So, I hope you guys are all familiar with the Michelin star rating system (separate from the guide recommended ones), that in the US specifically are mostly fine dining. There’s a high emphasis on decorative food, high quality ingredients, taste, service, and ambiance of the restaurant for the dining experience.

most Asian Michelin starred restaurants in the US are Japanese. French cuisine is also popular for Michelin stars (Michelin came from France). Japanese cuisine and French cuisine shares a lot of cooking and culinary values which explains why they are over represented. there’s also quite a lot of Korean restaurants with stars in the US too. Some of the Korean and Japanese ones are considered fusion technically.

On the other hand, there’s only two Chinese Michelin star restaurants in the US both with one star: Mister Jiu’s in SF Chinatown and Yingtao in NYC’s Hell’s Kitchen. both are fusion cuisine (but Yingtao is much more expensive).

I’ve been to Mister Jiu and basically sampled all their dishes including their signature Peking duck (it’s more of a roast Peking hybrid than a traditional Peking duck). I also had wine and dessert too. it was very good food and experience and definitely a special occasion visit for family celebrations, receiving friends from abroad, and date nights for couples. the view from the window was also very pretty. some people on yelp criticized the Peking duck because it wasn’t traditional but I still thought it was very strong and since it’s a fusion restaurant it shouldn’t be compared with traditional recipes.

It is very evident that this restaurant doesn’t target the Chinatown locals and is geared towards a wealthier clientele from elsewhere who uber in, eat, and leave. (I’m also not a local and we also drove in, ate, and left right afterwards). Most of the customers were non East Asian (lots of south Asian and white customers). We weren’t the only East Asians though, just a couple other tables. This is very unimportant for me, but important for a few of you here, but most of the staff are also not East Asian. we did see the owner in the open concept kitchen though cooking up food.

i also did some research and found a lack of Indian Michelin star restaurants in the US, I think there are theee: Semma in NYC, Indienne in Chicago, and Rania in Washington DC. there are only a couple Southeast Asian ones I know of: Camille in Orlando and Nari in SF.

So, what are the reasons behind the overrepresentation of Japanese and Korean restaurants for Michelin stars and the underrepresentation of Chinese, south Asian, and southeast Asian cuisine? And thoughts of mostly fusion Asian cuisine being elevated to michelin star status over traditional cuisine (even if restaurants are owned and led by Asian American chefs)?

Full disclosure, I’ve had traditional style Chinese Michelin star restaurants in Asia. So, traditional Chinese restaurants CAN get Michelin stars even as fine dining. The difference from what I experienced is tea paring over wine pairing, a very formal Chinese style service, and very very fancy traditional Chinese food. otherwise similar focus on ambiance being comfortable and fancy but in the chinese sense rather than the usual western style dimmed and a bit echoey ambiance with candle lights.

Ultimately I don’t know if the situation in America is a bit of cultural issues (Chinese immigrant and Indian immigrant children not pursuing culinary careers), Americans and immigrants themselves expecting Chinese and Indian food to be cheap and for the economic masses, or the tastes, ingredients, and styles of the food aren’t considered the most top tier for western tastes since I presume Michelin reviewers in U.S. are of western cooking backgrounds compared to Michelin reviewers in china who are more likely to have chinese culinary backgrounds.

I just learned the hard way this morning that meds with advisory of avoiding grapefruit by extension also includes pomelo. I know it’s probably a niche overlap but hopes it’ll help someone else to not experience what I did.

I’ve been craving grapefruit for months and assumed that pomelo would be a great substitute and didn’t realize that grapefruit and pomelos have the same enzymes that makes your body have the overdose effect that could lead to death. I’m very grateful my partner was there to help. I had previously scoffed at it with the mentality of “it can’t be that bad, but I’m not gonna temp it anyways.” Now that I know how bad it feels and how dangerous it could be I know I’ll be way more careful in the further with other ethnic citrus fruits.

