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· Carl Samson
Asian women who immigrate to the U.S. may be more likely to develop breast cancer than Asian American women, according to a new study. The finding contradicts research in previous decades, which revealed that U.S. women had higher breast cancer rates than their counterparts…
· Jin Hyun
Asian parents have a way with words and there’s nothing better than receiving adorably hilarious texts from them throughout the day. Ultimately, they’re just worried about us because they want the best for us, but that message isn’t always very clear.
· Khier Casino
New York entrepreneur Andrew Yang, the founder of Venture For America, is one step closer to making history after the DNC released its criteria for making the Democratic primary debates. In order to qualify for the debates, candidates will need to:
· Max Chang
10:00 a.m. You wake up on a Saturday morning and go down for breakfast. You immediately notice that your meal is WAY lighter than usual. “We are going to buffet tonight with your grandma, uncles, aunties, and cousins! Don’t eat so much!” your mom yells from the kitchen.
· Jin Hyun
Popular fashion retailers such as ASOS and Pretty Little Thing are notorious for stealing designs from traditional Asian garments and rebranding them as their own. These westernized-versions of Asian dresses are usually worn by non-Asian models, are very revealing and…
· Jin Hyun
In East Asia, it’s not uncommon to find people fully-dressed on beaches, carrying umbrellas on sunny days, or wearing full face-covering masks in parks. Women in particular go to extreme lengths to achieve pale skin whether it’s through obsessive whitening skin care routines or…
· Khier Casino
2018 was a big year for Asian-American films such as “Crazy Rich Asians” and “Searching,” but the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) aimed to spotlight other movies coming out of Asia. The first night of the festival’s inaugural winter showcase at SVA Theatre in the New York…
· Leanna Chan
When someone goes into a salon to get their makeup, hair, eyelashes, or other services done, it’s only right they’re expecting to come out feeling pampered and glamorous. Unfortunately in a society where western beauty is idolized and considered the norm, Asian clients sometimes…
· Carl Samson
ABC has ordered a comedy pilot with the working title “Lazy Rich Asians,” reportedly influenced by the phenomenal “Crazy Rich Asians” on Monday. The show is written by Jessica Gao, who won an Emmy for her work on Adult Swim’s “Rick and Morty.”
· Jin Hyun
Internet personality and former Vine star, Brittany Furlan is being criticized for an Instagram post with a racially insensitive caption. The 32-year-old shared a photo of herself and her fiancé on Instagram with the caption, “With my Asian boyfriend Yoshi, don’t tell Tommy.”
· Carl Samson
A restaurant in Auckland, New Zealand has been branded “racist” after referring to a group of customers as “Asians” on their receipt. According to reports, a new waitress at The Falls Restaurant & Cafe used the label to identify the customers seated on a table with no number.
· Jin Hyun
I’ve never liked small talk with strangers, not because I’m an introvert, but because as an Asian person there are always the same inane questions people insist on asking to start a conversation. From “you don’t look American so where are you really from?” to “have you ever been…
· Elliot Sang
We often overlook the Black members of our Asian communities; in our home countries, biracial people historically have been cast out, and darker skin is often seen as something to change or cover up. But over the years, as the world has globalized and ideas of race have slowly…
· Jin Hyun
Conservative commentator and author of “¡Adios, America!: The Left’s Plan to Turn Our Country Into a Third World Hellhole” and “Resistance Is Futile! How the Trump-Hating Left Lost Its Collective Mind,” Ann Coulter has unleashed a tirade on Twitter following a Media Matters…
· Carl Samson
CBS has ordered a new comedy pilot from “Crazy Rich Asians” author Kevin Kwan. The Singaporean-American novelist continues to ride the success of the 2018 film, which grossed $232 million in global ticket sales.
· Bryan Ke
After over two decades of investigation, authorities have now confirmed that the bodies of two murder victims, an unidentified boy and a Korean woman in two separate states beside the same U.S. highway were in fact mother and son. The remains of the boy, identified as…
· Ryan General
Japan’s soccer team recently received worldwide praise, not for a victory, but for their behavior at the AFC Asian Cup 2019. Despite a heartbreaking loss to Qatar at the tournament’s final game on Friday, members of the Japanese soccer team displayed their discipline and…
· Elliot Sang
You know the drill: working in the arts, according to your hard-nosed Asian elders, is not a viable career path. You will not make money; you will suffer; you will die broke, wishing you listened to your parents. Right? Perhaps not. I had the opportunity to interview three…
· Carl Samson
C.Y. Lee, the author of the bestselling novel “The Flower Drum Song,” passed away on Nov. 8 at his daughter’s home in Los Angeles, California. The Chinese-born author died at the age of 102 following complications of kidney failure, his daughter Angela told the Washington Post.
· Ryan General
Twitch streamer STPeach, whose real name is Lisa Vannatta, has endured harassment and ridicule from online bashers in the last couple of years for dating an Asian man.
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