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· Bryan Ke
Heartbreaking Moment a Stray Dog Watches Her Puppy Taken Away for Adoption
A heartbreaking moment was recently caught on video in China where a mother stray dog says her farewell to her puppy as the little pooch gets taken away for adoption. The clip, which was shared through Chinese media sharing platform Pear Video, shows the mama pooch as she…
· Frederick Kuo
How The Wealth in ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ is Really a Symbol of Western Dominance
I watched the movie “Crazy Rich Asians” in the afternoon of its opening day. As the first movie in a quarter century with an all Asian cast breaking through the bamboo ceiling of Hollywood representation, it lived up to the hype. It was a surreal and awesome experience to see…
· Bryan Ke
Surveillance Video Shows Cats Reacting Before Massive Earthquake in Japan
Surveillance footage taken from a cat cafe in Japan shows how felines react before, during, and after a massive earthquake that rocked Osaka and nearby areas last month. The video starts out like any other day in CATchy, a cat cafe located in neighboring Wakayama prefecture, as…
· Khier Casino
Some People Are Upset There’s No Asian Male in Netflix’s New Film With Lana Condor
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…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Redditor Raises His Adopted Asian Son in Chinese Culture for 17 Years, Then Realizes He’s Actually Korean
Transracial adoption is never easy. It’s so common for children to grow up hearing horribly insensitive things said about them, and there’s so much that these kids will miss out on when not being raised in their native culture.
· Bryan Ke
Traditional Japanese Inn Offers ‘Rent-a-Cat’ Option for Customers Who Want Cuddles
There is a Ryokan (a traditional Japanese inn) in Japan that offers customers the option to rent a kitty to accompany them during their stay. The inn, called My Cat, which is also written very attractively in hiragana as まいきゃっと, maikyatto, is the purr-fect place for people who…
· Sunny J. Reed
Think Adopting Children of Color Makes You Woke? It Doesn’t
White people have been adopting children of color for decades, using infertility, religion, or unacknowledged white saviorism to explain their choice. An entire adoption industry supports itself on white people’s desire to parent — which is not in of itself a bad thing — but…
· Ryan General
After 48 Years, Adoptee Finds His Birth Mother and the Restaurant She Named After Him in Japan
Air Force Col. Bruce Hollywood was given up for adoption by his biological Japanese mother soon after his father, an American soldier once stationed in Japan, was reassigned back to the United States. Adopted in 1960 by an American couple who were stationed at a U.S. military…
· Ryan General
U.S. Army Vet May Be Forced to Move His Entire Family To South Korea If Adopted Daughter is Deported
A United States Army veteran may soon be forced to move his entire family to South Korea next year over the immigration status of his adopted daughter. Retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Schreiber said that he and his wife, Soo Jin, are prepared to leave the U.S. if their…
· Bryan Ke
Deaf Man Meets Family for the First Time After Being Abducted 25 Years Ago
A deaf 39-year-old man has finally reunited with his parents after being abducted by human traffickers about 25 years ago. Yu Zhongliang, who was only 14 when the incident occurred, had a very emotional meeting with his elderly mother and father for the first time on March 19,…
· Carl Samson
Twins Separated at Birth 36 Years Ago Meet for the First Time
A pair of twins in China who had been separated just after their birth were reunited with the help of a local police officer. Wang Hui and Wu Lu, separated 36 years ago, finally met each other in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, last week.
· Carl Samson
Retired Army Officer’s Adopted Daughter Faces Deportation to South Korea Because She’s a ‘Dreamer’
A retired military officer’s daughter covered in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is facing deportation as the future of the Obama-era policy remains uncertain. The program “expired” on March 5, a deadline set by President Donald Trump, but the Congress’…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Mom Reveals 37 Awful Things People Have Said About Her Adopted Chinese-American Daughters
Asian-American adoptees are, unfortunately, used to ignorant questions. “Where are you from?” or “Who are your real parents?” are constant queries that these people hear, from adoption to adulthood, and it can be a depressing, “othering” experience. One mother and photographer,…
· Editorial Staff
What do Mongolians Actually Think of Disney’s ‘Mulan’?
As 2019 creeps ever nearer, so, too, does Disney’s live-action Mulan release date. The company has so far chosen only one cast member — Liu Yi Fei as the titular lead, Mulan — but more news is expected in the coming months. Unlike the original 1998 release intended with American…
· Ryan General
Is ‘Chop Suey’ Chinese or American Food?
It’s a popular belief that the iconic mixed vegetable and meat dish smothered in a starch-thickened sauce known as “chop suey” is actually American in origin instead of Chinese. But does this assumption actually hold water? Widely believed to have been invented by Chinese…
· Carl Samson
Elderly Chinese Man Seeks Adoptive Family So He Won’t Die Alone
A desperate octogenarian in Tianjin, northern China, has taken his search for a “loving” family to fliers so that he won’t end up dying alone in a nursing home. In handwritten ads posted around the city, Han, 85, promised that he’s strong-bodied and can cook, shop, and take care…
· Carl Samson
Japanese Shrine Offers to Dress Foreigners as ‘Maidens’, But Will Some Say Cultural Appropriation?
Female foreigners are flocking to a Japanese shrine that offers an experience package allowing them to play maidens. Visitors at Amagasaki Ebisu Shrine in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, play the role of a miko, or a Shinto shrine maiden, for an hour.
· Heather Johnson Yu
Meet the Korean-American Adoptee Who Celebrates God and Motherhood Through Rap
Christian. Rapper. Woman. Mother. Korean-American. Adoptee. HeeSun Lee is no stranger to stereotypes; instead of letting them defeat her, however, she’s risen above them, dismantling them one by one through her music.
· Bryan Ke
Long Island Family Takes in Chinese Orphan Girl After Biological Parents Abandon Her
A couple from Massapequa, New York, welcomed a new addition to their family, 2-year-old Lia Lililing, despite already having children and grandchildren of their own. Lililing, a Chinese orphan, was born with craniosynostosis, a rare condition that greatly affects the child’s…
· Kyle Encina
Chinese Twin Sisters Discover Each Other After 26 Years When Police Suspect Identity Fraud
A pair of Chinese twins finally met each other after 26 years when police suspected them of being the same person in an identity fraud case. Authorities in the province of Jiangsu sifted through local population data in November and found that the birthdates of the two women…