'Remember when Paul Keating talked about greater engagement in Asia? Or Kevin Rudd pushed for more Asian languages in Australian schools?

Well, the direction of our studies and engagement in Asia have only seemed to go backwards.

The grand vision at one point might have been an Australian population that had an awareness of our Asian neighbours, and all the opportunities they presented.

But now the problem is now rather more existential: will we even have enough Indonesian-speakers, or for that matter Mandarin speakers, or Japanese speakers to fill the ranks of our diplomatic corps in the future?

Will we have any deep academic knowledge of what is happening in our own region?'

My parents are in their late 60's and I've been discussing with my sibling what we're going to do when their health starts to fail. My parents just never "made it" in the US. They were never able to afford a house and don't really have savings. Their English isn't good enough to get around on their own outside the bay area. Neither me nor my sibling live in the bay anymore. We're still in state, but cities with a much smaller Asian population. We're both homeowners with our own bills we can't afford to completely support our parents financially. My parents are literally paycheck to paycheck. They're both retired and their SS combined is only a few hundred more than their rent. They're happy since they have a community, but we're starting to think long term. All my friend's parents who immigrated here eventually bought a house even if they never worked high paid jobs. My parents were never able to buy a house due to many complicated reasons that don't matter anymore.

Anybody else faced a similar situation? What did you do when your parents got older and started needing your help both physically and financially?

As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of its founding, it confronts a new world order dominated by its relationship with China. In this wide-ranging series, we examine the pressure points and possibilities in those ties, from hard tech to soft power. Here, Lucy Quaggin looks at how Gen Z Chinese-Americans are navigating identity amid shifting US-China tensions.

As a high school student on New York City’s Upper East Side, Chinese-American Hannah Liu would take the subway downtown on Sundays to volunteer and visit Chinatown.

Those weekly trips became a space to embrace her Chinese identity, before culturally “code-switching” on her way back home.

Now 23 and still living in the city, Liu says she does not feel the need to code-switch as much. As a Generation Z Chinese-American, she describes feeling more comfortable openly embracing her heritage than she did growing up in the United States.

That personal shift represents a broader question for this generation: how their identities fit into the equation, as US-China relations become increasingly central to global politics.

As America approaches its 250th anniversary, some young Asian-Americans are asking what the future of this relationship looks like and how this key geopolitical rivalry will influence their own lives.

When it comes to US-China relations, Generation Z, roughly born between 1997 and 2012, has seen Beijing emerge as Washington’s primary adversary and one of the world’s leading powers. While this group describes bilateral ties as fragile, they also express a cautious sense of optimism.

American views on China are softening, with positive sentiment nearly doubling since 2023, according to a 2026 surv.ey by the Pew Resear.ch Centre. Most Americans still regard China as a competitor to the US rather than a partner, but fewer call it an adversary than in 2025, the sur.vey found.

Young people are significantly more likely to have positive views of China than older adults, with 34 per cent of those under 50 surveyed holding a favourable opinion of China, compared with just 19 per cent of those over 50.

Chinese-American Evan Wang, a 19-year-old former national youth poet laureate, is optimistic about the future of Washington’s relationship with Beijing, China’s growing soft power and what that means for his identity.

Raised in the Philadelphia area, Wang’s parents immigrated from Fuzhou, making him a first-generation American.

Growing up in the US, Wang, ... said he was more alienated than appreciated. But in today’s world, his experience has almost been the inverse.

“You can say I’m Chinese, and you can be really proud of it,” Wang said.

... Viral trends such as “you met me at a very Chinese time in your life” or “China-maxxing”, where social media users embrace Chinese habits and culture, are intriguing Gen Z and Gen Alpha, who are more influenced by social media, Wang said.

Views on China vary distinctly from generation to generation, and this is not just an American phenomenon, said Laura Silver, associate director at Pew.

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The era people came of age in mattered, Silver noted, with younger generations associating China with events like the Beijing Olympics or as an economic success story, while older generations might associate the country with historical events such as the Cultural Revolution.

