Wisconsin fan booted from basketball game after slant-eye gesture at Northwestern students
- A TikTok video showing a Wisconsin Men's Basketball fan doing a slant-eye gesture at Northwestern students during Tuesday’s game has gone viral.
- The spectator can be seen a few seconds later in the video being escorted out by athletics staff.
- The official TikTok page of the Wisconsin Badgers chimed in under the video, writing: “His actions have no place at our events and run completely counter to our values.”
A TikTok video of a Wisconsin Badgers fan directing the slant-eye gesture at a group of Northwestern students has gone viral, with many commenters calling out the spectator for his “embarrassing” display of racism.
The incident occurred on Tuesday night at Welsh-Ryan Fieldhouse, where the Badgers won against the Northwestern Wildcats, 82-76.
Chinese couple trapped for a month together on their second date due to sudden COVID lockdown get engaged
- A Chinese man and woman who planned a one-day date were trapped for a month at home together due to an unexpected COVID-19 lockdown.
- The woman, Zhao Xiaoqing, announced their engagement plans after she found that she and her lockdown partner, Zhao Fei, had “compatible souls.”
A Chinese woman who was trapped on a month-long date due to a COVID-19 lockdown in Shaanxi province announced engagement plans to her quarantine date.
The woman, Zhao Xiaoqing, aged 28, had arranged a one-day date with Zhao Fei (who is of the same age) from Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, but a day unexpectedly turned into a month-long live-in date when a sudden COVID-19 lockdown measure was put in place.
‘Why do we have to fit in one box?’: Chef Roy Choi on activism, representation and the best bubble tea in LA
- Acclaimed Korean American chef Roy Choi spoke to NextShark about his brand of activism, his emphasis on truth-telling, and why he has “never given a f*ck” about what other Asians think of him.
- Choi’s Emmy and James Beard-winning show “Broken Bread” returns for Season 2 on January 25 on Tastemade and KCET.
Ahead of the Season 2 premiere of his show “Broken Bread,” celebrity chef Roy Choi spoke to NextShark about his brand of activism, the pressures of representation and his journey pushing back against a single narrative.
Broken Bread Season 2
‘It’s time for us to come together’: Hundreds gather to honor Michelle Go at Times Square candlelight vigil
- Hundreds of people, including New York City Mayor Eric Adams and other elected officials, attended Asians Fighting Injustice’s vigil held at Times Square in remembrance of Michelle Go, who was fatally shoved in front of a subway on Saturday.
- Friends and family recalled the life of Go, and officials advocated for justice and the safety of the city’s diverse citizens.
- The Asian American Foundation released a statement of its action plan in pursuit of solutions for keeping the AAPI community safe from hate crimes and violence.
Hundreds of people gathered in Times Square on Tuesday to remember the life of Michelle Go and to advocate for public safety.
Michelle Go’s Vigil
75-year-old Asian woman injured after being tackled to the ground from behind in unprovoked NYC assault
- A 75-year-old Korean woman was tackled onto the concrete pavement last week for no apparent reason.
- The incident, which was caught on surveillance video, shows the suspect fleeing the scene after shoving the victim.
- The attack was one of two incidents in New York City involving Koreans on Korean American Day.
Editor’s Note: This story has been corrected to indicate that the incident, which occurred on Jan. 12, did not occur on Korean American Day, the following day.
A 75-year-old Korean woman was rushed to a hospital after sustaining head injuries from a random attack in Queens’ Forest Hills neighborhood on Jan. 12, a day before the 119th Korean American Day.
First teaser released for Netflix’s South Korean remake of ‘Money Heist’
- Netflix released its first official teaser for “Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area,” a remake of the Spanish global hit series “Money Heist.”
- The short video introduces fans to a variety of cast members, including Yoo Ji-tae as “The Professor,” Kim Yunjin as Seon Woojin and Park Hae-soo of “Squid Game” as Berlin.
Netflix has released its first official teaser for the highly anticipated South Korean remake of the popular Spanish-language show “Money Heist” (“La Casa de Papel”).
The teaser for “Money Heist: Korea — Joint Economic Area” gives viewers a glimpse at the Korean cast taking on the roles originally played by their Spanish counterparts.
Hong Kong to kill 2,000 hamsters after pet store worker tests positive for COVID
- Hong Kong ordered the culling of 2,000 hamsters after 11 hamsters from a pet shop tested positive for COVID-19.
- Health officials conducted mass animal testing after a local transmission was traced back to a pet shop worker.
- As animal rights groups condemned the decision to cull the hamsters, officials said it was a necessary decision as it was impossible to place the animals under quarantine.
Animal rights advocates in Hong Kong are condemning the decision of the local government to cull 2,000 hamsters due to COVID-19 infections found in 11 of the rodents.
Local health officials conducted mass COVID-19 testing on hundreds of animals after a coronavirus transmission was traced to an employee of a pet shop in the district of Causeway Bay, reported Reuters.
Former NBA player racially abused in China by angry fans
- Former NBA player Sonny Weems was subjected to racial discrimination after a game between the Guangdong Southern Tigers and the Liaoning Flying Leopards last Thursday when angry fans called him the n-word and told him to “get out of China.”
