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'It's about not being silent, whether you're a witness or a victim,' actor Daniel Dae Kim told CNN's Chris Cuomo of violence toward Asians and Asian Americans.

‘We’re being scapegoated’: Asian Americans speak out against spate of violence Asian American communities stand up amid string of violent attacks Replay Video Monthanus Ratanapakdee will always remember her father as a gentle soul. Vicha Ratanapakdee had moved to San Francisco from Thailand four years ago to help his daughter and son-in-law, Eric Lawson, take care of their two sons. During that time, he came to be known as “grandpa” throughout his neighborhood, where he’d made it...

'It's about not being silent, whether you're a witness or a victim,' actor Daniel Dae Kim told CNN's Chris Cuomo of violence toward Asians and Asian Americans.

Hate crimes against Asian Americans have been steadily increasing in the COVID-19 pandemic, and saw a sharp uptick in recent weeks. What you can do to help.

Tropical storm may affect the east next week, CWB says By Shelley Shan / Staff reporter A tropical depression off the southeast coast of the Philippines would likely be upgraded to a tropical storm, the first such storm in the Northwest Pacific this year, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said yesterday. As of 6pm yesterday, the system was at approximately 1,000km southeast of Oluanpi (鵝鑾鼻), the nation’s southernmost point, bureau data showed. The system would likely become a tropical ...

Activists Are Warning That Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans Are on the Rise Andrea Park © JOHANNES EISELE - Getty Images Hate crimes against Asian Americans have been steadily increasing in the COVID-19 pandemic, and saw a sharp uptick in recent weeks. What you can do to help. Since the COVID-19 virus first reached American shores, its horrific effects have stretched even further than the hundreds of thousands of lives lost, the social isolation, and the economic downturn....

The Daily Universe Leaders within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have called on members to “root out racism” a number of times over the past year, including in General Conference and at a BYU Devotional given by President Dallin H. Oaks. Such calls began last spring and summer when protests erupted around the world following the death of George Floyd, a Black man, at the hands of police. Much of the effort to combat racism and discrimination has centered on the Black co...

, typically happen during daytime - including one against a 91-year-old Asian man in Oaklands Chinatown who was hospitalized with serious injuries after being shoved to the ground by an African American man who walked up behind him. Last week, a 64-year-old grandmother was assaulted and robbed of cash she had withdrawn ahead of the Lunar New Year. And in January, a 52-year-old Asian American woman was shot in the head with a flare gun, also in Chinatown. Weeks later, 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapak...

Erasing the stain of racism 3 published : 15 Feb 2021 at 12:30 3 When Rawiri Waititi got up to ask a question in the New Zealand parliament last Tuesday, he didnt get far. Speaker Trevor Mallard warned the Maori MP that (male) members could only do so if they were wearing a necktie. Mr Waititi, wearing a taonga, a Maori greenstone pendant, continued with his question even after being stopped a second time. He was then ordered to leave the chamber. Crazy, isnt it? Is...

Conrad Ricamora steps into the spotlight in Signature’s “Simply Sondheim” The LGBTQ actor talks about his time on How to Get Away with Murder and why hed like to see more roles for both gay and Asian-American actors. 148SHARES Conrad Ricamora — Photo: Ricardo Birnbaum Audiences craving the all-too-distant thrill of live musical theater should lose their minds over Signature’s new production of  Simply Sondheim. Filmed over three days on the company’s Max main stage, without an audi...