New York adds Lunar New Year as public school holiday
The Lunar New Year will now be observed in all public schools in the state of New York, following legislation...
‘Chinatown by the Sea’ celebrated as escape from tenement life for early NYC Chinese families
Every summer starting in the 1940s, David Liu's family would leave behind their Chinatown neighborhood in Manhattan for the sandy...
India or Bharat? Invites fuel speculation that the country could change its name
Supporters say the name will help move past a colonial mentality.“The meaning is the same, be it Bharat, Hindustan or...
Filipinos in Lahaina say they’ve been overlooked in wildfire response
When Debbie Arellano, 37, first saw the smoke, she grabbed what little she could from her studio unit and fled...
Trader Joe’s sold out of kimbap, its latest viral offering, thanks to TikTok
Sarah Ahn still remembers being mocked when her mother packed a Korean staple for her lunch at a predominantly white...
911 caller immediately identified suspect in UNC shooting, audio reveals
RALEIGH, N.C. — Police in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where a professor was fatally shot on a college campus this...
Mother who was arrested after son criticized Bangladesh government online is released on bail
The mother of a Ph.D. student at Michigan State University, who was arrested by the national Bangladesh Police and charged...
Immigrants cleaning up after Hurricane Idalia wonder if DeSantis’ immigration law will limit their ability to rebuild Florida
As Florida residents emerged from Hurricane Idalia on Thursday, some have started to assess the trail of destruction the storm...
Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson announce $10 million Maui relief fund
Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson have teamed up to help people whose lives have been shattered by the wildfires...
UNC shooting victim remembered as passionate colleague and father with a ‘constant smile’
Zijie Yan, the University of North Carolina associate professor who was fatally shot on campus Monday, is being remembered as...
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