For Liu, who was born in Beijing and moved to New York City when she was seven, the complexities of the US-China relationship are still prevalent.

She and college classmate Spencer Tsao, 24, both graduated from New York University and now work in finance at different companies in New York City.

Tsao is a Taiwanese-American, born in Long Island, New York, to parents who had immigrated from Taipei.

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In Liu’s personal life, things are more opaque, as she also feels the way people view China has changed a lot since she was in school.

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While Liu is very aware of factors affecting the relationship, such as export restrictions through her job, on the cultural side, she said it felt more positive.

Tsao agreed. American streamer iShowSpeed’s visit to China represented a huge cultural moment for young people, Tsao said, but he believes that despite noted progress, Asian culture is still being reduced to a monolith.

On social media, “China-maxxing” often consists of Western Gen Z users sipping on some hot water, buying “made in China” goods, trying traditional Chinese medicine or wearing house slippers.

“Chinese culture, specifically, is being viewed in a very monolithic way, when of course it’s this gigantic diaspora of all different people, different cultures, different backgrounds. But it’s still kind of being viewed in a one-dimensional way,” Tsao said.

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Phoebe McChesney, a 23-year-old who works and lives in Illinois, said America at 250 was not something young people – specifically on the left – really wanted to celebrate right now. “...

Adopted from China as a baby and now working in state politics, McChesney said ... American foreign policy and how it was changing were at the top of people’s minds, ...

“The US relationship with China is kind of symptomatic in general of the United States’ relationship with the world at the moment,” she added.

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As America nears 250 ... Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) adults showed a shifting sentiment of how this group views America, with most believing the US used to be a great place for immigrants but no longer is.

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... given the competition between the United States and China at the moment,” McChesney said. “I feel like essentially we have a long, long way to go before there’s real harmony between both countries.”

“I feel like people have gotten comfortable with the idea that relations are never going to be perfect,” Liu added.

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BACKGROUND : East Asian 20s male with dense slighly curlyish black hair.

My routine is just using shampoo suited for folloculitis (scalp acne) and then using generic conditioner morning and day every day. In the morning, ill apply brylcreem to my hair to style itm But Ive noticed that whenever i skip shampooing, my hair will be like more oily, smooth, curly, easier to shape, and i just like how it looks.

I want to be able to have this but without my hair smelling, feeling dirty, or my scalp itching. Any advice? Should I just use conditioner on days I dont shampoo?

Three White men calling themselves “skinheads” and shouting racial slurs allegedly carried out two unprovoked, racially motivated attacks that seriously injured three victims, including two Camp Pendleton Marine Corps officers, last year near the Oceanside Pier, according to an FBI search warrant unsealed Thursday in San Diego federal court.

The alleged attacks, which occurred the evening of June 7, 2025, appear to have never been publicly reported before. In a sworn affidavit, an FBI agent asserted the three alleged attackers are being investigated on hate-crime charges, as well as charges of violating the victims’ civil rights and conspiring to obstruct an investigation.

According to the warrant, the three suspects assaulted a 21-year-old Oceanside man who is Asian-American near a beach bathroom, allegedly slamming his head into a concrete wall multiple times. The victim was later hospitalized and diagnosed with a concussion, among other injuries.

A short time later at the Oceanside Pier Amphitheater, the same three men allegedly shouted racial slurs while attacking two Marines — one was Black, the other White — who were off duty and enjoying a night out. Both Marines later sought medical treatment at a hospital on Camp Pendleton, where doctors allegedly diagnosed one with a concussion and multiple facial fractures.

The three attackers have each been interviewed by the FBI at least once and are aware of the investigation, according to the search-warrant affidavit. The FBI agent who sought the warrant asserted that in addition to the alleged racial slurs, further investigation revealed that at least two of the men are members of a White supremacist street gang in Riverside County, while the third has the word “skinhead” tattooed on his arm.

