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Today marks my one-year anniversary at the LA Times! Been a heck of a year. Since it falls so close to New Year's Day, did a roundup of my first year at the LAT here ->

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I should have at least one or more stories in 2022 (Given I work NYE), but this is as good of a time to recap the year that has been for me -- And some of my favorite stories, ordered chronologically: - Our story on the young v. old Koreatown -> latimes.com/california/sto

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In death, Monterey Park shooter's motives prove elusive as detectives struggle to connect him to victims. The latest with

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In death, Monterey Park shooter's exact motives, mindset may prove elusive

Four days into the investigation, fragments are emerging about Huu Can Tran's motives for killing 11 people and wounding nine others in a mass shooting in Monterey Park.

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Many SGV restaurants make most of their money during this two week Lunar New Year holiday. They buy their ingredients in bulk knowing diners will come in. Many people are afraid to go out right now. If you can support something local right now that would be great.

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Monterey Park continues to grapple with the shooting deaths of 11 people attacked at the Star Dance studio on Saturday. Tonight, a crowd of 100’s lay flowers and burned incense at a growing memorial outside the studio.

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UPDATE: After our story published, a spokesperson for Newsom said the administration is investigating the farms involved in the shooting “to ensure workers are treated fairly and with the compassion they deserve."

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‘Living in shipping containers, making $9 an hour’: Shooting highlights poor conditions on farms

What is being described as the deadliest mass shooting in San Mateo County history quickly...

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@CapRadioInsight

On

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@VickiLGonzalez

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who shared an intimate picture of Monterey Park's Asian American significance, long known as “America’s first suburban Chinatown” before this Saturday's mass shooting. Listen: capradio.org/news/insight/2

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California mass shootings add to years of pandemic trauma for Bay Area’s Asian American community: sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl w/

A vigil will be held at 5:30 pm Thursday at Portsmouth Square in SF

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California mass shootings add to Bay Area Asian Americans’ years of pandemic trauma

Back-to-back mass shootings are exacting a toll on Asian American communities after three...

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Spanish is also a heart language in Monterey Park. The city is known as the first suburban Chinatown but Latinos make up a quarter of residents. In west San Gabriel Valley, Asians and Latinos live side-by-side.

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Wen Tau Yu, 64, was studying to become a pharmacist and Yu Lun Kao, 72, loved spending hours perfecting his dance moves before the Monterey Park shooting,

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Wen Tau Yu was studying to become a pharmacist before the Monterey Park shooting.

Mr. Yu and Yu Lun Kao were killed on Saturday along with 9 other people at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio in the California city.

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Monterey Park City Hall is awash in flowers and funeral wreathes. Even after Tuesday’s vigil ended, candlelight illuminated the photos of two people who were killed – Ming Wei Ma, who ran the Star Dance studio and Mymy Nhan, who loved to dance there.

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The Conversation U.S.

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Monterey Park: A pioneering Asian American suburb shaken by the tragedy of a mass shooting

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Monterey Park: A pioneering Asian American suburb shaken by the tragedy of a mass shooting

Once seen as the Chinese Beverly Hills, Monterey Park is now seen as Asian America’s ‘town square’ – the impact of a mass shooting there will ripple across the country.

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if you want more context on the diversity and importance of Asian ethnic enclaves in Southern California, watch my senior thesis. It's a short documentary on 'Little India' in Artesia and 'Cambodia Town' in Long Beach. #MontereyPark #HalfMoonBay

Making Our Homes | A Short Documentary on Cambodia Town and Little...

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'No safe spaces': For Asian Americans, California shootings add to growing mental health crisis

Some advocates are worried about a growing mental health crisis as more Asian Americans fear violent attacks in their communities.

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Ok, this got me thinking— what happens to the survivors of gunshot injuries? Turns out, getting shot is expensive. 👇

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One of the people injured in a mass shooting this week told @GavinNewsom he was trying to get out of the hospital ASAP because he couldn't afford the medical bill.