- The anger stemmed from a fight Weems had with Flying Leopard member Han Dejun in the third quarter of the game.
- The Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), Southern Tigers and Flying Leopards condemned the fans’ behavior a day after the game. Han and Weems were both suspended and received a fine for the fight.
Sonny Weems, a former NBA player who now plays for the Guangdong Southern Tigers in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), was subjected to racial discrimination when fans shouted the n-word at him after a recent game.
The incident occurred after the game between the Southern Tigers and the Liaoning Flying Leopards last Thursday when Weems, 35, encountered enraged fans who hurled racial slurs at him as he was exiting his team’s bus, CNN reported.
Chinese teen sold at birth is rejected by his biological parents after finding them online
- Liu Xuezhou, 17, was sold at birth. He became an orphan at the age of 4 when his adoptive parents died in an explosion.
- With the help of local authorities, Liu eventually found his birth parents, who ended up rejecting him recently.
A teenager in China who was sold at birth was left heartbroken after finally finding his birth parents and then being rejected by them.
Liu Xuezhou, 17, from China’s Hebei Province, posted about the heartbreaking reunion on Douyin on Monday, according to South China Morning Post.
Thailand to decriminalize marijuana possession, paving the way for legal recreational use and cultivation
- Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration has proposed to exclude marijuana from the narcotics control board’s list of controlled drugs.
- It is now awaiting the approval of Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, a vocal medical marijuana advocate.
- Once approved, the proposal will pave the way for recreational cannabis use in the country.
Thailand is set to fully decriminalize cannabis, paving the way for recreational marijuana use in the country.
Thailand, which became the first Southeast Asian country to legalize medical marijuana in 2018, is moving to allow full cannabis access with a new proposal from its Food and Drug Administration (FDA), reported Bloomberg.
New Jersey becomes second state to require AAPI history be taught in schools
- Gov. Phil Murphy (D-N.J.) signed a new bill on Tuesday that requires K-12 schools in New Jersey to teach Asian American and Pacific Islander history as part of their curricula.
- The recent move made New Jersey the second state to pass this type of bill after Illinois in July 2021.
New Jersey has become the second state that will require K-12 schools to teach Asian American and Pacific Islander history as part of their curricula starting in the 2022-2023 school year.
The bill, also known as the NJ AAPI Curriculum Bill (S4021/A6100), aims to create a “more tolerant and knowledgeable future for New Jersey,” Gov. Phil Murphy (D-N.J.) said after signing the legislation on Tuesday.
Racism or medical condition?: TikToker finds explanation for why he can’t open his eyes wider
- TikToker Brian Xu went viral in a video claiming that there may be a legitimate medical explanation as to why he can’t open his eyes wider.
- “Racist folks making fun of my Asian eyes all my life made me not notice a medical condition!” he said.
At one point or another, many Asian Americans — typically those of East Asian descent — have endured some form of racism targeting the shape of their eyes. But for TikToker Brian Xu, his inability to widen his eyes isn’t just a stereotypical racist assumption, as he revealed on the platform that there may be an underlying medical condition to explain it.
In a viral video posted earlier this month, Xu explained that he cannot widen his eyes without raising his eyebrows to lift up his eyelids.
Man stabbed to death after trying to stop knife fight at 7-Eleven in Koreatown, Los Angeles
- A man was stabbed to death after he attempted to break up a fight at a 7-Eleven in Koreatown.
- The three men involved in the knife fight have all been arrested.
A man was killed trying to stop a knife fight that occurred at a 7-Eleven in Koreatown, Los Angeles.
The man witnessed a dispute leading to the knife fight and died after one of the suspects reportedly stabbed him when he attempted to break it up. His female companion, who suffered from non-life-threatening injuries, was brought to the hospital.
Beijing suggests Canadian mail transmitted Omicron, Ottawa says the claim is ‘extraordinary’
- Beijing said its first Omicron case was someone who has not made contact with another confirmed case and has not traveled outside the city in the last 14 days.
- The patient, however, received a package from Canada which allegedly tested positive for the COVID-19 variant, according to Chinese officials.
- In response, Canada said the risk of such a transmission is “extremely low,” echoing similar observations by the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A Canadian package allegedly contaminated with the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is responsible for the lone case of Omicron infection detected in Beijing, according to the city’s center for disease control.
Beijing on Saturday placed an office building in lockdown after an employee tested positive for Omicron, the city’s first recorded case of the variant, according to CNN.
Teen arrested for allegedly participating in group attack on Asian man in NYC
- Jordan McNamara, an 18-year-old man from Manhattan, was arrested on Friday for allegedly participating in a group attack against a 30-year-old Asian man in New York City last year.
- The suspect was not charged with a hate crime.
- Authorities are currently seeking one of the other suspects related to the crime.
A teenage suspect was arrested for his alleged involvement in an anti-Asian group attack against a 30-year-old man in Midtown, New York City, in October 2021.
