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NYC Council Member in trouble for her Islamophobic remarks – AsAmNews A New York City Council Member is under fire for her islamophobic social media posts and is now threatening legal action against the Council.

New York City Council Member Vickie Paladino is facing ethics charges after posting Islamophobic messages on social media.
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San Francisco turns out for the annual Lunar New Year parade – AsAmNews Hundreds of thousands of San Franciscans throng the streets in Chinatown for annual Lunar New Year parade. Olympian Eileen Gu honored.

Downtown San Francisco was transformed Saturday evening by the crowds streaming in to celebrate the Year of the Fire Horse at the annual Chinese Lunar New Year parade — the biggest of its kind outside Asia.

Op-Ed: For Asian Americans the war is real – AsAmNews Emil Amok Guillermo reflects on the death of U.S. Army reserve chief Robert Marzan. The Filipino American was killed in Kuwait.

In his weekly column, Emil Amok Guillermo reflects on the death of Filipino American Robert Marzan, one of the six Army Reserve members killed in a drone attack in Kuwait.
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Alysa Liu withdrawals from world figure skating championships – AsAmNews Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu has withdrawn from the women’s figure skating world championships.

Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu has withdrawn from the women’s figure skating world championships.

Lee Isaac Chung has exited the upcoming Ocean's prequel as director because of creative differences.
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Charli XCX to headline Outside Lands music festival – AsAmNews Charli XCX, who is Indian American on her mother's side, is set to headline Outside Lands Music Festival in San Francisco.

Charli XCX, who is Indian British on her mother's side, is set to headline Outside Lands Music Festival in San Francisco.

Man attacks Florida restaurant over COVID conspiracy – AsAmNews A man has been arrested for allegedly attacking a Chinese restaurant in Orlando, Florida.

A man has been arrested for allegedly attacking a Chinese restaurant in Orlando, Florida. He claimed he was stopping a new strain of COVID-19.
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Steps to build a Honolulu Chinatown archway start – AsAmNews Honolulu’s project to build the island’s first Chinatown archway began Saturday morning with a traditional Chinese blessing and ceremony.

Hawaii’s project to revamp Honolulu’s Chinatown started construction Saturday morning.

More than 17k Korean Adoptees in US Lack Citizenship. Many Live in Minnesota. – AsAmNews Many of the more than 17,000 Korean adoptees living in the United States without citizenship are in Minnesota.

According to a report from the Overseas Koreans Agency, as of 2024, approximately 17,547 Korean adoptees in the United States still have no U.S. citizenship to show for a lifetime lived as Americans.

Oakland may be planning major celebration for Alysa Liu – AsAmNews A major hometown celebration for Alysa Liu in Oakland may be in the works. According to The Oaklandside, Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee’s office is in talks with Liu about a major event. The city of Oaklan...

A major hometown celebration for Alysa Liu in Oakland is in the works.
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Op-Ed: Trump Enters the Forever-War Business – AsAmNews In his weekly column, Emil Amok Guillermo says he believes Trump has just started his own forever war in Iran.

Did Trump just start his own forever war? Emil Amok Guillermo ponders this question in his weekly column.

CA ordered to let immigrant truck drivers keep their licenses – AsAmNews More than 20,000 immigrant truck drivers will be able to keep their licenses in California, at least temporarily.

More than 20,000 immigrant truck drivers will be able to keep their licenses in California, at least temporarily, after a tentative ruling Wednesday in Alameda County Superior Court.

Asian American leaders react to U.S. strikes in Iran – AsAmNews Many Asian American Congress members are condemning the Trump administration's strikes in Iran.

Many Asian American Congress members are condemning the Trump administration's strikes in Iran. They say he has violated the Constitution.

Burglars in Fairfax appear to be targeting Asian Americans – AsAmNews Fairfax County’s Police Department in Virginia is investigating a series of burglaries that appear to be targeting Asian Americans.

Fairfax County’s Police Department in Virginia is investigating a series of burglaries that appear to be targeting Asian Americans.
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Rohingya Refugee’s Death Reveals a System in Crisis – AsAmNews The death of 56-year-old Nurul Shah Alam on the evening of February 24, 2026, has sparked calls for police reform and accountability.

The death of 56-year-old Nurul Shah Alam on the evening of February 24, 2026, has ignited a firestorm of grief and demands for accountability from immigrant and refugee communities across the United States.