CeFaan Kim
CeFaan also reported daily on the Black Lives Matter protests that followed the murder of George Floyd. He covered the 2020 presidential election recount in Pennsylvania, the Chelsea terrorist bombing and protests of President Trump's travel ban at JFK airport.
CeFaan has consistently reported on poverty within the AAPI community, including an exclusive report in 2016 on Asian-American seniors who were riding casino buses to help make ends meet and how the pandemic has impacted Chinatown in NYC.
Throughout the pandemic CeFaan has been at the forefront covering the rise of anti-Asian hate crimes, interviewing and telling the stories of countless victims. His reporting helped spark a national conversation on anti-Asian hate and changed how the NYPD investigates anti-Asian hate crimes.
He is the recipient of a national Edward R. Murrow Award for his coverage during the coronavirus pandemic, multiple Emmy awards including for his coverage during the BLM protests, and a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for his anti-Asian hate coverage.
CeFaan is also a veteran who served as a U.S. Army Reserve Sergeant. He is the former co-chair of the Asian American Journalists Association's Media Watch Committee and serves as an AAJA mentor.
CeFaan's Stories
NYC travelers faces days of frustration over Delta cancelations
If you booked a vacation and flew Delta last weekend, going back to the office is probably less stressful.
Art pieces by urban realist Edward Hopper brought to life in Manhattan's Meatpacking District
When Oscar Wilde said life imitates art far more than art imitates life, he meant it figuratively. But if you wanted to interpret it literally, now you can.
Hundreds attend vigil for Englewood Public School District principal killed in car crash
Reverend Dr. Daniela Small-Bailey, the beloved Englewood Public School District principal, was killed last week in a traffic accident.
Board meeting erupts with joy after Maplewood high school principal reinstated
The principal of a high school in New Jersey, who was accused of child endangerment stemming from an incident in 2023, was reinstated at a school board meeting Thursday night.
Surveillance video shows suspect wanted in brutal beating of Queens deli worker
Surveillance video captured the relentless, violent and brutal attack on a 65-year-old deli worker in Woodside, Queens.
Police: Pride flags outside Stonewall vandalized for second year in a row
Pride flags along the perimeter of the park were ripped down on Thursday night - someone snapped the sticks and stole three-quarters of the flags.
Exclusive: New York City's crackdown on illegal pot shops
Operation Padlock to Protect has been conducting sweeps of hundreds of shops and only Eyewitness News got an exclusive up-close look.
New York City Mayor Adams wants lawmakers, governor to replace lost congestion pricing funding
Gov. Hochul says will bring back congestion pricing when the city's economy is back on firm footing, but the Mayor Adams has been saying for years that the city's economy is roaring again.
Cousins, 9 and 11, speak out after Ocean Hill playground shooting
Ruanna Brown, 9, was shot in the leg, and her 11-year-old cousin, Empress Alexander Davis, was shot in the back.
East Village restaurant known for kimchi burger expands thanks to NYC's new loan program
The inventor of the popular kimchi burger is expanding from the East Village to Brooklyn thanks to a financial boost from the New York City Department of Small Business Services.