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Nicole Scherzinger accepts award for best actress in a musical – AsAmNews

1 week ago | asamnews.com | Randall Yip

By Randall Yip, Executive Editor A teary-eyed Nicole Scherzinger won her first Tony Sunday night for best actress in a musical in Sunset Boulevard. “First of all, I have to thank God for carrying me every step of the way. I give you all the glory,” she said fighting through tears. The former Pussycat Doll thanked her fellow “warrior women” in this category for “making this little Hawaiian, Ukranian, Filipino girl’s dream come true. So proud to represent,” she declared.
Definitely a happy ending for Darren Criss at Tony Awards – AsAmNews

1 week ago | asamnews.com | Randall Yip

By Randall Yip, Executive Editor Darren Criss won the Tony for best lead actor in a musical for Maybe Happy Ending. It was one of six honors the South Korean play received Sunday night for the production that explores love and mortality. Criss thanked his leading lady, Helen Shen, who made her Broadway debut in the play. “I share this with one of the best leading actresses in a Broadway musical this season, Helen J. Shen. I am so proud of you, and your Broadway debut.
Francis Jue wins Tony for featured performer in a play – AsAmNews

1 week ago | asamnews.com | Randall Yip

By Randall Yip, Executive EditorBroadway actor Francis Jue won his first Tony Award Sunday night for his role as HYH in David Henry Hwang’s Yellow Face. Hwang accepted his Tony with a nod to many who inspired and supported him. “I am only here because of the encouragement and inspiration of generations of wonderful, deserving Asian artists who came before me and never got the opportunity I had,” he said to applause.
Largest deportations of Southeast Asians in recent memory reported – AsAmNews

1 week ago | asamnews.com | Randall Yip

By Randall Yip, Executive Editor (This story is done in partnership with the URL Collective)Largest Southeast Asian deportation in recent memory: Advocacy groups report scores were deported between May 24-26 with more than 60 sent to Laos and more than 90 to Vietnam. Sudden transfers and lengthy flights: The Vo Danh Collective states that detainees were held in ICE facilities for months before being abruptly transferred to the Prairieland Detention Center in Texas.
Lucy Liu to debut in her next "delicious" role – AsAmNews

1 week ago | asamnews.com | Randall Yip

By Randall Yip, Executive Editor Actress Lucy Liu has played a lot of colorful characters in such hits as TV’s Ally McBeal and movie blockbusters Kill Bill and Charlie’s Angels. She debuts in her latest role tonight at Tribeca in New York. In Rosemead, she plays a mother with terminal cancer caring for her schizophrenic son.
Last ditch effort underway to stop deportation of Laotian man – AsAmNews

2 weeks ago | asamnews.com | Randall Yip

By Randall Yip, Executive Editor(This story is done in partnership with the URL Collective) A Brooklyn man who has lived in the United States for some 45 years faces likely deportation this week if New York Governor Kathy Hochul doesn’t pardon him. The Southeast Asian American advocacy group Mekong NYC says a man they are identifying only as Sammy may be detained during his scheduled ICE check in Thursday.
Former Seattle city councilmember to run for Congress – AsAmNews

2 weeks ago | asamnews.com | Akemi Tamanaha

Former Seattle city councilmember Kshama Sawant announced Monday that she will run for Congress, KING 5 reports. Sawant, who is also a socialist activist, will challenge incumbent Rep. Adam Smith, a Democrat, for the District 9 seat. According to the Seattle Times, Sawant served as a city councilmember from 2014 to 2023. She fought for policies like increasing the minimum wage, rent control and taxing large corporations operating in Seattle to fund social services.
Asian American player headed to the NBA Finals – AsAmNews

2 weeks ago | asamnews.com | Akemi Tamanaha

Vietnamese American Jaylin Williams is headed to the NBA finals. Williams is a forward for the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder will face the Indiana Pacers in the finals. The 22-year-old grew up in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He played college basketball for two years at the University of Arkansas before entering the 2022 NBA draft. He was selected by the Thunder at the 34th pick. Williams’ mother Linda is Vietnamese.
Man sentenced in violent attack of restaurant owner in Albany – AsAmNews

2 weeks ago | asamnews.com | Pauline Liu

An Albany man has been ordered to serve 22 years in state prison for a robbery and attack at an Albany restaurant that left the owner severely brain-damaged. Lucas Healey, 43, was sentenced on Friday, exactly a year and one day after he and a friend ran up a $425 bill at Shogun Sushi and Sake Bar, then tried to dine-and-dash after paying only $50. The companion was already long gone when the staff confronted Healey outside as he tried to make his escape.
Op-Ed: Trans Athlete Hernandez Soared Like a Champion – AsAmNews

2 weeks ago | asamnews.com | Emil Guillermo

By Emil Amok GuillermoAsian Americans should celebrate A.B. Hernandez, the 16-year-old trans girl from Riverside County, competing at the California high school track and field championships. Hernandez, her nails painted, her hair pulled back, jumped higher than anyone she faced to win first place in the girls’ high jump. She was second in the long jump. But she added a victory in the girls’ triple jump.