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· Bryan Ke
A woman was assaulted by another female shopper accompanied by two men at Topshop, a clothing store in Fifth Avenue, New York City, last month, but even until now no official word has been publicly released coming from the management. The attack happened on June 24 when the…
· Carl Samson
Asian Americans have the highest income inequality among all ethnic groups in the United States, a new report from the Pew Research Center said. The observation comes as Asians remain the most financially successful of all groups, earning a median annual income of $51,288 to…
· Carl Samson
A white instructor has been met with a storm of criticism after sharing a picture of himself mockingly posing as an Asian man on Twitter. Matthew De Starkey, who reportedly teaches at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, tweeted the photo on July 11, which was posted with the…
· Carl Samson
A North Carolina man lashed out at an Asian-American family for having a sign that says “F**k Donald Trump” on their lawn. The incident was caught on video and has since gone viral on social media.
· Carl Samson
New reports claim that South Asians living in the United States have a high risk for cardiac disease. After a comprehensive review of existing studies, researchers found that South Asians are more prone to develop early diabetes and have high cholesterol, which consequently…
· Bryan Ke
Shaun Beagley, the chef behind the YouTube channel Boring Kitchen, has been fired from his job after cooking videos of him mocking Asian people and their culture by using a fake accent was discovered online. Beagley, who worked as a chef at Som Saa, a trendy Thai restaurant in…
· Leanna Chan
Sandra Oh marks history as the first ever Asian actress to be nominated in a lead actress category at the 2018 Emmys. Star of the BBC series “Killing Eve,” Oh is nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
· Carl Samson
A former Australian Navy sailor slammed a pair of teenage girls who went on a racist tirade against an Asian man aboard a Melbourne train. Sean Fitzsimons, a former member of the Australian Defence Force (ADF), filmed the incident on a Melbourne tram last week.
· Bryan Ke
Jon M. Chu, director of “Crazy Rich Asians” which premieres next month, is set to direct a film based on the Thai cave rescue that captured massive attention from international media to tech tycoons. Its a bit early 2truly discuss but the biggest lesson I learned frm making…
· Ryan General
An elderly Asian man with a walker was caught on video verbally harassing an elderly woman of color on a New York City bus on Sunday for not giving up her seat. Footage of the incident, posted online by Facebook user Chelsea Soriano, shows the elderly man berating the woman with…
· Carl Samson
Sinakhone Keodara, founder and CEO of Asian Entertainment Television, announced his plan to file a national, class-action lawsuit against Grindr for racial discrimination. In a Twitter post on Monday, Keodara called for co-plaintiffs across all 50 U.S. states who have been…
· Carl Samson
A street fight reportedly occurred between an Asian actor and a White man in the San Francisco Bay Area after the latter allegedly kicked the former’s sports car because it was “too loud.” A video of the incident was shared on the Facebook group Bay Area Cars before it was taken…
· Chris Rim
Gaining admission to elite colleges and universities is increasingly challenging, with admissions percentages dropping across the board. However, according to an article published last Friday in The New York Times,there may be an additional roadblock for Asian-American…
· Carl Samson
Editor’s Note: This post has been updated with a statement from JetBlue. A Korean American hip-hop artist took his frustration to Instagram after getting kicked off a JetBlue Airways flight allegedly because he was an “Asian with tattoos.”
· Editorial Staff
A woman’s epic post calling out some “Western men” who call Asian men “gay” based certain masculinity standards has gone viral on Facebook. The post was uploaded on June 24 and has racked up over 15,000 shares as of this writing.
· Jason Wong
The OC Night Market, a street food festival produced by the 626 Night Market, drew tens of thousands of attendees at the OC Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, California this month. With over 200+ food and merchandise vendors, organizers use the event as a platform to showcase local…
· Bryan Ke
A 38-year-old homeless man who attacked an Asian-American cyclist with a rock in Berkley, California and turned himself in at the Berkeley Police Department after the crime is now being charged with a hate crime. The incident happened last week on Tuesday at around…
· Khier Casino
Jenny Han’s New York Times bestselling novel “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before” has been adapted into a film and will land on Netflix on August 17, but not everyone is thrilled. The teen romance movie follows Lara Jean Song Covey, played by Lana Condor, who made her film debut…
· Carl Samson
Netflix released a teaser trailer for “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before,” an upcoming film based on the young adult novel of the same title starring Lana Condor. The movie follows the story of Lara Jean Song Covey, a Korean-American girl who writes letters to her crushes and…
· Khier Casino
Diversity and inclusion are making its way to more movies and TV shows such as “Crazy Rich Asians” and “Fresh Off the Boat,” and web series “Kat Loves LA” aims to be part of that big picture. “I wanted to create a love story that was unapologetically Asian American, told through…
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