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Pinoy, Asian-American artists unite in album against Asian hate crime

Mario Dumaual, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 10 03:10 PM

Filipino artists Dante Basco and AJ Rafael have joined other Asian-American musicians in a milestone album called “Face Value” that addresses Asian hate crime.  Read more »

Pinoy-Austrian singer sasabak sa 2021 Eurovision

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 08:52 PM

Isang singer na may lahing Pinoy ang napiling kumatawan sa bansang Austria para sa prestihiyosong 2021 Eurovision Song Contest.  Read more »

Asian-American business leaders launch US$250 million effort to combat anti-Asian hate

Robert Delaney, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 04 07:12 PM

The Asian American Foundation said it will invest its initial funding in anti-hate programs, education, and data and research. The effort bolsters the emergence of Asian-Americans as a political and cultural force in the wake of a spate of attacks over the last year. Read more »

California's Pinoy Attorney General — Rob Bonta

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Posted at Apr 30 02:08 AM

After Vice President Kamala Harris, Rob Bonta is only the second Asian-American to hold the post of California’s Attorney-General.  Read more »

Fil-Am Bonta sworn in as California attorney general

Rommel Conclara, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at Apr 25 03:20 PM

California assemblyman Rob Bonta on Thursday was officially sworn in as attorney general of the state - the first Filipino-American to assume the post. Read more »

Hate has no place in any society: VP Robredo blasts anti-Asian American violence in US

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 05 08:29 AM

Vice President Leni Robredo condemned Monday a series of hate crimes against Asians in the United States amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

DFA welcomes arrest of suspect who attacked elderly Filipina in New York

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 05:46 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday welcomed the arrest of a suspect who attacked a 65-year-old Filipina in New York City earlier this week. Read more »

Pacquiao blasts anti-Asian attacks: 'Ako ang labanan mo duwag!'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 01 02:50 PM

Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao took to social media to send a strong message against the rising number of anti-Asian attacks in the US. Read more »

New York police arrest man over attack on Filipino-American woman in hate crime case

Maria Ponnezhath, Reuters
Posted at Mar 31 10:01 PM

Police identified the suspect as Brandon Elliot, 38, who was already on lifetime parole for murdering his mother, the New York Police Department said in a statement to Reuters. Elliot was arrested and charged early on Wednesday.   Read more »

SAPUL SA VIDEO: Pinay na lola walang habas na ginulpi sa New York

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 07:33 PM

Isang Pinay ang inatake kamakailan sa New York sa Amerika, ang pinakahuli sa humahabang listahan ng karahasan laban sa Asian community sa naturang bansa.  Read more »

‘I belong here’: VP Kamala, Asian-Americans slam hate crime against Fil-Am woman

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 06:38 AM

This is the latest incident in a growing string of attacks against Asian-Americans in the United States. Read more »

‘We feel grief and anger’: BTS condemns anti-Asian racism

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 30 02:00 PM

International pop sensation BTS condemned Thursday discrimination and violence committed against Asians and people of Asian descent following a rise in hate crimes in the United States. Read more »

New York City deploying Asian undercover force to combat hate crimes

Barbara Goldberg, Reuters
Posted at Mar 26 05:58 AM

NEW YORK - New York City plans to deploy an all-Asian undercover police team and expand community outreach in more than 200 languages to combat a rise in hate crimes against Asians, authorities said on Thursday. Read more »

Filipino-Chinese victim of violence decides to leave San Francisco following attack

TJ Manotoc, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 01:40 PM

Market Street is said to be one of the most iconic streets in downtown San Francisco and it’s also not the safest to be walking alone night. That’s why it came as a surprise for a Filipino Chinese to be attacked in broad daylight.   Read more »

UN chief concerned by rise in anti-Asian violence

Reuters
Posted at Mar 23 06:42 AM

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is concerned about the rise of violence against Asians and people of Asian descent globally during the COVID-19 pandemic, a UN spokesman said on Monday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 19, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 20 12:03 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Asians in Georgia unite

Dustin Chambers, Reuters
Posted at Mar 19 12:38 PM

Members of the Atlanta Korean American Committee against Asian Hate Crime raise their fists as they meet at Ching Dam, a Korean restaurant, after the fatal shooting at three Georgia spas, in Duluth, Georgia Read more »

'I am not a virus:' Asian-American lawmakers reject bigotry

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 19 07:05 AM

WASHINGTON - Asian-American lawmakers on Thursday described harrowing discrimination -- including a congresswoman's personal experience in historic abuse by the government -- as they testified about the national tragedy of racism highlighted by this week's Atlanta murders. Read more »

Suspect charged with 8 murders in Atlanta shootings

Cyril Julien, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 18 02:25 PM

A 21-year-old suspect described as a sex addict was charged Wednesday with murdering 8 people in spas around the US city of Atlanta, in triple attacks that have deeply shaken the Asian-American community. Read more »

For Asian-Americans, Atlanta shooting sows fresh fear after a year of mounting discrimination

Rich McKay and Gabriella Borter, Reuters
Posted at Mar 18 12:58 PM

ATLANTA - Before the COVID-19 pandemic began last year, Kyung Cho noticed people sometimes gave him odd looks or asked if he spoke English. Read more »