Hetty Chang

1 week ago | nbclosangeles.com | Hetty Chang |Elizabeth Chavolla

A Good Samaritan is being called a neighborhood hero after risking his own life to rescue a man from a burning car in Fullerton. Richard Vasquez said he was making tacos with his mom when he heard the loud crash and immediately jumped into action. "Really didn't think twice about it-the hardest object I had was a hammer," said the 21-year-old hero. Vasquez, who works in construction, said he grabbed his hammer to bust open the windows and open the door of the burning white SUV.

2 weeks ago | nbclosangeles.com | Hetty Chang |Helen Jeong

While Asian American make up 7% of the country, representing one of the fastest growing demographics in the United States, a study said a growing percentage of people still perceive Asian Americans as foreigners. Forty percent of Americans believe Asian Americans are more loyal to their countries of origin or ancestry than to the U.S., according to the report by the Asian American Foundation.

3 weeks ago | nbclosangeles.com | Jonathan Lloyd |Hetty Chang

The traffic stop of a driver who tried to pose as a food delivery worker led to the arrests of five people connected to a transnational organized crime group accused in several Southern California residential burglaries, the Irvine Police Department announced Friday. The investigation began on Easter Sunday, April 20, when an Irvine resident called police to report alerts from his home security system that indicated people inside his residence.

1 month ago | nbclosangeles.com | Hetty Chang |Helen Jeong

What started as a business born out of the pandemic has become a popular restaurant that brings generations of Vietnamese Americans together in Little Saigon of Westminster. Jimmy Le, 39, opened Mama Hieu's in a busy strip mall last year as he decided to share his favorite childhood dish, Cánh gà chiên bơ tỏi or Vietnamese butter garlic chicken, with the community.

1 month ago | nbclosangeles.com | Hetty Chang |Helen Jeong

After President Trump's trade wars led to a plummet in shipping volume at the Port of Los Angeles last month, business owners in Southern California said Friday they started to see the impact. Store inventory will begin to dwindle in the next several weeks, forcing some businesses to raise prices, according to economists. A price increase of 10% to 20% may be inevitable even though many local businesses, ranging from appliance stores to beauty supply shops, have stockpiled ahead of what's to come.