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- by RandallThe FBI in Sacramento, CA Thursday arrested a man it says is connected to two terrorist groups, reports the BBC. Harpreet Singh is suspected in a grenade attack in India last year. That country’s National Investigation Agency described him as the “primary handlers and masterminds behind the attack”. “The grenade attack, which targeted former Jalandhar SP Jaskirat […]
- by Yiming FuBy Yiming Fu, Report for America corps member Parks are essential for Lahaina Strong organizer Jordan Ruidas. Standing at a microphone in front of Maui’s County Council, Ruidas asked for money to create shaded playgrounds at Lahaina Park and Kelawea Mauka Park. Building up these green spaces will restore the heart of the town, Ruidas […]
- by Randall YipBy Randall Yip, Executive Editor (This story is done in partnership with the URL Collective) Asian American civil rights groups reacted with concern about the potential “grave consequences” of the Supreme Court decision to hear an appeal by the White House on birthright citizenship. “We have to call it for what it is, which is […]
- by RandallStudents from China, India and Nepal have joined together to sue the Trump administration after the Department of Homeland Security stripped them of their student visas, reports First Post. The four students are all enrolled at public universities in Michigan. They have been identified as Chinmay Deore from India, Xiangyun Bu and Qiuyi Yang from […]
- by Randall YipBy Randall Yip, Executive Editor A recent report from South Korean authorities acknowledging abuse and fraud in the country’s adoption system confirmed what Alice Stephens has known firsthand. The Korean adoptee now in her late 50s came to the US with official paperwork that declared her an abandoned orphan. It’s a story that was repeated to […]
- by RandallA federal judge stepped in to at least temporarily stop the Trump administration from revoking the visa of a student from India without warning or due process. Republic World reports the Department of Homeland Security stripped 21-year-old Krish Lal Isserdasani of his visa because of his arrest in November on a charge of disorderly conduct. […]
- by RandallBy Randall Yip, Executive Editor 71-year-old Lich Vu and his wife are suing the police officer who slammed him to the ground following a dispute over a traffic ticket, according to a court filing in the Western District of Oklahoma. Also named in the lawsuit is the city of Oklahoma along with State Attorney General […]
- by Michelle ShenBy Michelle Shen (This story is done in partnership with the URL Collective) Narrator: Here’s the story of a Philadelphia citizen who brought her daughter to the polls only to leave crying and humiliated without ever casting her ballot. This is a recounted version from a commissioner meeting on civil rights. DOJ official: “The poll workers […]
- by Ruichen GeFreestyle Digital Media, the digital distribution arm of Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group, has acquired U.S. rights to The Harvest, an acclaimed Hmong American family drama written by and starring Doua Moua, best known for his roles in Gran Torino and Mulan, according to Variety. Directed by Caylee So, whose previous film In the Life […]
- by Ruichen GeSAN DIEGO — A 59-year-old San Diego woman who had been missing for over a week was found alive in a storm drain on Monday but died just hours later at the hospital, officials confirmed, per NBC San Diego. The woman, identified as Yafang Zhou, was last seen near her home on Union Street in […]