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· Ryan General
‘Jeopardy!’ champ Jamie Ding ends 31-game streak, criticizes immigration enforcement
Jamie Ding’s 31-game winning streak on “Jeopardy!” ended April 27 in a runaway loss, closing one of the longest runs in the show’s history. Ding, the son of Chinese immigrants, connected his experience on the show to concerns about immigration enforcement in an interview with…
· Carl Samson
Philly’s Chinatown Stitch project in jeopardy after ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ guts funding
Philadelphia’s $160 million Chinatown Stitch project faces an uncertain future after President Donald Trump’s recently signed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) appears to have eliminated most of its federal funding. Catch up: The Chinatown Stitch would cover a 2.5-block stretch…
· Bryan Ke
Fans outraged after Ben Chan’s 9-day ‘Jeopardy!’ winning streak ends over spelling mistake
Jeopardy!” fans were outraged after contestant Ben Chan lost his nine-day winning streak on the show over a spelling mistake. Chan, an assistant professor of philosophy at St. Norbert College in Wisconsin, saw his winning streak end on Tuesday night after a judgment call ruled…
· Bryan Ke
Simu Liu pokes fun at Ike Barinholtz’s ‘What are Filipinos?’ answer in ‘Celebrity Jeopardy!’
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” star Simu Liu poked fun at actor Ike Barinholtz’s answer during the semifinals of “Celebrity Jeopardy!” on Sunday. The contestants were given the clue “October is the history month for this Asian American ethnic group that includes…
· Daniel Anderson
Simu Liu wins first round of ‘Celebrity Jeopardy!’ after legendary comeback
Simu Liu won the first round of “Celebrity Jeopardy!” on Sunday. His competitors were comedian Andy Richter and “Saturday Night Live” cast member Ego Nwodim. The Chinese Canadian actor initially trailed behind Richter and Nwodim but managed to pull off a win during Final…
· Daniel Anderson
‘Jeopardy!’ fans in uproar after host Ken Jennings allows one contestant correction but denies another
“Jeopardy!” host Ken Jennings sparked controversy by allowing reigning champion Luigi de Guzman to correct his answer during Wednesday night’s episode. In the “Cons” category, where every answer had to start with “cons,” de Guzman was first to answer a question about a painting.…
· Ryan General
Contestant’s Unexpected Final ‘Jeopardy!’ Answer Will Make You Cry
A “Jeopardy!” contestant caught host Alex Trebek off guard with a simple but sweet message delivered in true game show fashion. Instead of writing an answer for a Final Jeopardy clue, studio player Dhruv Gaur, wrote a message to express his appreciation for the long-running show…
· Ryan General
Teen ‘Jeopardy!’ Winner Donates $10,000 of Winnings to Cancer Research in Honor of Alex Trebek
A teen champion of “Jeopardy!” recently donated $10,000 to cancer research in honor of the show’s host, Alex Trebek. Columbia University freshman Avi Gupta won a “Jeopardy!” teen tournament earlier this year and took home $100,000 in prize money.
· Bryan Ke
‘Jeopardy!’ Contestant Has Epic Fail After Confusing Kid Cudi for Uncle Kracker
A contestant in the classic American game show, “Jeopardy!” is now making headlines for confusing rapper Kid Cudi and country singer Uncle Kracker. Yoooo this just happened on Jeopardy @KidCudi 😂😂😂😂😂#shootyourshot pic.twitter.com/lKucM7dPuO
· Ryan General
Jeopardy Contestant Who Asked ‘What Are Those?’ is the Hero We All Need
Stumped with her final question, Sabrina Duong, a Jeopardy! Teen Tournament contestant, became an Internet sensation on Thursday after responding with a popular Vine meme. Under the category “Natural Wonders”, contestant simply chose to have a little fun after Alex Trebek gave…
· Ryan General
Jeremy Lin says he nearly quit basketball pre-‘Linsanity,’ reveals clash with Kobe Bryant
Former NBA star Jeremy Lin says the “Linsanity” phenomenon almost never happened. Speaking on Dwight Howard’s podcast “Above the Rim with DH 12,” the Taiwanese American athlete revealed he once cleaned out his locker during Houston Rockets training camp and asked his agent to…
· Carl Samson
Asian Americans pushed out of Chinatowns at accelerating rate: report
Manhattan’s Chinatown has lost more than 20% of its Asian residents over the past decade, nearly quadruple the previous decade’s displacement rate, as Boston and Philadelphia’s historic Asian enclaves face similar pressures from luxury development and demographic shifts,…
· Carl Samson
Bipartisan backlash erupts as Philadelphia raises Chinese flag
Philadelphia officials raised the Chinese flag over City Hall on Tuesday, triggering widespread criticism from lawmakers who argued it legitimizes the Chinese Community Party’s (CCP) authoritarian government. Driving the news: The flag-raising ceremony took place through the…
· Carl Samson
11-year-old boy robbed after teens threaten to shoot him in Philly’s Chinatown
A group of teenagers robbed an 11-year-old boy of his iPhone and hundreds of dollars following threats of gun violence in Philadelphia’s Chinatown on Monday. What happened: The victim was inside a boba tea shop in the 100 block of North 10th St. at around 3:30 p.m. when the…
· Carl Samson
Fight to save Cantonese resumes as City College of San Francisco drops certificate program
The City College of San Francisco retracted a Cantonese certificate program born out of a two-year, community-driven fight to save classes in the language, NextShark has learned. Background: The college’s Cantonese program first faced jeopardy in Fall 2021 due to budget cuts.…
· Iris Jung
Trump empathizes with Kim Jong Un while defending N. Korea’s recent missile tests
Former U.S. President Donald Trump publicly empathized with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un after the authoritarian state’s recent missile tests. Pointing to his close relationship with the dictator, Trump took to his social media platform, Truth Social, on Wednesday to defend…
· Carl Samson
Amid anti-Asian and anti-white claims, Pfizer amends fellowship to allow applicants ‘regardless’ of race
Pfizer reportedly amended its criteria for a coveted fellowship program accused of discriminating against Asian and white applicants. The “quiet” change, which was reported by Do No Harm this week, comes as the Virginia-based nonprofit moves to appeal a federal court’s rejection…
· Jane Nam
SCOTUS overturns Roe v. Wade: AAPI Democratic lawmakers speak out on ruling; Republicans silent
Asian American Democratic lawmakers condemned the Supreme Court’s official overturning of Roe v. Wade on Friday, noting that now is the time for action. With the ruling, access to abortions is no longer guaranteed on a federal level, giving states the right by default to dictate…
· Jane Nam
Elephant kills woman in India — then returns to trample her corpse at her funeral
An elephant in India made headlines for not only killing a woman, but for crashing her funeral to trample her corpse as well. On June 10, onlookers were horrified to see the same elephant that had attacked and killed 70-year-old Maya Murmu, which grabbed her dead body from the…
· Jane Nam
Thailand’s #MeToo: Top politicians resign over the country’s biggest sexual assault scandal to date
In what some are calling the country’s first #MeToo movement, more than a dozen women have come forward with sexual assault allegations against popular Thai politician Prinn Panitchpakdi. Prinn, 44, immediately resigned from his post as deputy leader of Thailand’s Democrat Party…