1. Laufey Corrects Photographers Who Called Her the Wrong Name on the Golden Globes Red Carpet
Oh, no you did not. While posing on the red carpet at the Golden Globe Awards, singer-songwriter Laufey ran into an awkward case of mistaken identity when a group of photographers repeatedly called her "Megan" while trying to get her attention. "My name isn't Megan," the Icelandic Chinese singer told the photographers. "So, I don't know." Yikes. My guess? They thought she was Megan Skiendiel from Katseye. Sorry, wrong Asian.
2. Arden Cho & Ahn Hyo-seop from KPop Demon Hunters
Half a year after its release, Kpop Demon Hunters is still going strong with the awards/publicity push and people can't seem to get enough. Voice actors Arden Cho and Ahn Hyo-seop, who play Rumi and Jinu in the hit animated feature film, were guests on The Tonight Show -- an appearance that was hyped weeks in advance. They talk about reading the script for the film for the first time and recording their own covers of "Free" before demonstrating their voice-acting skills.
3. Asian-American sues South Coast Plaza security provider for alleged slur by guard
In Southern California, a man is suing an Orange County mall's security provider for discrimination, after a security guard allegedly used a racial slur against him during one of two encounters while he was using the center's EV charging stations. John Le says a security guard at South Coast Plaza called him a chink -- as in "Chink, you must leave" -- and unfairly targeted him over allegedly time limits for staying on the premises.
4. U.S. Figure Skater Alysa Liu Heads Toward 2026 Olympics With Momentum— and Statement Performance
After stepping away from the sport at age 16 following a sixth-place finish at the Beijing Olympics, Alysa Liu's return has been one of the most unexpected comeback stories in recent skating history. Following an impressive second place finish at the 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Liu joins skaters Amber Glenn and Isabeau Levito to round out the U.S. women's singles Olympic figure skating team headed to Milano Cortina next month.
5. We Were the Scenery
Filmed on location in Vietnam, the Philippines, and Long Beach, California, We Were the Scenery is a short documentary based on the experiences of writer Cathy Linh Che's parents, two Vietnam War refugees who, while in a refugee camp in the Philippines, were utilized as background extras in the film Apocalypse Now. Shortlisted for the 98th Academy Awards for Best Documentary Short Film, We Were the Scenery premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2025 where it won the Short Film Jury Prize for Nonfiction.
