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· Alan Van
Microsoft Co-Founder Is Just as Overly Scared of Ebola as Everyone Else … Actually, He’s $100-Million Scared
Nearly two weeks after Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg donated $25 million to help fight Ebola, Microsoft founder and fellow billionaire Paul Allen has now upped the ante by donating $100 million to the cause. Fight, fight, fight! Earlier this month, Zuckerberg announced via a…
· Ryan General
8 dishes to find at the Filipino Noche Buena table
Let’s embrace the spirit of the Filipino Noche Buena – the spirit of warmth, generosity, and the unwavering belief in the power of family and tradition
· Bryan Ke
Montreal community demands answers after police shoot man during mental health call
About 150 people gathered at a march at Sun-Yat-Sen Park in Montreal on Sunday to demand justice for the death of Ronny Kay, a Chinese man fatally shot by police on Nuns’ Island on Sept. 17. Service de Police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) officers arrived near the intersection…
· Ryan General
Japanese scientists develop radical new vaccine that could prevent future coronavirus pandemics
Japanese scientists have developed a vaccine that successfully stopped five different types of coronaviruses, including COVID-19. Stopping the source: The study, published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, looked at ways to halt future pandemics by vaccinating against…
· Ryan General
First Ever Indian American U.S. Surgeon General Gets Reappointed By Biden
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to note that Vivek Murthy is the first Indian American surgeon general of the United States, not the first Asian American. The headline has since been changed. President-elect Joe Biden has nominated former U.S. surgeon general Vivek…
· Ryan General
STUDY: If More Americans Wore Masks Like Asians, COVID-19 Infections Would Plummet
A new study has provided more evidence that wearing protective masks in public will indeed help in mitigating the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S. New research has claimed that if at least 80% of Americans wore masks, COVID-19 infections would drop significantly, Vanity Fair…
· Leena Yin
#Asians4BlackLives in 2020
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on Medium. The opinions expressed in this piece are solely those of the author. CW: murder, racism, xenophobia, violence
· Bryan Ke
Bill Maher Defends the Use of ‘Chinese Virus’ in New Segment
Bill Maher, the host of HBO’s political talk show “Real Time with Bill Maher,” defended why Americans should be allowed to call the COVID-19 pandemic “Chinese Virus.” In his latest “New Rule” segment on April 10, the 64-year-old political commentator focused on why Americans…
· Ryan General
This Free Initiative is Helping Victims Fight Back Against COVID-19 Related Hate Crimes
A coalition of lawyers from the San Diego and Los Angeles counties have committed to providing free legal assistance to Asian American victims of harassment and discrimination. On Wednesday, the People’s Alliance for Justice announced the creation of the Legal Aid Task Force,…
· Carl Samson
ER Doctor Fighting COVID-19 in NYC Reveals What’s REALLY Happening
An emergency physician working on the frontlines to beat COVID-19 in New York has described the state’s situation now that it has become the new epicenter of the worsening pandemic. On March 26, the U.S. officially recorded the world’s highest number of cases (82,174) to surpass…
· Carl Samson
China’s Top Epidemiologist Injects Herself With UNTESTED COVID-19 Vaccine
China’s top epidemiologist reportedly subjected herself to an injection of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine that has never undergone animal testing earlier this week. Chen Wei, 54, a major general in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), is spearheading the nation’s fight against…
· Jin Hyun
Coronavirus Sparks Racism and Xenophobia Against Asians, But It Also Happened 120 Years Ago
Ebola, SARS, MERS, and now the coronavirus (COVID-19) — for each of these viruses, the Western media identified an entire racial group as scapegoats for the outbreak. History has a cruel way of repeating itself throughout the decades, but as time passes we tend to forget its…
· Ranier Maningding
It’s Coronavirus Season. You Know What That Means? Racism. Lots of It
Editor’s Note: Ranier Maningding is a copywriter and mastermind behind the social justice page “The Love Life of an Asian Guy“. The opinions expressed in this piece are solely his own. It’s coronavirus season, boys and girls! You know what that means? Racists. Lots, and lots of…
· Bryan Ke
YouTuber’s Epic Rice Wave Sparks Photoshop Meme Battle on Twitter
The Internet has given birth to yet another meme trend: this time it involves a viral “rice wave” that’s been circulating on platforms including Twitter and Facebook. なんと一日で300万再生！！！記念にプロフィールにしました！#新しいプロフィール画像 pic.twitter.com/OJsDDYRJbi
· Ryan General
Constance Wu Reveals Why ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Means So Much To Her
“Crazy Rich Asians” lead actress Constance Wu posted a touching message on Twitter, revealing her Hollywood story while highlighting the importance of the upcoming film to others and herself. #CrazyRichAsians opens August 15th. Read below to understand why it means so much to so…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Why ‘I Don’t Date Asian Guys’ Is Problematic (Especially When Asian Women Say It)
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past week, you’ve heard about Lily May Mac’s scandalous tweets that have landed her some seriously negative publicity. As the days go by, more and more tweets are uncovered, such as her disdain for Asian men, her likening Black…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
Bill Gates Just Predicted that an Imminent Disaster Will Wipe Out 33 Million People
The richest man in the world claims that, within a span of 250 days, 33 million people could be wiped out. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates argues that something is going to desecrate humans, killing millions.
· Alan Van
Science Reveals How Far Your Germs Travel Every Time You Sneeze
As if you needed any more reasons to not fly on an airplane these days, a video showing exactly how potentially SARS/measles/cooties-infected sneeze particles travel everywhere inside a plane is making the internet rounds. Using what Popular Science calls “computational fluid…