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· Carl Samson
A theatrical poster of “Crazy Rich Asians” in Vancouver, Canada was vandalized with racist comments ahead of the movie’s opening this month. Twitter user @jojocake found the poster installed in a bus shelter in an “affluent neighborhood.”
· Bryan Ke
The New York Police Department is now searching for the suspect behind the shoving of an Asian man onto the subway track at Grand Central 42nd Street station on Monday. 🚨WANTED🚨Help us identify individual below wanted for an assault at Grand Central Station on 7/30/18. He’s a…
· Carl Samson
A trio of robbers stole a wig from a beauty store in Maryland and attacked two Asian employees in the process. The incident at Esther’s Beauty in Montgomery County, Silver Spring occurred on July 27, WTOP reported.
· Carl Samson
A bus driver in Sydney, Australia was suspended after Asian passengers accused him of racism when he refused to make a stop and demanded they speak English. The incident occurred on the 343 bus operating in Zetland on July 29, news.com.au noted.
· Editorial Staff
Many Asians and Asian Americans have waited all year for August to roll around — the month that “Crazy Rich Asians” gets released in theaters (on August 15). As many eagerly wait until they can witness history being made with the first all-Asian cast in a Hollywood film since…
· Khier Casino
Police are reportedly looking for a Volkswagen that witnesses say hit an Asian woman in Union City, California. A short video of the hit-and-run was posted on Twitter on July 31 by joelil, who said that “three black teenagers” ran over the Asian woman’s leg and drove off with…
· Ryan General
“Crazy Rich Asians” lead actress Constance Wu posted a touching message on Twitter, revealing her Hollywood story while highlighting the importance of the upcoming film to others and herself. #CrazyRichAsians opens August 15th. Read below to understand why it means so much to so…
· Ryan General
Editor’s Note: An earlier draft of this story mistakenly labeled the Nassau County Police Department as the NYPD. They are separate police departments and we apologize for the confusion. A police department in New York has reportedly been using “Y” for “yellow” for demographic…
· Ryan General
A disturbing video emerged online featuring an elderly Asian woman getting harassed, then robbed, by a young Black woman in Canada. The incident, which happened this weekend inside a moving subway train near Eglinton West Station in Toronto, was caught on film by a passenger…
· Ryan General
“Crazy Rich Asians” star Henry Golding addressed the “whitewashing” controversy over his casting in the upcoming film during a recent appearance on “The View.” Being partially Malaysian and partially White, Golding has received criticism over the role which some argued should…
· Ryan General
Two years after the hashtag #StarringJohnCho became viral, John Cho finally landed a leading man role in the thriller “Searching.” A legit 21st-century thriller starring an Asian American actor? Yes, please and thank you. @SearchingMovie @JohnTheCho #searchingmovie…
· Carl Samson
A video of a British soldier pushing away a female tourist who blocked his way has gone viral on the internet. The soldier, who wore the traditional uniform of red tunic and bearskin hat, was reportedly guarding Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle.
· Bryan Ke
A series of highly offensive, racist, and homophobic tweets from Lindsey Ok, a sports reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens from the National Football League, have been unearthed by Black Sports Online targeting Asians, Black people, and the LGBT+ community. Ok made many…
· Ryan General
Marjorie Liu recently became the first woman to win a Best Writer Eisner Award, the comic book industry’s top prize for writers. I fangirled so hard. Nichelle Nichols is a goddess.
· Khier Casino
An Asian man recorded what he said was a racist encounter with a woman while he and his children were checking in at the San Francisco International Airport. “Bumped into this racist lady at SFO where she said (in front of my kids) ‘Hope you have a nice trip back to China’.…
· Bryan Ke
The man behind the racist road rage incident in Long Beach, California has been identified and revealed to have had a previous encounter with another Asian man whom he tried to chase and fight. This is the man that was in last week’s incident. We hope this public information is…
· Bryan Ke
Family members, friends, and sympathizers rallied behind an Asian-American couple victimized by a racist attack after a man, now notoriously known as “Lawn Sign Larry,” harassed them on their own yard. Members of the Southeast Asian Coalition gathered tonight in front of the…
· Bryan Ke
Amanda Nguyen, who drafted the “Sexual Assault Survivor’s Bill of Rights,” shared a long social media post about how she was marginalized by a large clothing company despite being a Nobel Peace Prize nominee. The 27-year-old Asian-American founder of the Non-Government…
· Ricky Yean
I just found out that there’s a movie coming out this summer with an all-Asian cast called “Crazy Rich Asians” and it’s making me very nervous. Is this supposed to be our “Black Panther” moment for stereotype-shattering Asian-American representation in mainstream media? OK,…
· Bryan Ke
A California man is asking the public’s help to identify a racist driver who attempted to assault him in an apparent case of road rage. Robin Lim, posted dash cam footage of his encounter with the road rage driver as he was driving north on Orange Avenue after passing…
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