The Union-Tribune is not naming the men since

they had not been charged as of Thursday.

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The search warrant unsealed Thursday seeks location data and other information from cellphone companies about four phones that investigators believe belong to the three suspected attackers. The FBI sought the warrant Tuesday and a San Diego federal magistrate judge approved it that same day.

The agent wrote that in addition to the racial slurs the victims and witnesses reported hearing, none of the alleged attackers knew or had any prior contact with the victims before assaulting them.

“Thus, I am not aware of any potential non-racial motive for the assaults,” the agent wrote. He added that the cellphone data sought by investigators would help confirm there had been no prior contact between the attackers and their victims, and would also provide potential evidence that the men conspired to obstruct the investigation.

According to the agent’s affidavit, the first victim was with his wife near a beach bathroom a little after sunset when two men approached from the shoreline yelling at them. The couple, who were waiting for a cousin who was using the bathroom, told investigators they didn’t initially realize what was happening until one of the men allegedly got close and yelled: “Didn’t you hear my friend talking to you? Don’t you know who we are? We’re skinheads.”

The two men then allegedly told the victim to empty his pockets, which the agent asserted in his affidavit was a ruse and not an actual robbery attempt. Moments later, both men allegedly began punching the victim in his head and face, then slamming his head into a concrete wall.

The victim “believed at that point that the subjects intended to kill him,” the FBI agent wrote in the affidavit. The victim was able to escape momentarily and run onto the beach, “where the subjects continued to punch, kick, and stomp him,” according to the agent. The victim told investigators that at this point, “he became aware of a third white male attacker who was also striking him.”

A witness later told the FBI that he thought the trio was going to kill the victim, while his wife told investigators she could “hear the crack of the blows from 20 yards away,” according to the agent’s affidavit.

“For several weeks after the assault, (the victim) needed assistance performing basic daily functions, such as standing and moving around,” the FBI agent wrote. “His head trauma caused memory loss for several weeks, during which he was unable to remember the names of family members and common household objects.”

The agent wrote that one of the alleged attackers later admitted during a voluntary interview to being at the scene, but he claimed it was a fight between mutual combatants that occurred when the victim cursed at his friend.

As Oceanside police were responding to a 911 call from the first assault, the suspected attackers had allegedly moved north toward the pier amphitheater, where they encountered the two Marines, according to the affidavit. One of the Marines later told investigators that the men walked by shouting racial slurs, but they “did not respond to these taunts … (because) the Marines had been trained to avoid altercations while they were off base.”

Numerous witnesses also told investigators that they heard the alleged attackers shouting racial slurs at the two Marines, according to the affidavit.

The FBI agent wrote that he reviewed surveillance footage of the three alleged attackers walking toward the Marines and attacking them without provocation. During the ensuing fight, one of the Marines slammed one of the alleged attackers onto the ground, causing him to lose consciousness. The FBI agent wrote that two bystanders recorded portions of the encounter, and those videos showed the Marines “initially put their hands up and backed away before starting to defend themselves.”

Two of the alleged attackers claimed to police that they acted in self defense, while the third was still lying unconscious on the ground when police arrived, according to the FBI agent.

The agent wrote that subsequent investigation of the alleged attackers, including interviews with their friends and family members and reviews of their phone data and social media, revealed that all three held racist and White supremacist beliefs.

The agent alleged in the affidavit that two of the men claim membership in a White supremacist gang in Hemet, including one who allegedly posted a video of himself on social media doing a Nazi salute and shouting “Heil Hitler.”

Two of the men also used passwords, social media accounts and email addresses containing the numbers 1488 — a common White supremacist code, with 14 representing a 14-word racist phrase about securing the future for White children, and 88 denoting “Heil Hitler,” as H is the eighth letter of the alphabet.

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Insulting or not?

