Category: asian

Largest Hong Kong Teachers’ Union to Disband Due to ‘Drastic’ Political Situation

HONG KONG—Hong Kong’s largest teachers’ union said on Tuesday it would disband, days after it was criticized by Chinese state media and the city’s Education Bureau severed ties, accusing the group of helping to infiltrate schools with politics. The move is expected to deepen concerns over the suppression of opposition groups in the Asian financial…


‘Flower Drum Song’ and Screen Star Alvin Ing Dies at 89

NEW YORK—Actor and singer Alvin Ing, known for roles on Broadway and on tour in “Pacific Overtures” and “Flower Drum Song” as well as in films such as “The Gambler,” has died. He was 89. Ing died Saturday at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, in Burbank, California, of COVID-19 complications, according to his representatives at…


The War Against Merit

In this episode of Counterculture, Danielle zooms in on affirmative action at college campuses and how there is active discrimination against Asian Americans, as well as whites, in the admissions process. She interviews journalist Kenny Xu, author of “An Inconvenient Minority,” about the recent rise in Asian hate crimes and why the Left is willing…


New York Woman Charged With Hate Crimes in 4 Anti-Asian Attacks

A 25-year-old black woman has been charged with hate crimes in connection to four separate, unprovoked attacks on people of Asian descent in Queens, New York. Maricia Bell of Queens allegedly attacked three women and a man, including a 63- and 75-year-old, in four separate incidents over the court of several months beginning on May 23,…


Britain to Permanently Deploy Two Warships in Asian Waters

TOKYO—Britain said on Tuesday it would permanently deploy two warships in Asian waters after its Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier and escort ships sail to Japan in September through seas where China is vying for influence with the United States and Japan. Plans for the high-profile visit by the carrier strike group come as London deepens…


Man Who Stabbed Asian American Charged With Attempted Murder

SAN FRANCISCO—A man arrested after he allegedly stabbed a 94-year-old Asian American woman in San Francisco in an unprovoked attack has been charged with attempted murder, the city’s top prosecutor announced Friday. Daniel Cauich, 35, was also charged with battery causing serious bodily injury and elder abuse, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin said. Cauich’s…


Asian Woman Hit Unconscious in Unprovoked Attack in New York’s Chinatown

An Asian woman became unconscious in New York City’s Chinatown on Monday while she was walking down a street and unexpectedly hit in the face. According to local reports, the woman, 55, was walking on Bayard St. near Mott St. around 6:15 p.m. just before the unprovoked attack. Surveillance video posted to Twitter by Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou, whose…


Homemade Hoisin Sauce Is a One-Pot Wonder

Have you ever looked at the back of a bottle of hoisin sauce? There are a lot of ingredients in it, some of which I’d rather avoid, which is why I prefer to make my own. Hoisin sauce is typically added to stir-fries and soups, and sometimes it’s drizzled over steamed Asian greens like bok…


Man Charged in Stabbings of 2 Asian Women a No-Show in Court

SAN FRANCISCO—The arraignment of a man who allegedly stabbed two older women without warning at a San Francisco bus stop was postponed Friday after he refused to leave his jail cell and appear in court. Patrick Thompson’s arraignment on charges of attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and elder abuse was postponed until Monday….


2 Asian Women Beaten With Cinder Block in Baltimore, Suspect Arrested

Two Asian women in their 60s were attacked by a male suspect in Baltimore on Tuesday, officials said. The suspect, who appears to be a black male, is seen on surveillance video footage repeatedly hitting the two victims, ages 67 and 66, in the head with a cinder block or a brick, officials said. He…