AS school districts across the country prepare to return to in-person learning, the social advocacy group Stop AAPI Hate is urging K-12 institutions to take precautions and prioritize the well-being…
AN elderly Filipino American man was reportedly the victim of a violent carjacking in Oakland, California earlier this month. The 65-year-old unnamed victim was allegedly attacked and carjacked at gunpoint…
By Bobby T. Rimas SO far this year, America has seen many great moments of more diverse representation than ever before with Deb Haaland, the first Native American United States…
OVER 50% of Filipino adults living in the United States have experienced racism firsthand in their lives, according to a new report. Market research company Morning Consult on Wednesday, April…
Doormen fired for not intervening IN a show of support after a brutal attack, the fundraiser for Vilma Kari, the elderly Filipina immigrant who was assaulted on her way to…
Trigger warning: this story references real-life experiences with self-harm. THE recent incidents involving violence and harassment targeting Asian Americans have left the entire community on high alert. The Asian American…
THOUGH no incidents of anti-Asian hate have been reported in Southern Nevada, members of the Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community were joined by Governor Steve Sisolak…
THE assault on 65-year-old Vilma Kari has caused widespread alarm in New York City as multiple rallies were held over the weekend to denounce the continuing spike of attacks on…
A FILIPINO American teenager was reportedly the victim of an anti-Asian attack outside a San Francisco bar over the weekend. The victim’s mother, Sofia Enguillado, posted a TikTok video that…
FOR Myrla Baldonado, daily walks outside have provided some solace during the pandemic lockdown. But in addition to being vigilant about COVID-19 every time she steps out of her door,…
ANDRE Cadiz was having lunch outside of Dollar Hits in Los Angeles’ Historic Filipinotown on Saturday, April 3 when he heard a man yelling incoherently. The 26-year-old Filipino American graphic…
POLICE are asking the public for help in its search for a man suspected of attacking a Filipina American medical worker in Los Gatos, California on March 30. The incident…
AMID the surge in racial violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) across the United States, Los Angeles Catholic leaders held an outdoor candlelight prayer vigil in solidarity with…
PHILIPPINE Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has condemned the recent brutal attack against an elderly Filipina American in New York City, saying it will influence the country’s foreign policy with…
TWO instances of unprovoked attacks on elderly Asian women were featured on network TV in March — one in New York and the other incident, in San Francisco. The New…
There’s an outpour of support for Vilma Kari, the 65-year-old Filipina immigrant who was violently attacked on her way to church in New York during the start of Holy Week….
PHILIPPINE Senator and eight-division boxing champion Manny Pacquiao is daring those committing violence against the Asian American community to challenge him instead. The 42-year-old people’s champ took to social media…
U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined bicameral legislation introduced by Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Representative Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) to address the rise of hate crimes and violence…
A Filipino American U.S. Army veteran from San Francisco was recently subjected to a racist tirade and injured in a physical attack in what is being considered a hate crime….
Family alleges incident is a hate crime A FILIPINA American teen has been discharged from the hospital after getting shot in the face in San Francisco during an incident her…
THE suspect in the brazen and unprovoked attack on a 65-year-old Filipino American woman who was walking to church in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood earlier this week has been arrested….
TWENTY SIX governors, as well as several former Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) government officials, have denounced the disturbing rise in assaults and harassment toward the AAPI community in…
THE East West Bank Foundation is committed to supporting diversity and anti-discrimination efforts. To help stem the rash of violence against AAPIs, the East West Bank Foundation is contributing to…
The White House on Tuesday, March 30 announced several actions in response to the latest string of anti-Asian violence and racism in the United States. The move comes two weeks…
ATTACKS on Asian Americans continue to happen unabated in New York City. This week alone, the New York City Police Department’s Hate Crime Task Force is investigating a few of…
THE Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is addressing growing safety concerns within the local Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community following the recent violent attacks across the country. During…
FOR Asian Americans across the country, the events that unfolded on Tuesday, March 16 at three Asian-owned spas in Atlanta punctuated a mounting fear: the community isn’t safe. A 21-year-old…
ASIAN American lawmakers and community leaders are observing #StopAsianHate Virtual Day of Action and Healing on Friday, March 26 in the wake of the Georgia shootings that killed eight individuals,…
CALIFORNIA Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye has condemned the violent attacks against Asians and Asian Americans in the United States. In a statement issued on Friday, March 19, the Filipina…
UNITED States President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met with Asian American leaders in Atlanta on Friday, March 19, three days after eight people, including six Asian women,…