I had lunch with a group of friends, which one of them had recently had spend 4 months abroad in a country in Southeast Asia. She spent extensive time with an American family (white) who had 3 young kids - with two of them being born in the states, and one born in that country. She then goes on to talk about how amazing these kids are for adapting to a new culture, having to wrestle with the identity of both cultures / not feeling like they entirely will fit in to either culture, dealing with visa issues, etc.

Anyways, my friend’s comments infuriated me because what she is describing is such a common experience for immigrants / children of immigrants in America, but for some reason when white people do it, it’s suddenly romanticized? Also, most expat children (these included) are homeschooled or go to international school, so don’t even have the layer of going to school in that country. I tried to comment on it, but I could tell that all the people at the lunch didn’t get it (I suppose not that surprising given that I was the only person of color). 

What are folks' thoughts on this? Was I justified in my anger or should I be glad that this friend is recognizing hardships of growing in a country that's not your home country?

I've been reading comments from people all over the world expressing shock and outrage over the way the South Korean national football team was treated when they returned home. I came across one comment that said, "In Korea, you're not allowed to fail," which struck me as a mindset that ends up producing the exact opposite of what it claims to promote. Which Asian culture do you think places the greatest emphasis on allowing people to fail, learn from it, and start over?

I kinda phrased the title badly, but let me explain.

Not talking about tourists, I'm talking about the foreigners who want to or live in Japan.

The first point is that people (especially white ppl) complain that even if they put in the effort to learn perfect Japanese and assimilate into the culture, they will never be accepted as Japanese because they don't look Japanese. Wow, so sad! But bro... that's what we ALREADY deal with, with the perpetual foreigner stereotype and the fetish with Asians.

The second point is these people love complaining about overtourism, rude tourists & weebs. But hey! They're not part of the problem, because they "know and respect the culture" and they're "one of the good ones"! Which is exactly the internalized racism and white worship that some Asians do in order to fit in more. It's funny to see a white people version of it.

I might be rambling, but it's just really funny to see these white Americans being shocked and depressed at what we've been dealing with since birth. I just hope they realize that's what WE feel like in America, understand our issues and have empathy for us too.

Hello guys, I am asian and I want to get the two block fringe haircut but I don't know if I need to find an asian barber to do the haircut or is any barber fine? There aren't many asian barbers that I know of around me so I think it's kinda hard to even find one but does the barber really have to be asian ?

Thanks!

Fellow Southeast Asian-American living in Minneapolis. Not going to lie, I’m having a harder time with the upcoming Fourth of July this year than I usually do. It’s made me reflect a lot on what it means to be American, especially as someone from an immigrant/refugee community. This year has been tough for Minneapolis, and for many immigrant friends and families I know personally. I live close an area where ICE agents were continuously patrolling the streets, so these issues felt very real and close to home. I had a friend from China working on a visa stay at my apartment for a few days because ICE activity was so heavy near him, and he was genuinely afraid. Another good friend of mine who is Hmong was confronted by an ICE agent while at a gas station. I saw elders on the news like Chongly Thao be detained by ICE in the freezing cold, wearing only his underwear, without even being properly questioned. Seeing things like that happen to people in our community makes it hard to treat this as some abstract political debate. It felt personal. It felt close. The murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti also had a major effect on people in my city. But one thing that did make me proud was seeing so many people show up and protest the federal occupation.

I guess I’m sitting with a lot more mixed feelings about this country heading into this Fourth of July.I’ve never been a big “rah-rah America” kind of guy, and I’ve always had my own complicated opinions about this country. But the bitterness and resentment I feel this year feels different. I understand that the Fourth of July is not necessarily about celebrating the government, but about the birth of the country. Still, for some reason, I can’t separate the two right now. Maybe part of it is because, growing up, my identity as an American was always questioned. I was told, directly and indirectly, that I wasn’t really American. And now I’m expected to celebrate America without acknowledging those experiences. Those two expectations don’t fit together.

I’m curious if other Asian Americans or people from immigrant/refugee families, are feeling something similar this year.

Not surprised, but...