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Elderly Man Attacked in Chicago Chinatown May Have Permanent Brain Damage
The family of a 91-year-old Chicago man who was the victim of an unprovoked attack that occurred near Chinatown in September fears that he may have sustained permanent brain damage. Yen Jit Wong suffe red head injuries after being sucker punched with a closed fist…
· admin
Chicago Man Charged After Unprovoked Attack on 91-Year-Old Man in Chinatown
A Chicago man is facing multiple felony charges for his unprovoked attack on an elderly 91-year-old man near Chinatown. The incident happened around noon on Tuesday when the victim, Yen Jit Wong, a long-time resident of Chinatown, was attacked “without…
· Ryan General
Protesters Swarm Aloha Poke Co.’s Corporate HQ in Chicago After Bullying Native Hawaiians
A group of protesters consisting of 200 Native Hawaiians and others trooped to Aloha Poke Co.’s corporate headquarters to voice their dissent against the company. The Chicago-based business, which trademarked the words “Aloha” and “Poke” sparked massive outrage after it was…
· Bryan Ke
Chicago News Station Thinks the 2018 Winter Olympics is Happening at P.F. Chang’s
Athletes from around the world are now competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics currently being held in the county of Pyeongchang, South Korea, but apparently, one Chicago news station thinks that the event is happening at “P.F. Chang’s”. The mix-up occurred during a report…
· Ryan General
Chinese Students Targeted in Racist Email Blast Sent By Chicago Bus Company
A transportation company which provides bus services to students of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign recently earned backlash after sending out a racially charged message to its mailing list. In its Christmas break advertisement sent out on Saturday, Suburban…
· Max Chang
Chicago Police Claim Battered Asian Doctor Sustained Injuries Because He ‘Fell’
Earlier today, Twitter erupted after an Asian man was forcibly taken off a United Airlines flight after failing to give up his seat for United employees on an overbooked flight. Another video shows the bloodied and dazed man repeating continuously “I want to go home” and “just…
· Ryan General
Meet the Incredible Filipino Women Behind The Hero of the Chicago Cubs
Asian American Addison Russell, the pivotal hero in the Chicago Cubs’ historic comeback from a 3-1 championship series deficit, loves and admires the women in his life. Born to a Filipino mother who hails from Olongapo City, the 22-year-old shortstop phenom has been vocal in…
· Editorial Staff
One-Eyed Pug Gets Rescued From Bad Home, Becomes Chicago Hotel Concierge
A middle-aged rescue pug who is missing one eye found a cozy home at a posh hotel in Chicago, where she is fast becoming its main attraction. Walter Brindell, Park Hyatt Chicago’s manager, recently adopted the 5-year-old pug named Parker and even made her the hotel’s new…
· Editorial Staff
The TSA Line at This Chicago Airport is Everyone’s Worst Travel Nightmare
A video of the TSA line at Chicago Midway airport has recently gone viral because…well…just look at the video and prepare to cringe.
· Editorial Staff
Chicago Woman Discovers Her Dead Mother’s Bank Account is Overdrawn by $99 Billion
A woman from Chicago was told by the bank that her deceased mother’s bank account had a negative balance of $99 billion. With her name listed on her mother’s savings account, Sheila Henderson contacted Chase Bank to check its balance so she could pay for her mother’s funeral…
· Editorial Staff
15 Things ABGs Know All Too Well
We all know an ABG, are a full or part-time ABG, or have ABG tendencies. No, not medical terminology, ABGs are Asian baby girls or Asian baby gangsters. Back when AIM was still our preferred mode of communication, their screen names were something along the lines of…
· Carl Samson
Meet the First Asian American State Representative in Indiana’s History
Chris Chyung of Dyer, St. Township was elected to represent District 15 in the Indiana State House of Representatives. The 25-year-old Democrat beat Rep. Hal Slager, a Republican from Schererville, by 82 votes in last month’s election.
· Ziye Wang
Hollywood’s First Male Sex Symbol Was a Japanese Man
Long before the hunky Henry Golding established himself as a Hollywood mainstay, a Japanese actor by the name of Sessue Hayakawa carved out an improbable career as one of the biggest stars of the silent film era, not least due to his “broodingly handsome” good looks. In an…
· Jin Hyun
The Affirmative Action Debate is Driving a Wedge Between Asians and Other Minorities
According to the Pew Research Center, the U.S. Asian Population grew 72% from 2000 to 2015, making us the fastest growing minority ethnic group in America. By 2055 Asian Americans are projected to become the largest immigrant group in the country. We’ve become a key demographic…
· Ryan General
Asian American Voters Have the Highest Rejection Rates in Georgia
State and local election officials in Georgia are facing a lawsuit after it was revealed that there are high rejection rates of absentee ballots in Gwinnett County. As pointed out in an earlier report by WhoWhatWhy, mail-in ballots of Asian Americans and other people of color…
· Ryan General
Designer Sues Delta Airlines After Drunk Passenger Allegedly Sexually Assaults Her and Walks Free
A young fashion designer has filed a lawsuit against Delta Air Lines for serving alcohol to a “visibly intoxicated” passenger who sexually assaulted her during a flight and then letting him get away unpunished.
· Ryan General
Hong Kong Surpasses NYC For Having the Most Crazy Rich People in the World
Hong Kong is now the world’s multi-millionaire and billionaire capital after outranking New York as the city with the most ultra-wealthy residents, a new report from net worth intelligence and data company Wealth-X suggests. According to the sixth edition of the World Ultra…
· Carl Samson
Meet the 12-Year-Old Winning the Internet With Her Killer Dance Moves
Meet Nicole Laeno, a 12-year-old dancer, actress, model, and blogger from Los Angeles. taking in the chicago sun! 🌞🤩💛 #nicolelaeno #thankful #love #chicago #grateful #godisgood #allthetime #faith #family #friends
· Bryan Ke
Hmong Model Accuses Modeling Agency of Dropping Him Because He’s Gay and Asian
Chufue Yang, a Chicago-based model and a member of the LGBTQ+ community, is speaking out against discrimination in the industry after being dropped by his former agency Ford Models. Yang explains in a lengthy Instagram post how the agency deliberately changed his height on his…
· Ryan General
Hawaiian Man Wins 2018 Yo-Yo World Championships in China
A Hawaiian man, who has dedicated most of his life “yo-yoing,” recently became the World Yo-Yo Champion. Evan Nagao displayed an incredible performance in Shanghai, China on Sunday to win the 2018 Yo-Yo World Championships.