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Act to Change’s ‘Imagine a Day Without (AAPI) Bullying’
May 9, 2024 by Nichi Bei News
Act To Change will host the “Imagine a Day Without (AAPI) Bullying” event from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Rideback Ranch at 1660 Beverly Blvd., L.A. on what “would […] READ MORE
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‘I will do what I can to defeat Trump’
January 1, 2024 by Chizu Omori, Nichi Bei News
Another year of COVID-19, but it seems to finally be less of a factor in our lives. I just got a booster shot and I asked the person who gave […] READ MORE
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Anti-Asian hate ‘runs the gamut,’ racist Yelp reviews show
February 2, 2023 by Nichi Bei News
WASHINGTON — As if running a restaurant during a pandemic wasn’t tough enough, Christopher Wong also had to contend with a racist troll. “I will not have my dog eat […] READ MORE
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Countering misinformation on COVID-19 boosters among parents and seniors
November 24, 2022 by Nichi Bei News
More than one million people in the U.S. have died due to COVID-19. And yet, as of Nov. 16, only 32.4% of eligible seniors in California have been vaccinated and […] READ MORE
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Tourists flock to Japan after COVID restrictions lifted
October 13, 2022 by Nichi Bei News
TOKYO — Eager to admire colorful foliage, eat sushi and go shopping, droves of tourists from abroad started arriving Oct. 11 in Japan for the first day of lifted border […] READ MORE
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WHO director in Asia accused of racism, abuse put on leave
September 1, 2022 by Nichi Bei News
LONDON — The World Health Organization’s top director in the Western Pacific, Dr. Takeshi Kasai, has been indefinitely removed from his post, according to internal correspondence obtained by The Associated […] READ MORE
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Assemblymember Matt Haney, community leaders respond to rise in anti-Asian hate crimes
July 7, 2022 by Nichi Bei News
Backed by community leaders, Assemblymember Matt Haney and representatives from California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s Office highlighted the 177.5 percent increase in reported anti-Asian hate crimes at a press conference […] READ MORE
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Clergy of color face unprecedented mental health challenges
June 9, 2022 by Nichi Bei News
About two years ago, when coronavirus cases began to peak in her impoverished San Antonio neighborhood, the Rev. Norma Fuentes-Quintero found herself taking on an additional duty — helping congregants […] READ MORE
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Fighting back against anti-Asian hate
April 28, 2022 by Nichi Bei News
After being a victim of what she described as an anti-Asian verbal incident in August 2020 in Los Angeles that went viral online, Hong Lee decided to take action for […] READ MORE
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Pioneering NYC taiko group Soh Daiko continues to transform itself
April 2, 2022 by Nichi Bei News
It’s another snowy Saturday afternoon in New York, but this has not kept members of taiko group Soh Daiko from holding their normal practice. As the days relentlessly beat toward […] READ MORE
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