Tag: Overseas Chinese
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Kinship, roots link Chinese at home, afar
As the cinematic hit “Dear You” — which follows a young ethnic Chinese man uncovering the history of his family roots through a bundle of old letters — ... -
Comedian Jenny Yang uses a comedy tour to uplift immigrants, one grocery store at a time
Stand-up comedians are used to tuning out the din of clinking glasses from two-drink minimums and patrons walking in and out during sets. But what about ... -
An Australian journalist turns her harrowing China prison ordeal into a memoir and play
After three years as a prisoner in Beijing, Cheng Lei is busy rebuilding her life. She’s written a memoir and a play, tried her hand at ... -
This Vietnamese town boomed as factories left China. Now it’s asking what’s next?
The transformation of Vietnam’s Bac Ninh is evident in the signs above its shops and the spicy Chinese and Korean dishes on its tables. Once known ... -
Lin Jingzhang named as suspect in Indonesian radioactive contamination probe
Indonesian authorities yesterday named a Chinese executive of a metal smelting company as a suspect in a cesium-137 contamination case that resulted in the recall of ... -
Cambodia urges a fair process as US and UK pursue Chen Zhi
Cambodia’s government said yesterday it hopes the U.S. and Britain have sufficient evidence in their pursuit of Prince Holding Group and its Chairman Chen Zhi, after ... -
Mahjong nights draw young crowds to San Francisco bars and restaurants
When Ryan Lee first played mahjong two years ago, he got hooked. He dug out sets of the classic Chinese tile game from his parents’ house ... -
Chinese woman becomes third person charged under Australia’s foreign interference laws
A Chinese citizen was charged yesterday under Australia’s recent foreign interference laws with covertly collecting information about an Australian Buddhist association, police said. The woman, an ... -
Two surrogates speak out about California couple under investigation
A woman who almost served as a surrogate for a Southern California couple now under investigation by authorities said she backed out after the couple asked ... -
University of Michigan faces federal probe after arrest of 2 Chinese scientists
The University of Michigan is under federal scrutiny after two Chinese scientists linked to the school were separately charged with smuggling biological materials into the United ... -
US Justice Department says two Chinese nationals charged with spying for Beijing
Two Chinese nationals have been charged with spying inside the United States on behalf of Beijing, including by taking photographs of a naval base, coordinating a ... -
Ex-aide to New York governor pleads not guilty to new pandemic fraud charge
A former aide to two New York governors already facing charges of acting as an illicit agent of China pleaded not guilty on Monday to additional ... -
Two scientists will stay in jail while accused of bringing biological material to US
Two Chinese scientists accused of smuggling or shipping biological material into the United States for use at the University of Michigan will remain in custody after ... -
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are still targets of hatred
Up until 2020, Anna Wong had gone her entire adulthood in Los Angeles without ever facing blatantly racist abuse for being Asian. After COVID-19 hit, she ... -
Chinese student found guilty in British court of drugging and raping 10 women
A Chinese PhD student was found guilty yesterday [Macau time] in a London court of drugging and raping 10 women in England and China, as police ... -
A former aide to New York governors face new charges in foreign agent of China case
A former aide to two New York governors and her husband are facing additional charges in a case accusing her of acting as an agent of ... -
Man convicted of stalking Chinese ex-official by leaving him a dire note gets prison in US
A man who taped a sinister note to a Chinese ex-official’s door in New Jersey was sentenced yesterday [Macau time] to 16 months in prison. He ... -
Manhattan man pleads guilty to helping establish secret Chinese police station
A Manhattan resident has pleaded guilty to helping establish a secret police station in New York City, “on behalf of the Chinese government.” Chen Jinping, 60, ... -
Man sentenced for helping pregnant Chinese women travel to give birth in the US
A California man was sentenced yesterday [Macau time] to nearly 3 1/2 years in prison for running an extensive business that helped pregnant Chinese women travel ... -
Chinese-language booksellers are flourishing overseas
Yu Miao smiles as he stands among the 10,000 books crowded on rows of bamboo shelves in his newly reopened bookstore. It’s in Washington’s vibrant Dupont ... -
State alien land laws drive some China-born US citizens to rethink their politics
Diana Xue has always followed the politics of her husband, friends and neighbors in Orlando, Florida, and voted Republican. This Election Day, she’ll break that pattern. ... -
Asian American boba brand finds opportunity after Simu Liu sparks cultural appropriation debate
Olivia Chen and Pauline Ang, friends and business partners on boba milk tea brand Twrl, have tried three times to get on “Shark Tank,” the ABC ... -
Families of Americans detained in China share their pain and urge US to get them home
The families of four Americans detained in China said yesterday that their loved ones are suffering both physically and mentally, urging the U.S. government to take ... -
Connie Chung launched a generation of Asian American girls named Connie
Some public figures are honored with namesake buildings or monuments. Veteran broadcaster Connie Chung has a strain of marijuana and hundreds of Asian American women as ... -
Angela Chao, Mitch McConnell’s sister-in-law, was drunk when she drove into pond, police say
Angela Chao, a shipping industry CEO and sister-in-law to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, was intoxicated when she drove into a pond and died last month ... -
Shipping industry exec died on Texas ranch after her car went into a pond, report says
Angela Chao, a shipping industry CEO and sister-in-law to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, died on a Texas ranch last month after her car went into ...
