‘The Atmosphere Was Joyful’: Monterey Park Survivor Captured Footage Minutes Before Shooting

Mike Zhang, 71, was filming videos of the Lunar New Year celebration at Star Ballroom Dance Studio on his phone just minutes before a gunman entered and killed 11 people on Jan. 21. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000008742122/monterey-park-survivor.html Isabelle Qian, Ang Li, Sarah Kerr, Ben Laffin and Zack Haskell Original Source: NY Times >>

Half Moon Bay Shooting: Suspect Faces Charges as Community Reels From Deaths

A 66-year-old man is facing seven counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/25/us/california-shooting-half-moon-bay.html David W. Chen, Tim Arango, Edgar Sandoval and Soumya Karlamangla Original Source: NY Times >>

The Indirect Ways the U.S. Can Help China Avoid Covid Catastrophe

It’s in the United States’ best interest to find ways to aid China. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/24/opinion/the-us-must-help-china-avoid-covid-catastrophe-heres-how.html Michael V. Callahan Original Source: NY Times >>

Your Tuesday Briefing: California Mourns, as Death Toll Rises

Also, resistance to Chinese influence in the Solomon Islands and Beijing’s efforts to subsidize I.V.F. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/23/briefing/monterey-park-shooting-china-asian.html Amelia Nierenberg Original Source: NY Times >>

Gunman Dies of Self-inflicted Gunshot After Mass Shooting in Monterey Park

The attack took place in a city just east of Los Angeles that earlier in the day had hosted a festival celebrating the eve of the Lunar New Year. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/22/us/shooting-monterey-park-california.html Corina Knoll, Jill Cowan, Victoria Kim and Edgar Sandoval Original Source: NY Times >>

Your Monday Briefing: A Lunar New Year Shooting

Also, New Zealand’s next leader and a Lunar New Year travel surge in China. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/22/briefing/mass-shooting-lunar-california.html Amelia Nierenberg Original Source: NY Times >>

China Celebrates Lunar New Year After ‘Zero Covid’ With Caution

With strict Covid restrictions lifted weeks ahead of the country’s most important holiday, millions, joyful yet anxious, could finally travel and reunite with family. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/21/world/asia/china-lunar-new-year-travel-covid.html Chang Che and John Liu Original Source: NY Times >>

How Asian Americans Are Redefining the Lunar New Year

Some younger Asian Americans are creating their own holiday traditions, putting their own spin on lessons they’ve learned. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/21/style/lunar-new-year-traditions.html Aileen Kwun Original Source: NY Times >>