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· Bryan Ke
Chinese Teen Makes $1,500 During Holiday By Doing Other Students’ Homework
A 13-year-old girl from Chongqing, China has gone viral after successfully launching her own homework service during the Chinese New Year holiday. The girl used her mother’s e-commerce account without her permission to obtain customers for her homework service, according to…
· Carl Samson
Supreme Now Makes The Most Random Items That International Students Will Definitely Stock Up On
Supreme took the wraps off its SS19 collection this week, and as has become tradition, the accessories section is a thirst trap of bizarre products for discriminating collectors. Last season, the New York skate brand treated its rabid fanbase to a Santa Cruz Chameleon 27.5-inch…
· Bryan Ke
Tibetan Woman Elected Student President at University of Toronto Sparks Outrage Among Chinese Students
Chinese students at the University of Toronto’s Scarborough Campus expressed outrage after a Tibetan student was elected the new president of the students’ union.
· Carl Samson
ICE Created A Fake University to Trick Indian Immigrant Students and Arrest Them
Emails revealed this week show how the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) set up a fictitious school called the “University of Farmington” to detect student visa fraud. The “university,” which began “admitting” applicants in 2015, involved a total of at least 600 students.
· Ziye Wang
Chinese Mom Approaches Random Students on Campus to Find Girlfriend for Son
Police at a university in Maryland have put out an alert for a middle-aged woman who has been approaching students on campus looking for a date on behalf of her son. Towson University officers received several complaints about the mom approaching students in two different…
· Ryan General
Boy Genius Who Went Viral For Helping College Students is Now a Published Researcher at 13
Daniel Liu is a child genius who won hearts online when he was 11 years old after he went viral for offering to help his much older college classmates. Back in 2016, the science whiz was taking classes at the University of Toledo while also enrolled at his high school.
· Ryan General
Indonesian Security Guard ‘Sparks Joy’ After Arranging Students’ Motorcycles By Color
A security guard is “sparking joy” on Indonesian social media for his organizing skills that seem to be inspired by guru Marie Kondo. As a satpam (security guard) at SMAN 4 high school in South Tangerang city, Banten, it is Pak Slamet’s job to keep everything in order. This…
· Bryan Ke
Shaolin Students Put on Mesmerizing Show for This Year’s Spring Festival Gala
Many were stunned by the dazzling performance of the students from Henan Shaolin Tagou Martial Arts School at this year’s Spring Festival Gala hosted by China Central Television (CCTV).
· Ryan General
Duke University Professor Has ‘Deep Regret’ After Urging Students Not To Speak Chinese
Megan Neely, the Duke professor who urged students to stop speaking Chinese via an email on Friday, sent out a follow-up email expressing her “deep regret” for causing pain the next day. Following the uproar caused by her first email, Neely stepped down from her role as director…
· Jin Hyun
Duke University Director Sends Mass Email Warning Chinese Students to Only Speak English on Campus — Or Else
The director of graduate studies for the Duke University’s Master of Biostatistics program, Megan Neely, has stepped down from her position after severe backlash over an email in which she warned Chinese students to speak only English on university campus. In the original email,…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese School Principal Teaches His Students How to Shuffle and He’s Pretty Legit
A primary school principal in Linyi, China is letting children do the shuffle dance instead of the government-imposed broadcast calisthenics. Zhang Pengfei, the 40-year-old principal of Xi Guan Primary School, introduced the much-needed change in their exercise in November.
· Editorial Staff
University of Liverpool Faces Backlash After Saying ‘Chinese students are usually unfamiliar with the word cheating’
The University of Liverpool sparked outrage after allegedly singling out Chinese students in an anti-cheating notice released ahead of exams this month. In its email, the university’s Student Welfare and Guidance department warned against “unintentional exam misconduct…
· Bryan Ke
Acrobatic Students in China Jump Roped as a Human Pyramid
A group of schoolboys from Shandong in eastern China took jump rope exercises to the next level by making it extremely difficult and so extra. In a video, which has reportedly gone viral on China’s short video-sharing platform Kuaishou with over 1 million views, the boys start…
· Ryan General
UC Davis Warns Students Not to Use WhatsApp or WeChat in China
Students from the University of California, Davis have been warned against using messaging apps like WhatsApp or WeChat when traveling to China. The travel warning, which also told travelers to not make “unfavorable political statements or postings on social media,” was…
· Thomas Ngo
We Really Need to Talk About Mental Health for Asian American Students
“Why are you even here?” “You have been here for three months, and you are already falling behind.”
· Bryan Ke
Male Teacher Logs Menstrual Cycle to Help Female Students with Their Periods
A high school teacher is making headlines in Wenling, Zhejiang Province, China for logging his female students’ menstrual cycle and brewing brown sugar water to help them get through their period. Netizens were less than thrilled after finding out on social media that…
· Bryan Ke
Virginia Tech Depicts Filipino American Students as International Students in Promotional Flier
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, commonly referred to as Virginia Tech, was recently called out for a flyer released by the Cranwell International Center (CIC) that depicts its Filipino American students as international students. Virginia Tech junior…
· Editorial Staff
Students Caught Smoking in Indonesia, Teachers Force Them to Smoke More as Punishment
A group of elementary school students from the Sukabumi Regency of West Java, Indonesia were recently caught smoking by their teacher inside school grounds; as punishment, the children were made to smoke more inside the teacher’s lounge as their classmates laugh at…
· Ryan General
Art Students Dressed Up as Iconic Paintings for Halloween Parade in Japan
Participants of a Halloween parade in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan went all out with amazing costumes depicting themselves as iconic paintings.
· Jin Hyun
White Students Who Take a ‘Gap Year’ in Asia Only Perpetuate Toxic White Saviorism
Year after year, young British and American students flock to Asia to “find themselves” before dedicating 3-4 years of their lives to earning a degree. Malia Obama has done it, so has Benedict Cumberbatch and even Prince William has been there. Companies have profited off of gap…