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· Carl Samson
Cheese Fondue-Like ‘Chicago Pizzas’ are Taking Over Japan
Diners in Japan are going crazy over mouth-watering “Chicago pizzas” deeper than a bowl of soup and understandably worthy for an Instagram post. The “pizza,” which comes with a deep crust filled with molten cheese, is more akin to fondue and typically served with sausages and…
· Khier Casino
Teens Allegedly Attack Asian Man in Chicago Over a Canada Goose Jacket
A 15-year-old boy has been charged for taking part in a mob attack in a Chicago subway station that left a man with a broken eye socket and injured two other people. A video first posted on Facebook shows a man of Asian descent being beaten during one of the…
· Khier Casino
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…
· Bryan Ke
A Pho Restaurant Just Became the First OC Restaurant Awarded with the James Beard Award
Pho 79, a Vietnamese restaurant in Garden Grove, California best known for its oxtail soup, is the first restaurant in Orange County to be awarded the prestigious James Beard Foundation. The restaurant was one of the five winners of this year’s America’s Classics Award,…
· Editorial Staff
3 Asian Guys Closed a $68 Million Deal on a Napkin at In-N-Out at 1:00 A.M.
Steve Zhao, the founder of Sandbox VR, went from almost burning through all his funds after launching in 2017 to recently closing a $68 million Series A with iconic Silicon Valley VC firm Andreessen Horowitz. Hello World. I’m Sandbox.
· Ryan General
Filipino-Japanese Actor Becomes the First Asian American to Play Alexander Hamilton on Broadway
A Filipino-Japanese actor recently made his debut playing the titular character of Alexander Hamilton on Broadway, becoming the first Asian American to play the iconic role in a Broadway theatre.
· Khier Casino
Low-life Caught on Video Snatching Elderly Man’s Wallet With His Late Wife’s Photos in Honolulu
Surveillance footage of a 95-year-old man being robbed at a Chinatown market in Honolulu on Wednesday is making the internet rounds after his granddaughter asked Twitter users for help in identifying the culprit. Lupo Fernandez was purchasing some fish at a counter in Oahu…
· Ryan General
Marie Kondo’s Netflix Show Sparks Surge of Donations to Thrift Shops
“Tidying Up With Marie Kondo” has apparently made such an incredible impact on its viewers that thrift store donations are going through the roof, some outlets claim. The Netflix series, which is based on Marie Kondo’s popular 2014 book “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up,”…
· Khier Casino
Woman Who Killed Vietnamese Nail Salon Owner Over $35 Bill Arrested in Arizona
Krystal Whipple, who is suspected of hitting and killing nail salon owner Ngoc Q. Nguyen with her car after refusing to pay for a manicure, was arrested on Friday in Glendale, Arizona, officials say. The 21-year-old woman allegedly tried to pay for a $35 manicure…
· Bryan Ke
U.S. Army Member Wanted for Murdering Wife, Fleeing to Thailand
A member of the U.S. Army stationed in Fort Carson, Colorado is wanted for allegedly murdering his wife Khuang Par during the holidays last year. Investigators have identified the suspect as 21-year-old Peter Van Bawi Lian, who flew from Colorado to Indianapolis on…
· Ziye Wang
Meet the Athletes Holding it Down For Asian Americans in The Rock’s Epic New Show ‘The Titan Games’
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s hotly anticipated athletic game show, “The Titan Games,” is set to premiere tonight at 5 p.m. PT on NBC.