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 in the Philippines...
View ArticleTrump 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 about the...
View ArticleRadhika 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 at...
View ArticlePope 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 met with...
View ArticleJapan’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 200 years, the government said Friday....
View ArticleSan 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 San Francisco Examiner that Lee was...
View ArticleLogan Paul Faces Online Backlash for Graphic Video
The internet turned on YouTube star Logan Paul after the vlogger and actor posted a graphic video depicting the body of a suicide victim. In the now-deleted video, Paul and his friends traveled to...
View ArticleAziz Ansari Sexual Misconduct Allegation Divides the Internet
Aziz Ansari has been accused of sexual misconduct by an anonymous female photographer, causing a schism within his fan base and the general online community. On Jan. 13, the website Babe.net published...
View ArticleHistoric 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 year, though their historic summit concluded...
View ArticleAwkwafina to Present 2019 SAG Awards Nominations with Laverne Cox
Rapper and “Crazy Rich Asians” actress Awkwafina will be presenting nominations for the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards alongside “Orange is the New Black” actress Laverne Cox on Dec. 12. The...
View ArticleRing in the Year of the Pig With ‘Peppa Pig’
By Mae Hamilton The world’s most popular pink, British pig is getting her own movie — in Chinese! STX Entertainment has teamed up with the Chinese film company, Alibaba Pictures, to distribute “Peppa...
View ArticleLiterary Trailblazer Chin Yang Lee Dies at 102
Chin Yang Lee, who wrote the best-selling novel “Flower Drum Song,” passed away on Nov. 8. His family chose not to make his death public at the time. Born in China’s Hunan Province to a family of rice...
View ArticleBLACKPINK Announces North American Tour
The highest-charting female K-pop group on the Billboard Hot 100 might just be coming to a venue near you! On Jan. 11, the wildly popular K-pop group, BLACKPINK, announced they would be going on...
View ArticleVincent 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 […] The post Vincent...
View ArticlePechanga 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, […] The post...
View ArticleHistoric 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 […] The post Historic Steps: Kim Jong Un...
View ArticleAsian 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 […] The post Asian American Community...
View ArticleAcademy 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 […] The post...
View ArticlePechanga 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...
View ArticleThe Fresh Prince: A New Korean Royal Is Named
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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