The 18-year-old suspect Jordan McNamara from Manhattan was arrested on Jan. 14 over the brutal attack that happened at 303 5th Avenue in Manhattan on Oct. 23 last year.
Suspect arrested and charged with hate crime for alleged attack on Sikh cab driver at JFK Airport
- Mohamed Hassanain, 21, allegedly physically assaulted a Sikh cab driver, called him a “turban guy” and said “go back to your country.”
- The victim, identified only as Mr. Singh, needed to go to a hospital due to chest and arm pain.
- Hassanain is facing multiple charges with a hate crime enhancement.
A man accused of physically assaulting and racially abusing a Sikh taxi driver at New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport earlier this month has been arrested and charged with a hate crime this week.
The incident occurred at a taxi stand outside the airport’s Terminal 4 on Jan. 3, a criminal complaint from the Queens District Attorney’s Office said, according to CNN.
Michelle Go, woman who was shoved into path of NYC subway train, helped homeless people for 10 years
- Michelle Alyssa Go, 40, was shoved into the path of an oncoming subway train in New York City on Saturday, resulting in her death.
- Go, described by family members as a “kind” and “intelligent” woman, spent the past 10 years helping homeless people find work.
- Her alleged killer, 61-year-old Simon Martial, is a homeless person.
Michelle Alyssa Go, the woman pushed to her death by a homeless man in New York City, had advocated for homeless people for over 10 years, according to fellow volunteers.
Go, 40, was shoved into the path of an oncoming train at Times Square-42nd Street subway station at around 9:40 a.m. on Saturday. The suspect, 61-year-old Simon Martial, surrendered to police shortly after and was subsequently charged with second-degree murder.
Australian pro-democracy writer imprisoned in China since 2019 says he’s being ‘tortured’
- Dr. Yang Hengjun, 56, was arrested after arriving at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in 2019 during a trip to China with his wife and child. Yang has been in jail since then.
- He was scheduled to be sentenced in October 2021 after a one-day closed-court hearing in May 2021. However, his sentencing was reportedly rescheduled to January 2022, then pushed further to April 9, 2022.
- Yang’s supporters voiced their concern over the Australian writer’s deteriorating health. He is reportedly suffering from gout, high uric acid and high blood pressure, among other complications.
Supporters of Dr. Yang Hengjun, the Australian writer detained three years ago on espionage charges in China, have called on Beijing to release the democracy activist on bail since his health has been deteriorating inside a Chinese prison.
A close friend and supporter of Yang, 56, shared that his family and friends “are concerned Yang is being systematically deprived of proper medical treatment” while imprisoned, according to The Guardian. He also added that Yang should not be left to die in jail, much like what has happened to other artists such as Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo.
Indonesian college student becomes millionaire after putting his selfies up for sale as NFTs as a joke
- Indonesian college student Sultan Gustaf Al Ghozali, 22, earned over $1 million by selling his selfies as NFTs.
- Ghozali took daily photos of himself in front of his computer over the last five years for a timelapse video he was planning for his graduation.
- He uploaded these photos to an NFT trading platform last month and started to attract buyers after a celebrity chef purchased some of his NFTs and promoted them online.
A computer science student in Indonesia became a millionaire after selling his selfies on a non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace.
Sultan Gustaf Al Ghozali, 22, sold NFTs of his hundreds of images under the title “Ghozali Everyday” on NFT trading platform OpenSea, reported AFP.
‘I will definitely eat sushi again!’: California woman hospitalized after eating 32 rolls at buffet
- Danielle Shapiro, 24, was sent to the hospital the day after eating 32 sushi rolls, four gyozas, two jalapeño poppers, a bowl of edamame beans and a bowl of miso soup.
- Doctors told the California woman that she was suffering from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a term used to describe chronic acid reflux that affects almost 20% of all Americans.
- “I will definitely eat sushi again!” Shapiro declared.
A California woman said she would “definitely eat sushi again” even after suffering from a severe stomachache the day after binge-eating 32 all-you-can-eat sushi rolls, among other dishes.
Danielle Shapiro, 24, shared what happened in a TikTok on Dec. 23, 2021 which she titled “All you can eat sushi gone wrong,” according to the New York Post. The video has already been viewed more than 11.3 million times.
Latest Stories
- Wisconsin fan booted from basketball game after slant-eye gesture at Northwestern students
- Chinese couple trapped for a month together on their second date due to sudden COVID lockdown get engaged
- ‘Why do we have to fit in one box?’: Chef Roy Choi on activism, representation and the best bubble tea in LA
- ‘It’s time for us to come together’: Hundreds gather to honor Michelle Go at Times Square candlelight vigil
- 75-year-old Asian woman injured after being tackled to the ground from behind in unprovoked NYC assault
- First teaser released for Netflix’s South Korean remake of ‘Money Heist’
- Hong Kong to kill 2,000 hamsters after pet store worker tests positive for COVID
- Former NBA player racially abused in China by angry fans
- Chinese teen sold at birth is rejected by his biological parents after finding them online
- Thailand to decriminalize marijuana possession, paving the way for legal recreational use and cultivation
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