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· Ryan General
Asian American Store Owner Beaten By Shoplifters After Chasing Them Down in Boston
Boston police are on the lookout for a gang of alleged shoplifters who assaulted an Asian American store owner after stealing wigs in a local shopping district. Video footage of the incident showed the suspects hitting the owner of Wig World, James Han, after he went after them…
· Carl Samson
Yelp Shows Asian Restaurants When You Search for Dog and Cat Meat
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.…
· Ryan General
Chinese Student Pays Imposter $3,000 to Take US College Entrance Exam, Both Get Deported
A Chinese woman is set to be deported after admitting to using an impostor to take her university English test. On Monday, Pennsylvania State University student Huang Leyi admitted to cheating on her college-entrance exam by paying a test taker to answer her English-language…
· Khier Casino
Biggest Anime Convention in North America Continues Despite Sexual Assault Allegations Against CEO
Boycott Anime Matsuri is a group that hopes to shed light on the sexual harassment allegations against the CEO and event manager of the Anime Matsuri convention, John Leigh. From March 29-April 1, thousands of anime fans and cosplayers will flock to the George R. Brown…
· 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.
· Editorial Staff
Why Constance Wu Does Not Turn Down Roles With Asian Accents
With “Crazy Rich Asians” planned for release this year, Constance Wu and her cast mates have been doing press to promote the much-anticipated film. However, before she’s bombarded with questions, she’d like people to be clear about why she doesn’t turn down roles with accents,…
· Ryan General
Mentally Ill Man Charged For Fatally Stabbing Woman Inside Massachusetts Public Library
Jeffrey Yao, 23, was arrested and charged with murder after fatally stabbing a 22-year-old woman and injuring another inside a Massachusetts public library in what his attorney calls a “completely random attack.” Yao fatally stabbed Deane Kenny Stryker and injured a 77-year-old…
· Nadya Okamoto
Dan Koh Could Be the First Korean American Democrat in Congress
Asians are the fastest-growing racial or ethnic group in America, but are severely underrepresented at all levels of government. This November, a record number of Asian American and Pacific Islander candidates are running for Congress and trying to change that. In 2017, history…
· Ryan General
Teen ‘Sugar Baby’ Sued for $1.5 Million by Businessman Ex-Boyfriend
A businessman is suing his ex-girlfriend of 11 months for allegedly lying about her age, exploiting him for financial gain and threatening to destroy his life after he ended their relationship. The unnamed plaintiff, who was identified only as a 45-year-old “Senior Director at a…
· Bryan Ke
Figure Skater Makes History as Malaysia’s First Winter Olympian
Meet Julian Zhi Jie Yee, a 20-year-old figure skater from Malaysia who recently made history as the country’s first Winter Olympian competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. Yee’s passion for the sport began at four years old when his mother took him,…
· Bryan Ke
Tom Brady’s Agent Don Yee Was Mocked By a Racist Radio Host For Being Asian
Christian Fauria of Boston’s WEEI has been suspended after doing an incredibly racist impression of NFL agent Don Yee who represents New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. The incident occurred during the sports radio…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Asian Guy Who Got Patriots Tattoo Before Super Bowl is What Regret Looks Like
If you’re upset about the Patriots’ loss on Sunday, you’re not alone — one super fan is probably regretting his tattoo immensely right now, as he dedicated a portion of his shoulder to showcasing the Patriots’ super bowl wins, predicting (incorrectly) that this year’s would be…
· Ryan General
Chinese Adoptee Born With One Arm is Now a HS Basketball Star
Ben Pimlott, a 15-year-old Chinese adoptee born without a fully formed right arm, has earned his spot as one of the starter players for the Cambridge Rindge & Latin freshmen boys’ basketball team after consistently putting on spectacular performances in his games last season.…
· Nadya Okamoto
Until Three Months Ago, I Was Ashamed of Being Asian
Until three months ago, I was ashamed of being Asian. It wasn’t until I ran for local office this year, at 19-years-old and as a Harvard sophomore, when I had to suddenly defend being Asian (even for my own pride) against visceral racism usually from strangers over social media…
· Carl Samson
The Problem With Using the Word ‘Hapa’ For Mixed Asians
If you happen to be a product of more than one ancestry, specifically White European and Asian, it’s likely that you’ve come across the word “hapa” at least once. The word has become a loaded term to date. Deconstructing it would take us more than a thousand years into the past,…
· Ryan General
Indonesian Woman Sold as Sex Slave in the U.S. Awarded For Helping Fellow Survivors
Shandra Woworunti, an Indonesian woman who survived a nightmarish life as a sex slave in the United States, was recently honored not only for escaping her captors, but also launching a non-profit to help other sex trafficking survivors.
· Editorial Staff
Once Homeless Harvard Student Could Become Cambridge’s Youngest Council Member
Meet Nadya Okamoto — a badass 19-year-old sophomore currently attending Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Okamoto was only a freshman in high school when she founded PERIOD, a non-profit organization that has successfully distributed feminine hygiene products to women…
· Ryan General
Asian and Black Doctors Most Likely to Face Prejudice From Their Own Patients
Black and Asian healthcare professionals in the United States are more likely to face prejudice and hear offensive language from their own patients than their White counterparts, a recent study revealed. Almost 1,200 doctors and other healthcare professionals and over 1,000…
· Bryan Ke
Meet the Woman Who Travels the World Just to Take ‘Bad’ Selfies
We all know the kinds of horrors that will come into our lives when an accidentally bad selfie go online on social media. But this has never been an issue for Michelle Liu, an Instagram user who has more than 19,000 followers. In fact, she purposefully take bad selfies on her…
· Ryan General
Dr. Seuss Festival to Remove Racist ‘Chinaman’ Art After Extreme Backlash
A stereotypical portrayal of a Chinese character found in a Dr. Seuss Museum mural in Springfield, Massachusetts drew a backlash that eventually prompted its organizers to announce its immediate removal. Children’s authors Mike Curato, Mo Willems, and Lisa Yee had earlier…