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· Ryan General
Nicki Minaj’s newest single “Chun-Li” may have meant to deliver an entirely different message, but it still birthed a meme that many have criticized for promoting a stereotypical image of Asian culture. The popular track, which is named after a popular female character from the…
· Carl Samson
A documentary that follows an “ugly” Asian-American fitness model and his quest against racist stereotypes is now seeking support for post-production. “The Ugly Model” stars Kevin Kreider, a Korean-American model and fitness coach who has spent his entire life trying to answer…
· Carl Samson
“To be Asian and living in America is to be a perpetual foreigner in our own land.” This is how Emily Cheng, the artist behind “But Where Are You Really From?” introduces her photo series.
· Ryan General
After failing to persuade his female co-worker to dump her fiancé so he could date her, Kevin Prasad decided to kill the woman’s significant other instead. Prasad is now facing a murder charge for the death of 31-year-old Mark Mangaccat, who he allegedly shot multiple times near…
· Khier Casino
Asians are often bullied and teased because of their racial characteristics by those who are not of Asian descent, but a short sketch by Funny or Die shows that people who are the most racist could be your own race. In the sketch written by Asian Gracefully’s Woody Fu and…
· Anna Zhang
Editor’s Note: Anna Zhang is a writer, teacher, and first generation Fuzhounese American from Brooklyn, New York. The views expressed in this piece are solely her own. A lot of Asian people I know have this tendency to be perfectionists, myself included.
· Khier Casino
Keziah Daum is back in the Twitter spotlight after a now-deleted clip of her and a friend poking fun at Asians recently resurfaced. The 18-year-old senior from Utah was accused of cultural appropriation last week for posting prom photos of herself wearing a qipao, also known as…
· Editorial Staff
While everyone is waiting months for the highly-anticipated “Crazy Rich Asians’ film to come out, we’ve been blessed with a hilarious “Singlish” version of the film trailer. “Singlish,” or Singapore’s English, is the dialect local to the city-state and region where the movie…
· Nadya Okamoto
A few months ago, a college student at Soka University named Grace* reached out to me via social media to share her story of experiencing sexual harassment and to vent her anger at the school for how they have previously handled and discussed such harassment on campus. As an…
· Carl Samson
Yelp has been getting flak for showing Chinese and Korean restaurants in search results related to “dog meat” and “cat meat,” perpetuating a racist stereotype attached to Asians. The information first came from the Tampa Bay Times which performed searches in a dozen U.S.…
· Carl Samson
A passage from a best-selling book released three years ago that encourages Asian men and black women to date each other has become all the buzz on Twitter early this week, angering several users. The book, “The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl,” was written by Issa Rae, who…
· Ryan General
A Twitter user sparked a heated debate online after posting images of herself wearing a traditional Chinese dress to prom. PROM pic.twitter.com/gsJ0LtsCmP
· Ranier Maningding
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. While most people are logging onto Facebook on their tippytoes, trying not to read any…
· Heather Johnson Yu
So… Li Shang isn’t going to be in Disney’s live action “Mulan”, and that honestly sucks. Literally everyone is bummed out about this.
· Ryan General
Legendary jeweler/actor Ben Baller has some fiery statements about the upcoming film “Crazy Rich Asians”. The outspoken Korean American entrepreneur, who has made a successful career in designing creative jewelry for famous celebrities, sparked discussion on social media for his…
· Editorial Staff
With all the hype about “Crazy Rich Asians,” the first Hollywood movie with an all-Asian cast in a quarter century, there are some who just don’t seem to get how epic and amazing that is for Asian and Asian American representation. One person who didn’t get it commented under a…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Twenty-four-year-old Korean American Heon “Hank” Yoo of Tyler, Texas, was arrested on April 6 on a federal warrant by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Indictment documents dated April 18 and unsealed this week revealed the reasons behind his arrest,…
· Editorial Staff
“Crazy Rich Asians” is set for release this coming August 17 and we can’t possibly wait any longer to see a mainstream film with an All-Asian cast in 25 years since the “Joy Luck Club”. However, many lucky individuals were invited last night for an advanced screening of the…
· Carl Samson
In case you couldn’t tell, Lil Tay is unlike any other nine-year-old. For starters, she spits verses to a million followers on Instagram.
· Bryan Ke
The official full length trailer for the much awaited film adaptation of “Crazy Rich Asians” is out, prompting Asian-American rapper Dan aka Dan featuring Bea Go made a rap music video inspired by the movie. The song, which is from Dan aka Dan’s album “Escape from L.A.,”…
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