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· Bryan Ke
Chicago News Station Thinks the 2018 Winter Olympics is Happening at P.F. Chang’s
Athletes from around the world are now competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics currently being held in the county of Pyeongchang, South Korea, but apparently, one Chicago news station thinks that the event is happening at “P.F. Chang’s”. The mix-up occurred during a report…
· Ryan General
Chinese Students Targeted in Racist Email Blast Sent By Chicago Bus Company
A transportation company which provides bus services to students of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign recently earned backlash after sending out a racially charged message to its mailing list. In its Christmas break advertisement sent out on Saturday, Suburban…
· Max Chang
Chicago Police Claim Battered Asian Doctor Sustained Injuries Because He ‘Fell’
Earlier today, Twitter erupted after an Asian man was forcibly taken off a United Airlines flight after failing to give up his seat for United employees on an overbooked flight. Another video shows the bloodied and dazed man repeating continuously “I want to go home” and “just…
· Ryan General
Meet the Incredible Filipino Women Behind The Hero of the Chicago Cubs
Asian American Addison Russell, the pivotal hero in the Chicago Cubs’ historic comeback from a 3-1 championship series deficit, loves and admires the women in his life. Born to a Filipino mother who hails from Olongapo City, the 22-year-old shortstop phenom has been vocal in…
· Editorial Staff
One-Eyed Pug Gets Rescued From Bad Home, Becomes Chicago Hotel Concierge
A middle-aged rescue pug who is missing one eye found a cozy home at a posh hotel in Chicago, where she is fast becoming its main attraction. Walter Brindell, Park Hyatt Chicago’s manager, recently adopted the 5-year-old pug named Parker and even made her the hotel’s new…
· Editorial Staff
The TSA Line at This Chicago Airport is Everyone’s Worst Travel Nightmare
A video of the TSA line at Chicago Midway airport has recently gone viral because…well…just look at the video and prepare to cringe.
· Editorial Staff
Chicago Woman Discovers Her Dead Mother’s Bank Account is Overdrawn by $99 Billion
A woman from Chicago was told by the bank that her deceased mother’s bank account had a negative balance of $99 billion. With her name listed on her mother’s savings account, Sheila Henderson contacted Chase Bank to check its balance so she could pay for her mother’s funeral…
· Carl Samson
Woman Gets Life in Prison For Planning 2015 Shooting Spree in Canada Mall
An American woman who conspired to shoot shoppers in a Canadian mall in 2015 will spend the rest of her life behind bars. Lindsay Souvannarath, 26, received the life sentence on Friday after pleading guilty last year. She will be eligible for parole in seven years, the Canadian…
· Carl Samson
Officer Who Dragged David Dao Sues United Airlines for Not ‘Training Him Properly’
A former aviation police officer who was fired after dragging passenger Dr. David Dao off a United Airlines flight has filed a lawsuit against the company and the Chicago Department of Aviation. In the suit filed in Cook County on April 10, James Long argued that he was not…
· Editorial Staff
Esther Ku to ‘SJWs’: ‘These Asians are really giving cool Asians like us a bad name!’
In an interview with Dangerous.com, a publication run by former Breibart News senior editor Milo Yiannopoulos, Esther Ku responded to accusations of racist remarks towards Asian men on Twitter. What she said: “These Asians are really giving cool Asians like us a bad name!”
· Carl Samson
Abducted Chinese Scholar Was Not the Initial Target, Court Documents Reveal
The case of Yingying Zhang — the visiting scholar from Nanping, China, who went missing from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign last year — remains unsolved; an incident reported earlier that day, however, tells the story of another woman who may have dodged Zhang’s…
· Carl Samson
Meet The Asian Stars Playing George Washington and Other Leads on Hamilton
There’s no denying it: “Hamilton” is a hit. Its second national tour, which kicked off at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre in February, is selling tickets like hot cakes. This is great news for an amazingly talented cast — and notably, a diverse one.
· Carl Samson
How Stephen Hawking Helped Her Become One of the World’s Top Particle Physicists
A rising particle physicist at Cornell University is crediting Stephen Hawking for helping her cope with the loss of her father at the age of 10. It all started when Yangyang Cheng, who now works as a postdoctoral research associate at Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-based…
· Bryan Ke
Nike to Release the Air Jordan III ‘Seoul’ in South Korea
A new variant for Nike’s Air Jordan line is being released on March 10 — the Air Jordan III “Seoul” which is heavily inspired by South Korea’s flag design. This new model was created by Tinker Hatfield and Dan Sunwoo as part of a special project in Nike’s Innovation Kitchen,…
· Carl Samson
Korean-Founded Church Members Worship With AR-15 Rifles, Terrify Pennsylvania Community
A church in northeastern Pennsylvania was teeming with AR-15 rifles on Wednesday as it held a commitment ceremony that had crown-wearing members exchange or renew their wedding vows. The World Peace and Unification Sanctuary, also known as the Sanctuary Church, prompted police…
· Bryan Ke
Korea’s ‘Penis Park’ Gets Love From Tourists at the Olympics
While some people go to South Korea to watch the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, others come to nearby port of Sinnam to check out the world-famous “Penis Park,” according to Reuters. Haesindang Park, located on a hill in Samcheok, is an hour drive from Pyeongchang where…
· Paco Taylor
14 Phenomenal Photos Reveal There Were Indeed Black Chinese People
In a once-popular commercial for Calgon detergent in the 1970s, a curious housewife probes the Chinese owner of the local laundry for the answer to one of the world’s eternal mysteries: “How do you get shirts so clean, Mr. Lee?” After peering over his shoulder (so as to be sure…
· Bryan Ke
Tammy Duckworth to Become the First U.S. Senator to Give Birth While in Office
United States senator and Iraq War veteran, Tammy Duckworth, is now set to become the first ever U.S. Senator to give birth while still in office, her due date set for April. Wanted to share some exciting personal news… pic.twitter.com/ZZyu9pG2nq
· Bryan Ke
Illinois Grad Student Faces the Death Penalty for Murder of Chinese Scholar
Federal prosecutors are seeking death penalty against Brendt Christensen, the University of Illinois Ph.D. candidate who is accused of kidnapping, torturing and killing YingYing Zhang, a visiting scholar from Nanping, China, last year. United States prosecutors filed the notice…
· Editorial Staff
Korean-American Man Reduced to Tears After Hearing What Obama Told Him on His Last Day of Work
Meet Gary Lee. He’s a Former White House Aide who worked with President Barack Obama during his tenure as president.