Coffee with KCAL goes to Koreatown, where Jamie Yuccas and Jim Hill spoke with members of the community at One:Scape Coffee.
At a California restaurant, a man of Taiwanese descent was told he was getting deported and that he should enjoy his last meal, the man later recalled.
Nearly half of all Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) adults in California—48%—experienced hate in 2024, according to a new report from Stop AAPI Hate.
"This is an attack on Los Angeles. This is an attack on California. On all of us."
Asian American and Pacific Islander leaders are organizing their communities to support Latinos as federal immigration enforcement expands across Los Angeles, warning that Asian immigrant areas may face increased scrutiny.
As immigration raids in America’s second-largest city stoke fear even among legal residents, Asian Americans citywide are calling for an immediate halt.
On June 26, Asian American Pacific Islander community leaders and politicians held a press conference in Little Tokyo to express their support of undocumented immigrants and condemn recent actions by the Trump Administration to terrorize immigrant communities.
Asian Americans and various organizations gathered in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles to call on the Trump administration to push military personnel and ICE out of Los Angeles as soon as possible.
ICE raids are spreading fear among immigrants, driving them underground.
About 1.6 million AAPI people live in Los Angeles County, reflecting roughly 16 percent of the population.