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Lisa Lu (left) and Rosalind Chao in a still from The Joy Luck Club (1993). The film stands as only the second Hollywood film ever to tell a contemporary story with a majority Asian cast – the first, Flower Drum Song, had arrived 32 years prior.
American cinema

How The Joy Luck Club opened the door for majority-Asian casts in Hollywood

The Joy Luck Club (1993) is a complex tale of intergenerational trauma focusing on four Chinese mothers and their daughters in San Francisco.

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Chinese overseas

TD Bank sued by Chinese staff in US who say they were illegally fired

US-China relations

US appeal court says Florida can ban Chinese citizens from property purchases

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US-China relations

Texas law curbing Chinese property rights takes effect, no relief in sight for months

Court dismissed a challenge in August; an appeal is pending.

The Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas. Photo: Reuters
United States

Columbia student Xie Hongzhuo from Beijing among 5 killed in NY tour bus crash

The others are Pinki Changrani, Zhang Xiaolan and Jian Mingli, from New Jersey, and Shankar Kumar Jha, of India; driver Bin Shao survived.

United States

US sentences Chinese national to 8 years for smuggling arms to North Korea

Shenghua Wen got US$2 million from Pyongyang and believed Pyongyang wanted to attack South Korea, Justice Department says.

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US-China trade war

Landmark US Chinatown survived Covid, hate crimes – but tariffs pose new threat

The streets brim with life after a challenging pandemic – but business owners warn tariffs threaten profit margins.

Oakland Chinatown variety store draws shoppers on July 9, 2025. Photo: Ralph Jennings
US-China relations

Texas governor signs bill banning Chinese citizens from buying property in state

The initiative allows those who hold valid US visas to purchase property, but only if the property is used as a primary residence.

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US-China relations

Republican-backed bill to limit Chinese property ownership gains ground in Texas

Measure also targets nationals from Iran, North Korea and Russia as it gives the state’s governor broad powers to include more countries.

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US-China relations

Quarter of Americans see Chinese-Americans as possible threat: poll

Survey by Asian American Foundation also says 63 per cent of Asian-Americans report feeling unsafe.

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A survey found that some 63 per cent of Asian-Americans reported feeling unsafe in day-to-day situations. Photo: Shutterstock
Art

Trump’s ‘arrogant and appalling’ Smithsonian order comes under fire

‘It’s a declaration of war,’ one historian says of Trump’s attempt to excavate ‘divisive ideology’ from the historic museum institution.

The exterior of the Smithsonian Institution Building. US President Donald Trump says a number of Smithsonian museums, including the distinguished National Museum of African American History and Culture, espouse “corrosive ideology” and are trying to rewrite American history in relation to issues of race and gender. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
Donald Trump

Chinese-American woman thanks Trump after being freed by Taliban

Faye Hall says Afghan women held in Taliban jails see the US president as their ‘saviour’ and are waiting for him to free them too.

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US-China relations

US lawmaker says China or its citizens could be tied to recent drone sightings

Pentagon and Homeland Security’s claim that no evidence of foreign entity or criminal activity ‘means they don’t know what it is’, he adds.

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Science

How Chinese-born US scientists are reacting to Trump’s White House comeback

As they watch to see how administration unfolds, some fear revival of China Initiative that affected academics of Chinese descent.

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The re-election of Donald Trump as US president is being watched by Chinese-born scientists in America who remember the last Trump presidency as inflicting anxiety on their community. Photo: Reuters
Chinese culture

Being Chinese | We’re Chinese and we fight to pay for dinner

Economic and societal shifts have forced me to reconsider the fight-to-pay ritual at multi-generation family gatherings.

At the end of a Chinese family meal, it is common to see the tug of war over who picks up the bill. Photo: Shutterstock
US presidential election 2024

Minority voters could make difference for Harris, Trump in tight election

Presidential campaigns vie for Asian, black, Latino vote in crucial swing states as some loyalties have shifted.

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US-China relations

US Congress battles, Trump slams Chinese carmakers: 7 US-China relations reads

From China’s role in congressional races to a surge of activism, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in October 2024.

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US presidential election 2024

‘Feeling attacked’ by Texas law threat, Chinese-Americans turn to activism

Legislation to bar Chinese citizens from buying property in the state ultimately failed, but many became politically engaged because of it.

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
US-China relations

Most Chinese-Americans say not enough being done to fight discrimination in US

Respondents note struggles with psychological issues, particularly those who are younger, female and regularly experience racial prejudice.

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American cinema

How Chinese-American comedy 21 & Over became 2 problematic films

21 & Over, the 2013 comedy from The Hangover writers, raised eyebrows with its racism and sexual objectification. Extra scenes shot for a Chinese cut made it a quite different film but not a better one.

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US presidential election 2024

Chinese-Americans launch group backing Harris-Walz ticket

America’s top trade official among those hailing Democratic presidential candidate as ally of community that could prove a swing bloc.

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US Vice-President Kamala Harris, the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee, boards Air Force Two at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Thursday. Photo: AFP
Trending in China

Profile | ‘Godmother of AI’, top Chinese-American scientist wants gender, racial equality

After her family moved from China to the US, life was hard for Fei-Fei Li, but she applied herself to become known years later as the “Godmother of AI”. Now she wants to give others like her a fighting chance.

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The Post profiles Fei-Fei Li, the Chinese-American computer scientist who has become known as the “Godmother of AI”. Photo: SCMP composite/Huxiu/Sohu
Chinese history

How an early Chinese-American fishing village fuelled shark fin trade

A fishing village in California was the lifeblood for some of the earliest Chinese migrants to America, and it played a crucial role in the shark fin trade at the turn of the 20th century.

United States

US police officer fired for hurling racist slurs at Chinese-American neighbour

Burton Hill was involved in an altercation with Zhen Jin over the disposal of dog bones at a condominium complex where they lived.

Viral stories

Chinese-American deepfake porn victim fights back against spiteful content

A Chinese-American victim of deepfake porn posted by a man she rejected has set up a company which she hopes will allow women like her to fight back against malicious online content.

A Chinese-American woman who fell victim to a revenge porn attack has set up a company she hopes will enable women like her fight back against spiteful online content. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/163.com
Books and literature

How writing memoir of Chinese-American ‘hero’ dad healed a daughter’s grief

The death of Alexandra Chan’s father, a Chinese-American engineer for Kodak, so devastated her she began writing a memoir of him, and learned that her grief ran far deeper than the death of a parent.

After the loss of her father, Alexandra Chan set about writing her memoir, only to discover that her grief ran far deeper than his death. Photo: courtesy of Alexandra Chan
Trending in China

Profile | Chinese-American ‘comedy queen’ Jiaoying Summers on rural childhood, cruel taunts

A US star who was born in China talks about her tough upbringing and how she now mines it for her hilarious stand-up comedy routines.

American cinema

He came from China with US$50, and found a way to help the blind see again

The movie Sight, starring Greg Kinnear and Terry Chen, tells the story of Dr Ming Wang, a Chinese immigrant to the US who discovered a way to help blind people see. Wang talks about his journey and his faith.

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