts icon Jackie Chan has confirmed his enthusiasm for returning to the “Rush Hour” (1998) and “Shanghai Noon” (2000) franchises. Sp...

South Korean students warned to clean up their socials amid US visa crackdown

South Korean students, the third-largest group of international students in the U.S., are being urged to carefully manage their online prese...

Hate group numbers dipped because their beliefs became mainstream, new report warns

While the number of hate and extremist groups in the U.S. decreased slightly in 2024, a new report from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPL...

COVID-19 surges in East and Southeast Asia

COVID-19 cases are climbing across East and Southeast Asia, with notable increases in Thailand, China, Hong Kong and Singapore. Health autho...

Seven children charged for violent assault on Chinese couple in Sydney

Seven minors have been charged in connection with a violent assault on a Chinese couple at an apartment complex in Eastgardens, a suburb in ...

Tesla’s reputation plunges in US brand survey

Tesla has dropped to 95th place in the 2025 Axios Harris Poll 100, a steep fall from 8th in 2021, reflecting growing disapproval from Americ...

Filipino immigrant wins Canada’s largest-ever lottery jackpot

Justin Simporios, a Filipino immigrant in British Columbia has won the largest individual lottery prize in Canadian history, claiming the en...

Families need 3 children each to avoid extinction, study warns

A new study published April 30 in PLOS ONE finds that families need to have an average of 2.7 children to avoid extinction — far higher than...

Michele Wong McSween’s ‘Gordon & Li Li’ children’s book series helps families learn Mandarin

When Michele Wong McSween couldn’t find Mandarin learning books for her children, she created her own — launching a beloved bilingual series...

Survey: Most Americans say Asians face discrimination in US

A majority of Americans say Asian people face at least some discrimination in the U.S., according to a new Pew Research Center survey releas...

Survey finds most Asian Americans see Trump as a ‘dangerous dictator’

A majority of Asian Americans agree with most Americans in viewing President Donald Trump as a “dangerous dictator” whose power should be li...

Less young Americans support free speech, global survey finds

Support for free speech among young Americans has dropped sharply in recent years, with just 43% now saying people should be allowed to insu...

Coaches reinstated after probe into racist taunts at Bay Area high school baseball game

Pinole Valley High School’s head baseball coach, T’won Blake, and assistant coach, Will Tipton, will return to their positions following an ...

Former Shen Yun dancers sue over alleged forced child labor, abuse

Two former dancers have filed a federal lawsuit against Shen Yun Performing Arts — the U.S.-based classical Chinese dance company known for ...

World Press Photo suspends credit for ‘Napalm Girl’ image

World Press Photo has suspended the credit of Associated Press photographer Nick Ut for the iconic Vietnam War photograph commonly known as ...

Ocean Vuong’s new novel is chosen by Oprah as book club pick

Oprah Winfrey announced “The Emperor of Gladness” by Ocean Vuong as her latest book club selection during Tuesday’s “CBS Mornings” broadcast...

Filipino American rapper wins Tiny Desk Contest with trilingual song

Ruby Ibarra, a Filipina American rapper and spoken word artist from the Bay Area, has won NPR’s 2025 Tiny Desk Contest with her trilingual p...

One of the world’s most prestigious opera houses has its first Asian conductor

South Korean conductor Myung-Whun Chung has been named the next music director of Milan’s famed Teatro alla Scala, becoming the first ...

Richest 1% create 20% of global warming, study finds

A study published in Nature Climate Change finds that the wealthiest 1% of the global population are responsible for roughly 20% of global w...

Ronny Chieng likens his new US citizenship to joining the ‘evil empire’

Comedian and “The Daily Show” correspondent Ronny Chieng recently likened becoming a U.S. citizen to joining an “evil empire” during an appe...

Global survey: opinion of US has plummeted since Trump’s return

Global perceptions of the U.S. have deteriorated dramatically since Donald Trump’s return to the White House, with China overtaking in popul...

Scientists map genome of ‘Asian unicorn’ last seen in 2013

Scientists have sequenced the genome of the (“Pseudoryx nghetinhensis”), one of the world’s rarest mammals, offering new hope for its ...

Kaitlyn Chen makes WNBA history as 1st Taiwanese player to take the court

On Tuesday night, Kaitlyn Chen became the first player of Taiwanese descent to officially take to the WNBA court. The 23-year-old guard debu...

Henry Golding teases ‘larger, longer-running’ ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ TV series format

Henry Golding has confirmed new details about the long-rumored “Crazy Rich Asians” television adaptation, describing the project as a “large...

Pew: Wide differences among Asian Americans by language, education and religion

New data released by the Pew Research Center on May 1 highlights major internal differences among Asian Americans in language use, education...

Teen tech prodigy uses AI to detect heart issues in just 7 seconds

Siddharth Nandyala, a 14-year-old Indian American student from Frisco, Texas, has developed an artificial intelligence-powered app called Ci...

The Asian American population is now 25 million strong

The Asian American population has reached a record high of 24.8 million, more than doubling since 2000, according to a Pew Research Center a...

13-year-old Vietnamese American accepted to over 100 US colleges

Sunny Nguyen, a 13-year-old Vietnamese American boy from San Jose, California, has been accepted to more than 100 universities across the U....

Lisa Lu, 98, becomes oldest Walk of Fame star recipient

Veteran actress Lisa Lu was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday, making history as the oldest recipient of the prest...

East Bay high school coaches suspended amid probe into racist taunts at baseball game

Pinole Valley High School in the East Bay has suspended its varsity baseball head coach and an assistant coach as the West Contra Costa Unif...

Rep. Shri Thanedar rebukes Dinesh D’Souza for mocking his Indian heritage and accent

U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.) fired back at conservative commentator Dinesh D’Souza, who publicly mocked the congressman’s accent and In...

Teen survivor of Vancouver festival attack donates $193K to other victims

Andy Le, the 16-year-old who lost his entire immediate family in the April 26 vehicle attack during a Filipino cultural festival in Vancouve...

New bio explores complex life of 1930s Hollywood star who hid her South Asian roots

Mayukh Sen was just a high schooler when he first encountered Merle Oberon in the 1939 film “Wuthering Heights.” “I felt an imme...