Here and there from ethnic media:
- Rafu reports on the alleged assault of Little Tokyo BID officers by the members of J-Town Action and Solidarity during a confrontation after the cleaning of the Toriumi Plaza:
https://rafu.com/2022/12/police-investigating-alleged-assault-of-bid-officers-on-aiso-street/
(For what it's worth, here's J-Town for Action and Solidarity's thread on what happened Dec. 15: https://twitter.com/JTOWNACTION/status/1603911198306549760)
Police Investigating Alleged Assault of BID Officers on Aiso Street
An incident that occurred on Dec. 15 in Little Tokyo shortly after the Los Angeles Department of Sanitation conducted its weekly cleaning of Aiso Street outside of Toriumi Plaza is the subject of an ongoing LAPD investigation after two Little Tokyo Business Improvement District (BID) officers were injured. The safety officers allege they were assaulted […]
The World Journal reports on the rush of Chinese Americans to buy antipyretics and ship them back to China as COVID rages on in the country ->
https://www.worldjournal.com/wj/story/121471/6861726
華人代購牟暴利 1人狂掃8箱退燒藥
中國防疫政策放開後染疫人數暴增，退燒藥供不應求，價格炒高數倍。南加部分華人代購瞄準商機，在好市多等商場瘋狂掃貨，在中國大...
The paper also reports how the singing competition "The Voice of China" will hold a U.S. "meet-and-greet" (Basically an audition) ->
https://www.worldjournal.com/wj/story/121359/6867944
中國好聲音 來美歌手赴中參賽
疫情趨緩，中美互動增加。浙江衛視歌唱選秀節目「中國好聲音」，日前在洛杉磯舉辦美國站海外見面會記者會，為2023年的節目選...
The Korea Times reports on the plan to redevelop the Korean Consulate office in Los Angeles, which will take some $62.5 million ->
http://www.koreatimes.com/article/20221225/1446420
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Meanwhile, India West reports on the increase in the number of unauthorized Indian migrants crossing the Mexico-U.S. border: https://indiawest.com/illegals-from-india-doubled-in-2021-22-surged-at-mexico-border-in-last-2-months/
(More context from the BBC: https://bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62893926)
Not ethnic media, but also relevant. NBC Asian America reports how Indians face up to 3-year waits just to get a U.S. tourist visas: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/indians-face-3-year-wait-us-tourist-visas-consulates-subcontinent-are-rcna62499
Illegals From India Doubled in 2021-22, Surged At Mexico Border In Last 2 Months - IndiaWest
By ARUL LOUIS NEW YORK, NY (IANS) – The death of an Indian man who fell trying to climb a border wall in Texas has put a spotlight on illegal immigration from India to the US which has shown a sudden surge along the border […]
And VOA Thai reports on the Thai community here paying homage and wishing well to the Princess Bajrakitiyabha who recently collapsed from a heart condition.
https://www.voathai.com/a/thai-diaspora-in-america-prays-for-thailand-s-princess-hospitalised/6885211.html
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