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Rally Against Anti-Asian Hate Crimes Held in Chinatown
An approximately two-hour rally to raise awareness of rising violence against the Asian Pacific Islander community was held Friday at Los Angeles State Historic Park adjacent to Chinatown.
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Black, Asian Communities Show Solidarity With Oakland Rally
After several attacks on members of the Asian-American community in the Bay Area, a rally was held in Oakland to promote multicultural healing Saturday.
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Communities Take Action as Violence Toward Asian-Americans Spikes
Tired of the recent attacks on Asian-American communities nationwide and in the Bay Area, people are taking a stand.
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String of Attacks Against Older Asians Leaves Big City Chinatowns on Edge
A recent wave of attacks against older Asians has stoked fear in some big city Chinatowns, NBC News reports. A 84-year-old Thai American, Vicha Ratanapakdee, was pushed to the ground by a 19-year-old assailant and died of his injuries a few days later. A 64-year-old woman was attacked and robbed in San Jose, California. A 70-year-old woman was shoved and...
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Reward Offered in Violent Oakland Chinatown Attacks
A pair of Hollywood actors are hoping a big chunk of change will lead to an arrest in a string of violent attacks in Oakland’s Chinatown.
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Oakland Police Identify Person of Interest in Violent Chinatown Attacks
Police in Oakland announced Saturday that a person of interest has been identified in a string of violent attacks targeting elderly people in the city’s Chinatown.
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Wave of Violent Attacks in Oakland's Chinatown Has Locals Calling for Help
Merchants and residents in Oakland’s Chinatown are pleading for help after a massive spike in violent attacks in recent weeks.
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SF City Leaders Hope to Save 100-Year-Old Landmark Restaurant
A landmark restaurant in San Francisco’s Chinatown is closing its doors because the owner said he can’t continue to lose money during the shutdown – but city leaders are hoping to help save it.
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How Coronavirus Rumors Hurt Businesses in Houston's Chinatown
Red Circle Ice Cream in Houston, Texas, was known for its bubble waffles and churros before it became the subject of coronavirus-related rumors. Owner Nickey Ngo turned to social media to discuss the fear that the Asian American community felt at the onset of the pandemic due to rumors circulating in Chinatown.
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Nancy Pelosi Visits San Francisco's Chinatown Amid Coronavirus Concerns
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi toured San Francisco’s Chinatown Monday to send a message. She said there’s no reason tourists or locals should be staying away from the area because of coronavirus concerns.
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Judge Sentences Ex-California Senator Leland Yee to Five Years for Racketeering
A federal judge sentenced disgraced former California Sen. Leland Yee to five years in prison Wednesday morning after the career politician asked the judge for leniency and to take his whole life of service into account.
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85,000 Museum Artifacts Feared Lost in NYC Chinatown Fire
Some 85,000 artifacts that tell the story of the Chinese migration to the United States may have been lost in a fire that struck a building in the heart of Manhattan’s Chinatown, a museum official said Friday. The president of the Museum of Chinese in America told The New York Times that most of the thousands of historic and artistic items...
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‘It's Very Sad': Massive Fire Erupts at Historic NYC Building, Injuring 3
Nearly a dozen people were hurt, most of them firefighters with minor injuries, after raging flames broke out at a historic building in Chinatown that has been home to a senior center and other nonprofits for decades. Flames could be seen shooting out of the fourth and fifth floor windows of the New York City-owned building at 70 Mulberry St….
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Robert Evans, Iconic Producer of ‘Chinatown,' Dies at 89
Robert Evans, the protean, fast-living Hollywood producer and former Paramount Pictures production chief who backed such seminal 1970s films as “Chinatown,” ”The Godfather” and “Harold and Maude,” has died. He was 89. Evans publicist, Monique Moss, confirmed that Evans died on Saturday. No other details Monday were immediately available.
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Bruce Lee's Studio in Chinatown Reopens After 50 Years
After being closed for 50 years, Bruce Lee’s martial arts studio in Chinatown reopened its doors Sunday, led by a second-generation student of Lee’s.
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Man Charged With Murder in Beating Deaths of 4 Homeless Men in Manhattan: Prosecutors
A 24-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder for beating four sleeping homeless men to death with a metal pipe in Manhattan, prosecutors say.
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Four Sleeping Homeless Men Beaten to Death Early Saturday Morning in NYC's Chinatown; 1 in Custody: Police
A homeless man was taken into custody after four other sleeping homeless men were beaten to death with a metal pipe overnight in Chinatown, authorities said.
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A Hello Kitty Instagram Pop-Up Is Now Open in Downtown Los Angeles
The new Hello Kitty Friends Around the World Tour pop-up experience allows fans to “travel” through five cities with Hello Kitty and her friends. It is open through Oct. 20, 2019.
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‘Late Night': Olivia Munn's Family Visits Wherever She Films
Olivia Munn talks about how her extended family visits to wherever she’s filming and how her mom always wants to see the local Chinatown.
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New Series ‘Warrior' Hopes to Continue Bruce Lee's Legacy
A new Cinemax series inspired by iconic martial artist and actor Bruce Lee will soon be making its debut on a television near you. “Warrior,” which showrunners says has been nearly 50 years in the making, follows Chinese martial arts prodigy Ah Sahm (Andrew Koji from “Fast & Furious 6”) after he emigrates to 1870s San Francisco in search of...