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· Kimberly Nguyen
Greta Lee’s New HBO Show About Koreatown Could Be a First for Asian Americans
Greta Lee, the mastermind behind developing HBO dark comedy “KTown” based on the fictional kingpins of Los Angeles’ Koreatown, just might be spearheading the first premium cable show to feature Asian Americans.
· Jin Hyun
10 Insect-Based Asian Delicacies That Will Definitely Scare Away Your Non-Asian Neighbors
Now that all the Halloween celebrations are coming to an end, many people across the country will be tearing down their decorative plastic spiders from their walls. But in parts of Asia, these little creepy-crawlies are seasoned and displayed year-round. Here are 10 insect and…
· Carl Samson
California Woman’s Dog Poisoned By ‘Evil’ Neighbors After Moving Back to China
A woman in southern China broke down in tears as her pet dog met a violent end at the hands of a canine-hating neighbor. The woman, Leewan Zhang, had just come back to her home in Chongqing from California.
· Khier Casino
Filipina Grandma Ordering Jollibee After Seeing Neighbor With Delivery Guy is Too Sweet
A delivery man in the Philippines went above and beyond the call of duty after ordering a meal for an elderly woman when she spotted the driver hand her neighbor some food. In a Facebook post on Thursday, Maris Mayol Tian shared that she had just ordered breakfast from one of…
· Carl Samson
Neighborhood Vandalized By Anti-Chinese Graffiti Rocks Brooklyn Community
Brooklyn lawmakers and residents in New York City rallied together on Monday to condemn a vulgar anti-Chinese graffiti written on at least seven businesses in the Bensonhurst neighborhood. The graffiti, which was spray-painted in black on the walls of the establishments, read…
· Bryan Ke
Dog Gets Rescued by Worried Neighbor After Being Neglected, Owner Demands Its Return
A Singapore-based animal rescue group, Voices For Animals (VFA), rescued a neglected Maltese after being alerted by a concerned neighbor but its owner demands the pooch be returned to their home. The call for help was spotted on Facebook by one of the group’s volunteers last…
· Leanna Chan
Vietnamese Navy Veteran Offers to Help Neighbor With Yard Work, Gets Told ‘Get Out of My Country’
A Vietnamese refugee who served in the Navy as an electronics technicians chief for 24 years was told to “get out of my country” and “has no right to be here” after offering a neighbor assistance with her sprinkler system. Mimi Huynh, a U.S Navy Veteran who served on the USS…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese Comedian Dad Brings Daughter’s Drawings to Life Through Bento Lunchboxes
A Japanese father is going viral for preparing amazing looking bento lunches for his daughter by taking her drawings and bringing them to delicious, delicious life. そろそろ梅雨入りということでかたつむり弁当。今娘が激ハマりしてるのがかたつむりとダンゴムシなので、次はダンゴムシ弁当かな、、、。 pic.twitter.com/tn0s2eHgeJ
· Ryan General
Former Dancer Granted $223,000 Inheritance From Late HBO Exec Micky Liu
A court in Manhattan has upheld the claims of a former stripper to a six-figure inheritance left to her by a client– an HBO executive who died months after they bonded with an “everlasting friendship.” IT director Micky Liu, who met 34-year-old Veronica Beckham at a strip club…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese Widow Has Cared for Severely Disabled Neighbor for Over 30 Years
Wu Yuxia, a 60-year-old widow from Dangui, Sichuan province, China has provided round-the-clock care for her severely disabled neighbor, Liu Siqiang, for more than three decades now. The 56-year-old bedridden Liu, who lost his mother while he was only six and his father at 10,…
· Bryan Ke
Man in South Korea Kills Neighbor’s Corgi for Barking, Invites Owner to Dinner to Eat It
In what may sound like it’s straight from a slasher/psychopath movie, a South Korean farmer recently sparked massive outrage after he deliberately killed his neighbor’s barking dog and proceeded to cook its meat. Afterwards, he asked the pet’s owner if he wants to try and eat…
· Bryan Ke
Man in Indonesia Kills Neighbor After She Kept Asking ‘When Are You Getting Married?’
A 28-year-old Indonesian man may face life in prison if a court finds him guilty of killing his pregnant neighbor on Jan. 19 in Kampung Pasir Jonge, Indonesia after she repeatedly asked him, “when are you getting married?” The gruesome incident began when the woman, identified…
· Heather Johnson Yu
6 Men Arrested in Texas with $2.3 Million of Marijuana in Neighborhood Grow Operation
Six people have been arrested and $2.3 million dollars in marijuana seized from grow house operations in Fort Bend and Harris counties, Texas, according to KHOU. The three people arrested in Fort Bend County, Trong Vo, 35, James Lai Nguyen, 27, and James Huy Nguyen, 37, were all…
· Kyle Encina
There’s a Sequel to ‘My Neighbor Totoro’ and No One Knew About It
The Studio Ghibli classic “My Neighbor Totoro” by legendary anime director Hayao Miyazaki was undoubtedly a massive success, but what most fans didn’t know is that it also had a sequel. The sequel to the theatrical 1988 masterpiece came 15 years later in the form of a short film…
· Carl Samson
SF Family Gets Threats From Neighbors After Putting Up ‘Black Lives Matter’ Sign in Window
An Asian American family living in Twin Peaks, San Francisco received hate and threatening messages after putting a “Black Lives Matter” sign in their window. Speaking to KRON 4, homeowner Debbie Lee said that the sign has been around since 2015, but only received untoward…
· Nami Thompson
I Became An Asian Gun Owner After My Neighbor Threatened To Kill My Baby
“What’re you sightseeing, camel-jockey?” I was playing with my infant outside of our rental home. We’d been living there for about two weeks. The house backs right up to the train tracks, and my silent shock was violated by a series of three drawn out train whistles. I looked…
· Ryan General
Chinese Student Parks Car in Neighbor’s Driveway, Becomes Instant Horror Story
Without any prior notice, a Chinese student left his car parked in his neighbors’ driveway in Wales and asked them to look after it for eleven weeks while he takes a vacation in China. Jack, a student at Aberystwyth University in Wales, left his black Citroen and a cactus…
· Ryan General
Hero Neighbor Rescues Toddler Dangling By His Neck in China
A heroic neighbor came to the rescue of a toddler who was dangling from a flat’s fourth-floor window last Friday in China. In the video clip uploaded on Chinese social media, the neighbor can be seen trying to rescue the four-year-old boy whose upper body somehow got stuck…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Mixed Asian Man Perfectly Demonstrates How to Handle Racist White Neighbors
It’s a piece of cake to bake a petty cake. Imgur user SharkswithFrigginLazerBeams shared his friend’s story that had been eleven years in the making (or should we say baking?) to the delight of netizens everywhere.
· King Malleta
Bedridden Grandma in China Abandoned by Her Kids, Kind Neighbors Step in to Help
An elderly and bedridden Chinese woman in her 80’s was abandoned by her children, so kind neighbors stepped in to look after her. South China Morning Post reports the case of a widow in southern China whose adult children were nowhere to be found. In a country where filial piety…