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+ Great stories from the team at

on the grief and trauma Asian Americans face: sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl As well as the team at

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After California massacres, Asian Americans shoulder the grief

More mass killings, more collective grief — and this time, Asian Americans and immigrants are shouldering the bulk of the agony.

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I went on LA Times Today on Monday to talk with

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LA Times Today: What we know so far about the Monterey Park shooting

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going deep on the seniors' sense of isolation:

'The isolation and loneliness really get to me' and 'l I think about dying'

Isolation is no small matter in the rapidly aging population, and the depression that results often goes undiagnosed and untreated.

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And we talked with Steve Kang, who talked about the lack of community space for our elders -- And what a McDonald's in Koreatown says about it.

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We talked with Peggy Huang, an unofficial spokesperson during the Laguna Woods shooting, who talked about the loss of identity our elders face after spending decades in a "life of hard work." We talked with Paul Hoang, who talked about expectations for our elders.

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From their generational trauma stemming from wars and immigration to the stigma of mental health, our elders have been suffering. The pandemic has only intensified that pain.

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It's now just about three days after the tragedy in Monterey Park, and two days after the tragedy in Half Moon Bay -- We look at how the Asian American community is grieving -- and the tough questions it's asking, about our elders' pain and isolation:

California mass shootings force grieving Asian Americans to ask painful questions

Asian Americans across the country are anguishing over the recent mass shootings, in which older Asian men have allegedly opened fire on other Asians.

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Two shooters targeted #AsianAmericans in #MontereyPark + in #HalfMoonBay. People asked: Is it a hate crime? Turns out, they are Asian-on-Asian attacks and I'm hearing: Is there hidden trauma affecting elderly Asian men, pushing them to explode? Our story:

California mass shootings force grieving Asian Americans to ask painful questions

Asian Americans across the country are anguishing over the recent mass shootings, in which older Asian men have allegedly opened fire on other Asians.

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Asian Americans are grappling with a new reality: Someone who looks like their grandfather, who traveled a similar immigrant path, is suspected of opening fire on a group of innocent people. w/

California mass shootings force grieving Asian Americans to ask painful questions

Asian Americans across the country are anguishing over the recent mass shootings, in which older Asian men have allegedly opened fire on other Asians.

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When we finally meet / if we can stand outside the borders of time / without stepping on the past / I will dance til I run out of breath Good night

[MV] IU(아이유) _ above the time(시간의 바깥)

[MV] IU(아이유) _ above the time(시간의 바깥)

1theK가 제작한 '1theK Originals-원더케이 오리지널' 채널이 오픈되었습니다:) 많은 관심과 구독 부탁드려요

NEW YouTube Channel '1theK Originals' has been l...

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You can follow the vigil happening at the Monterey Park City Hall here ->

LIVE: A vigil is held for victims of Monterey Park mass shooting

A vigil is held for the 11 victims of the mass shooting that occurred at a Lunar New Year celebration.#Reuters #live #news #MontereyPark #shooting #vigil

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The LA County Coroner’s office has updated the names of the 11 Monterey Park shooting victims to include their middle names. They are often part of a person's given name in some languages including Chinese.

Authorities Say There Are No Clear Ties Between Monterey Park Shooter And Victims. 3 Weapons Are...

Here's what happened the night of Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023 in Monterey Park.

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Monterey Park Mayor Henry Lo reading the names of the victims tonight at a vigil outside of Monterey Park City Hall.

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Perspective | One year after the Atlanta spa shootings, we can’t forget the victims’ names

A year ago, I reported from the crime scene and created a guide for pronouncing the names of the six Asian women who were killed.

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This, unfortunately, reminds me of what happened in the Atlanta shooting -- Where the victims' middle name were omitted in the coroner's release even though their full name (as written in Korean) include their middle name.

