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“My greatest hope is that my daughter and future generations not only acknowledge their Asian heritage, but also deeply understand and take pride in their roots.”
Anna YC Cheung
Man who fatally stabbed 35-year-old Christina Yuna Lee was sentenced to 30 years-to-life in state prison
On July 30, it was announced that Assamad Nash, the man who admitted to killing 35-year-old Christina Yuna Lee, was sentenced to 30 years-to-life in state prison by Judge Laura Ward.
Man who fatally stabbed 35-year-old Christina Yuna Lee just pleaded guilty to murder and burglary charges
Assamad Nash pleaded guilty to to one count of Murder in the Second Degree and one count of Burglary in the First Degree as a Sexually Motivated Felony, on June 18, 2024.
An Asian American couple from NYC reaches a settlement with the fertility clinic that accidentally implanted the wrong embryos causing the woman to birth two white babies
An Asian American couple from NYC, only identified by their initials YZ and AP, has just reached a settlement for an undisclosed sum with the fertility clinic that accidentally implanted the wrong embryos.
A robot of Japanese artist, Yayoi Kusama, installed at Louis Vuitton’s flagship store in New York City
A robot of Yayoi Kusama has been installed in the window of Louis Vuitton’s New York City store.
NYC to install security cameras on every subway car
New York Governor Hochul has announced that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will be installing two security cameras on all of the city’s 6,400+ subway cars.
New York state senator shares racist voicemail he received
New York state senator John Liu shares a hate-filled voicemail he received to his office.
Madeline Barker, the woman who was caught on camera pepper spraying four Asian women, has been indicted on 12 hate crime charges
The Manhattan District Attorney has announced the indictment of Barker and charged her with 12 hate crime charges — eight counts of assault in the third degree as a hate crime and four counts of aggravated harassment in the second degree, a misdemeanor hate crime.
A group of Asian women were pepper-sprayed after being told to “go back to your country”
A group of four Asian women were looking for a lost item in Manhattan when they were suddenly attacked with pepper spray after the attacker allegedly screamed, “Go back where you came from! Go back to your country!”
New York City to launch a pilot program this fall teaching AAPI history
Officials in New York City just announced a new pilot program that teach Asian American and Pacific Islander history beginning this fall.
Manhattan District Attorney announces hate crime charges against man who attacked seven Asian women within three hours
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg just announced the indictment of Steven Zajonc, 28, for assaulting seven Asian women within the span of three hours in Manhattan
One year after the Atlanta-area spa shootings
On this day last year (March 16, 2021), eight people — six of them Asian women — were killed in the Atlanta-area spa shootings.
Asian man attacked with hammer at 14th Street subway station in New York City
A 29-year-old Asian man has been hospitalized after being hit in the head with a hammer at the 14th Street subway station (1/2/3) in New York City.
GuiYing Ma, a 61-year-old Asian grandmother, dies months after brutal attack
Last year, 61-year-old GuiYing Ma was brutally attacked in Queens, NYC. The attacker struck her in the head with a rock. As she lay unconscious on the sidewalk, he hit her again. After a long fight to recover, her family now reports that she has passed.
Asian woman, Christina Yuna Lee, fatally stabbed at home in Chinatown, New York City
Christina Yuna Lee was a 35-year-old Korean American creative and digital producer in New York City who was followed and stabbed to death in her Chinatown apartment.
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