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The Silence of Asian Americans on Black Injustice

We can’t breathe. On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man died after having his neck crushed under the weight of white ...

China’s First Popeyes Opens to Massive Crowds With Face Masks On

On Friday, May 15, crowds of people geared up in masks and gathered at the opening of the first Popeyes location in China.  Founded in 1972 ...

Japan May Pay Tourists to Visit With New $12.5 Billion Tourism Plan

In an attempt to boost tourism in Japan, the country’s tourism agency announced a $12.5 billion plan to subsidize a portion of foreign...

New Nielsen Data Basically Reveals That Asian Americans Are DOMINATING Everything Right Now

After years of hard work and breaking barriers, Asian Americans have become one of the fastest-growing ethnic or racial groups in the U.S. a...

Japanese ‘Picture Brides’ Was Our Ancestor’s Version of Catfishing

Catfishing, a modern-day phenomenon in the world of online dating, has existed since the late 1800s through a traditional form of matchmakin...

You’ll Never See Nurses the Same After Reading Raw Letters From the Front Line

DearWorld.org, a non-profit organization dedicated to telling the stories of our time, has launched Dear Nurses, a portrait series celebrati...

Our Generation Will Survive the COVID-19 Pandemic Because of Our Immigrant Roots

Although things may seem bleak at the moment, we can take refuge in acknowledging the strength that comes from our immigrant roots. As the C...

Why Venmo and Queenly Co-Founders Owe Their Success to Immigrant Roots

There are things inherent to the immigrant experience that equips people with the mindset and skillsets necessary to create impactful busine...

She Grew Up With a Chinese Sister in India, Now She’s Desperate to Find Her Again

Meenal Patil, a radio personality for Radio One, is on a quest to fulfill a promise she made to her late mother to find her long-lost Chines...

How Comedian Simmone Park Struggled With Not Wanting to Be White, Being Accepted as an Asian

Simmone Park, like many Asians around the world, struggled with coming to terms with her dual identity as a North Korean Canadian woman. As ...

‘You Brought This Disease Here’: Racist Motorcyclist Tries to Run Over Pasadena Couple

A couple was walking in their neighborhood in Pasadena, CA on Saturday when a motorcyclist sped towards them to scream and almost run them o...

Ex-Comedy Central Animator Creates Racist Cartoon Sexualizing Asian Women

Sven Stoffels, an animator, and illustrator who has worked with companies such as Comedy Central and CollegeHumor, is being called out as ra...

‘It’s the Only Option We Have’: Eddie Huang Endorses Joe Biden

Eddie Huang has announced through Instagram that he is voting for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. The author, media personality...

5 Asian American Fitness Accounts to Follow and Avoid that ‘Quarantine 15’

With the COVID-19 pandemic, closed gyms and at-home quarantines, it is more important than ever to take care of your health and fitness. For...

99 Ranch Worker in Daly City Tests Positive for COVID-19

Popular Asian supermarket 99 Ranch Market released in a statement that one of their employees at their Daly City, California location tested...

Doctor Fighting on the Front Lines Reveals How a ‘Tiny Breathing Tube’ Separates Life and Death for Patients

Like many medical practitioners around the country, Dr. Jason Chiu is sacrificing his health by dedicating his time and energy towards fight...

Retired NYPD Sergeant Dies on Street Shortly After Being Diagnosed with COVID-19 at Hospital

A retired NYPD sergeant diagnosed with COVID-19 was found dead on the street only about an hour after he left the hospital on Monday.  Yon C...

Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory Donates 50,000 Cookies to Frontliners Fighting COVID-19

The Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory donated over 50,000 fortune cookies last week to frontliners fighting COVID-19 including hospital sta...

Philadelphia Chinatown Businesses Donate 25,000 Face Masks to Healthcare Workers Fighting COVID-19

The Philadelphia Chinese Community Organizations United (PCCOU) donated 25,000 face masks to local hospitals to protect the city’s hea...

What Coronavirus is Teaching Millennials and Gen Zers About Hustle Culture and Mental Health

The recent COVID-19 pandemic has been a catalyst for mental health issues among younger people, emphasizing pre-existing conditions faced by...

US Veterans Are Now Patrolling SF Chinatown to Protect Community

The SF Peace Collective, a newly-formed group of community leaders, saved an elderly woman who had fallen due to preexisting health conditio...

Asian Canadian Woman Wearing Face Mask Kicked Out of Toronto Supermarket

A video emerged on March 17 showing a group of supermarket workers kicking out an Asian grocery shopper wearing a face mask and her friends....

Women’s History Month: 5 Modern Asian American Women Who Went From Struggle to Success

In honor of Women’s History Month, here is a list of some of the most epic, bad-ass, trail-blazing, modern Asian American women out th...

Florida Musician Sends Racist Texts to Asian American Woman Over Coronavirus Hate

Florida musician Monty Bloom sent several racist text messages to his former colleague, Shasha Zhang, amid the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID...

UC Irvine, Other UCs Cancel In-Person Classes Over Coronavirus Outbreak

On Tuesday, March 10, UC Irvine canceled all in-person classes for the rest of the school year due to the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) out...

All-Korean Musical About Tupac Shakur Sparks Controversy

Controversy has arisen online after an announcement circulated about “All Eyez On Me”, an upcoming musical featuring the story o...

Elderly Chinese Man Requests Charges of Suspect Who Recorded Robbery Be Dropped

Following the arrests of two suspects from an incident on Feb. 22 where an elderly Asian man was attacked in San Francisco, District Attorne...

Minorities are Perpetuating Racism and it Needs to Stop

A heartbreaking viral video posted on Sunday, Feb. 23 has sparked widespread outrage after showing a group of African Americans attacking an...

Thank You, Andrew Yang

Andrew Yang officially announced on Feb. 11 that he has dropped out of the 2020 presidential race.  Although many Yang supporters are very u...

Legendary Director Bong Joon-ho Says Sorry to Engravers for Bringing ‘Too Many’ Oscars

History was made at the Oscars 2020 on Sunday night after four of the most prestigious awards in the entertainment industry, including Best ...

5 Reasons You Shouldn’t Listen to Your Tiger Parent’s Career Advice

This is a message for all of the young people who grew up in an immigrant household: be true to yourself and do what you love, even if your ...

Rumors of OC’s Coronavirus Infection Shock Irvine — Here are the Facts

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with an additional comment from the University of California, Irvine. The Orange County H...

North Carolina Cheerleader Killed by the Flu in Just 3 Days

Lacie Rian Fisher, an athletic 15-year-old girl, passed away suddenly on the afternoon of Dec. 30 from the flu.  Lacie, who was a cheerleade...

‘Parasite’ Makes History With 6 Oscar Nominations Including Best Picture

“Parasite” continues to make history after becoming the first South Korean film to be nominated for best picture and best international film...

People are Outraged Awkwafina Got Snubbed by the Oscars for ‘The Farewell’

Only hours after the 2020 Oscar nominations were released, the internet is outraged over news that actress Awkwafina has been snubbed for a ...