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FYI, important note here: Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (or TECO) in LA has told us that the names of two victims in the Monterey Park shooting are Yu-Lun Kao and Wen-Tau Yu, not Yu Kao and Wen Yu as initially released by the coroner's office.

Grandparents, dancers, community builders: All 11 killed in Monterey Park shooting identified

All 11 people killed in the Monterey Park shooting have been identified. Family members remembered them as lifelong dancers, beloved family members and pillars of the community.

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My idea of self-care, in times like this, is to stand in front of a wall heater for two minutes

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Today, I’m supposed to switch from helping to cover the #MontereyPark shootings to the #HalfMoonBay shootings. What a maddening world we live in. May (#LunarNewYear) luck somehow sidle up to all of us.

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- The paper with a story about another victim (whom I believe has not been identified by anyone else yet?):

worldjournal.com

蒙市大屠殺受害者Andy高熱愛舞蹈與寫作 | 世界新聞網

蒙市槍擊案受害者Andy高生前熱愛跳舞，熱心分享。建國中學南加校友會現任會長張虎，23日回憶好友生前泣不成聲；他說，An...

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- World Journal with an interview with a local real estate broker whose dance teacher was one of those injured in the shooting:

worldjournal.com

蒙市大屠殺槍手首射擊馬名偉倖存者回憶案發過程 | 世界新聞網

南加華人城市蒙特利公園市（Monterey Park ），農曆大年夜發生人間悲劇，最新消息死亡人數已增至11人，另有多名...

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Finally, can't forget about ethnic media. - Sing Tao Daily on more information about Ming Wei Ma, who helped manage the studio and died in Saturday's tragedy: singtaousa.com/2023-01-23/%e3 - And more about the gunman:

槍手曾是舞蹈老師經常穿梭兩家舞廳

蒙特利公園市到阿罕布拉市，舞星舞廳到來來舞廳，相距三英里，中間要穿過八個十字路口，而案發的當天晚上，槍擊嫌犯駕駛著一輛白色麵包車，從蒙特利公園市的舞星舞廳，來到了阿罕布拉市的來來舞廳，準備第二次作案，幸虧來來舞廳裡，有一個年輕人，將他手中的槍支奪走，才避免了又一起慘案發生。在舞星舞廳製造了這麼慘烈的槍擊案後，竟然還能開車經過八個十字路口，來到另一座城市的舞廳，準備再次作案。據悉，槍擊嫌犯輕...

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- SGV Tribune/SCNG on how schools are talking about the tragedy with their students: sgvtribune.com/2023/01/23/in- - A dispatch from the Langley Senior Citizen Center:

Stung themselves by the loss, Monterey Park leaders center their efforts on community healing

‘I think it’s gonna be a long period of both mourning and grieving together and a long road to recovery,’ said Councilmember Thomas Wong.

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- On LAist, on the joy of ballroom dancing -- and why many found ways to keep dancing Sunday: laist.com/news/monterey- - Resource for mental health in the Asian American community:

Coalition Of Groups Comes Together To Try To Serve Mental Health Needs Of Monterey Park AAPI Victims

The AAPI Equity Alliance is a trade group of dozens of nonprofits that started coming together Sunday to find mental health resources for the AAPI…

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- On the Guardian, what does this mean for Asian Americans and their mental health -- and public safety in AAPI neighbrhoods?

theguardian.com

‘It perpetuates fear’: Monterey Park shooting compounds trauma in Asian American communities

The tragedy revived fears, anxiety and trauma of the last three years of the pandemic, which saw a surge in anti-Asian hate

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- On NPR, an interview with UCLA professor Min Zhou, who knows Monterey Park better than nearly everyone else: npr.org/2023/01/23/115 - And how the city's residents are reacting:

How the neighborhood is coping after a gunman killed 11 people at a dance studio

On Saturday, a gunman killed 11 victims at a ballroom studio in Monterey Park, Calif. Residents react near the site of the shooting, where normally, Lunar New Year Celebrations would be ongoing.

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