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· Max Chang
Wisconsin Republicans are Trying to Take Weekends Away From Workers
Scott Walker, a Republican politician and current governor of Wisconsin, is spearheading a sneaky budget move in his state that will effectively strip workers of their right to a “living wage” and even their weekends. As Wisconsin state legislators, who already missed their July…
· Carl Samson
Republican Attacks Korean-American Politician in New Jersey With ‘Racist’ Font
Republicans in New Jersey are being accused by Democrats of using a “racist” font in an attack ad pamphlet that targets a Korean-American candidate for Congress. Andy Kim, a former White House and Pentagon national security official, is running against two-term GOP incumbent Tom…
· Carl Samson
Georgia Lawmaker Sparks Outrage for Racist Impression of Chinese Tourists on ‘Who is America?’
Georgia politicians are calling for the resignation of State Representative Jason Spencer (R-Woodbine) after an “appalling” appearance on Showtime’s “Who is America?” on Sunday. Spencer gave an offensive impression of Chinese tourists, yelled the N-word and dropped his underwear…
· Bryan Ke
Minnesota Republican Leader Suffers Racist Attacks from Her Own Party and Trump Supporters
Minnesota Republican Party Chairwoman Jennifer Carnahan claimed in a Facebook post on Friday that she had been subjected to several verbal racist and sexist attacks by her party leaders and supporters of Donald Trump at one of his rallies. It seems to me that @mngopchairwoman…
· Ryan General
Republican Senate Candidate Uses the Word ‘Negro’ Defending His ‘China People’ Campaign
Considering the number of embarrassing politicians already running for office in the United States, to be dubbed as the “worst candidate in America” is indeed quite a feat. But Don Blankenship, who is one of the three viable Republican candidates running for the Senate…
· Carl Samson
More Asian Americans Are Going Into Politics Than Ever Before
There are now more Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) than ever participating in American politics, an apparent shift from the inactivity that the group has long been criticized for. The increase has been observed in both the numbers of candidates and voters. For one,…
· Carl Samson
Indian-American Cornell Student Receives Threats on Campus for Being a Conservative
A senior undergraduate student at Cornell University has been getting threats after sharing her conservative views on TV last year. In an essay posted on The College Fix, Neetu Chandak said that her comments on “Fox and Friends” criticizing the description of a college course…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Indian Comedian Gains 24,000 Instagram Followers With the Pettiest Post of All Time
Meet Sahib Singh. Singh is an aspiring comedian who loves nothing more than to make people laugh.
· Ryan General
Republican Senate Candidate Calls Asians ‘Yellows’ and Native Americans ‘Reds’
A Republican politician aiming for a seat in the upper chamber of the United States Congress recently used two racially offensive terms pertaining to Native Americans and Asians. During a campaign speech on Sunday, Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore used the terms “Reds and…
· Ryan General
Arizona GOP Uses Margaret Cho Sitcom Pic to Pander to Asian Americans
Arizona’s Republican party was recently called out for featuring a photo of a fictional family from a 90s sitcom in its website to illustrate its “love” for diversity. The ill-considered image, posted with the caption “Asian Americans”, was apparently taken from 1994 sitcom…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Hawaii Representative Beth Fukumoto Receives Racist Hate Mail From Trump Supporter
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives Beth Fukumoto (D) received a racist letter from someone purporting to be from “La, Calif”. The letter included sarcastic sympathy for Japanese-Americans forced into internment camps and sexist name-calling, aimed at the…
· 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…
· Carl Samson
Taiwan’s Foxconn is Planning to Build a Factory in Wisconsin That Could Create Up to 25,000 Jobs
Foxconn, the Taiwanese electronics manufacturer for Apple, has expressed its ambition of opening a major factory in Wisconsin — its first on American soil — expected to create thousands of jobs. Foxconn chairman Terry Gou announced the plan at the White House on Wednesday in the…
· Editorial Staff
Trump Meets With ‘Victims of Obamacare,’ Ignores The Only Asians There
On Monday, Donald Trump gave a speech heavily criticizing the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, at the White House. His goal is to pressure Senate Republicans to repeal and replace Obamacare. Just before delivering the statement, Trump met with families who…
· Carl Samson
California Assemblyman Evan Low Formally Calls for Trump’s Resignation
Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell) of the California Legislature has introduced a resolution that calls for President Donald Trump’s resignation from office and urges Congress to impeach him when he refuses. The resolution, AJR 17, cites Trump’s actions as deemed inappropriate by…
· Khier Casino
Asian Americans Are Very Concerned About the ‘Trumpcare’ Vote on Twitter
The House of Representatives voted to “repeal and replace” the American Health Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare, by 217 votes to 213 on Thursday. “They’re not even doing it for the party,” President Donald Trump said as he celebrated with Republican House leaders and rank-and-file…
· Khier Casino
Americans Are Starting to Like China More, Survey Says
Although Donald Trump anticipates a “very difficult” meeting with Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago this week, 44% of Americans have gained positive views of China, according to a recent survey. That figure is up from 37% in 2016, but China’s unfavorability has dropped from 55% to 47%…
· Ryan General
Why Donald Trump Loves to Wear Clothes That Don’t Fit Him
As the recent viral video from GQ perfectly illustrates, Donald Trump is in serious need of a makeover. Sure, the wealthy president loves big, huge things, but it’s probably not a good idea to incorporate it in his fashion. Trump is often seen wearing oversized coats and pants.…
· Khier Casino
Chinese-Americans are Getting More Involved in Politics Now That Trump is President
Chinese-Americans who supported Donald Trump in the 2016 election anxiously await his next move as the newly sworn-in president threatens a trade war with China and establishes ties with Taiwan. David Tian Wang, 33, a businessman originally from Beijing, founded “Chinese…
· Ryan General
China Tells Donald Trump That They Did Not, In Fact, Invent Global Warming
Did China invent global warming as a hoax to destabilize U.S. growth? President-elect Donald Trump would like to think so, but now China is saying that it simply is not true. Back in 2012, the republican billionaire posted on Twitter that the concept of global warming “was…