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· Augustine Reyes Chan
Why College Students Give Bad Ratings to Professors With Asian Names
A new study published in the journal Language in Society reveals that educators at U.S. colleges with European-sounding last names tend to get better ratings from students than those with Asian-sounding last names. Used by students to evaluate their teachers, Rate My Professors…
· Ryan General
Canadian Man Convinces Japanese Shamisen Masters to Take Him as Their Only Foreign Apprentice
As the only foreign apprentice of the Yoshida Brothers (Yoshida Kyodai), Norm Nakamura is fast becoming the most famous non-Japanese shamisen player in Japan, perhaps even the entire world. For about seven years, the 34-year-old Canadian musician has been learning to master the…
· Ziye Wang
Counting Down the Top 10 Greatest Asian Athletes Of All Time
The Tokyo Olympics may still be a year away, but it’s never a bad time to talk sports. Specifically, we’re talking the greatest of all time in sports, Asian edition. Rankings are hard enough as it is, but comparing across disciplines is a different ball game altogether — which…
· Ryan General
Filipino DOTA 2 Player Who Typed ‘Ching Chong’ in Chat Gets Banned by Valve
One of the top eSports players from the Philippines has been banned from participating in a major event in China after typing a racial slur during a game. Valve, which owns popular eSport title Dota 2, revealed that Filipino Dota 2 player TNC Predator’s Carlo “Kuku” Palad will…
· Elliot Sang
ABC is Developing a New Series With Daniel Dae Kim Based on a Korean Drama
ABC is developing a legal drama which is set to star an Asian male lead, according to a Deadline exclusive. The drama, set to be titled “Exhibit A,” will be produced by Daniel Dae Kim. The show is being developed for ABC alongside his 3AD production company, including Rina…
· Ranier Maningding
Meet the CEO Putting Asian Martial Artists Back on the Map
Few people understand the what it takes to run a martial arts company — as both a promoter and a fighter — as thorough as Chatri Sityodtong, CEO of Asia’s largest sports media company, ONE Championship. Chatri is a 47-year-old Thai-Japanese entrepreneur who has worked the full…
· Carl Samson
Harvard Admits That White College Applicants Had ‘Stronger’ Recommendations Than Asian Americans
Asian American applicants are supposedly failing to get into Harvard University partly because of weaker recommendations suggested by a school official. On the second day of trial of the high-profile lawsuit alleging that the university discriminates on the basis of race,…
· Carl Samson
‘Basketball Wives’ Star Sparks Outrage After Calling Filipina Cast Member a Racial Slur
“Basketball Wives” star Evelyn Lozada is facing some backlash after nicknaming fellow cast member Cece Gutierrez with a racial slur. A heated exchange between the two occurred on Sunday’s episode when Lozada confronted Gutierrez over a comment she allegedly made regarding her…
· Ryan General
Thai Man Learns to Make American Burgers that are So Exclusive, He Serves Only 4 a Day
Thailand has a burger superstar in Taiki Tsubota, a Japanese-Thai restaurateur who makes highly in-demand, mouth-watering gourmet burgers. While the 24-year-old refuses to be called a chef, his preparation techniques demonstrated in a recent viral video by YouTuber Drew Binsky…
· Khier Casino
Random Country Road in Taiwan Gets 5-Star Rating on Google Maps After Woman Uploads ‘Boob Video’
An unidentified woman in Taiwan added a risqué video of herself flashing her boobs on a remote road on Google Maps, racking up hundreds of five-star ratings for the location. The 18-second naughty clip shows the woman looking around her surroundings in Pingtung County, Taiwan,…
· Editorial Staff
‘Fresh Off The Boat’ Just Got Renewed For Season 5 and We Can’t Contain Ourselves
In early April, Randall Park released a Facebook video making a desperate plea to fans to save “Fresh Off The Boat” from being cancelled by ABC. Park, who plays Louis Huang, the father of Eddie Huang on the show, included a survey conducted by USA Today, which listed 30 TV…
· Heather Johnson Yu
13 Korean Psychological Thrillers You Must Watch Before You Die
You know how there’s some supposed study that claims you can burn calories watching scary movies? Apparently, it’s arguable, but like don’t let that stop you from incorporating that into your workout or whatever.
· Ryan General
‘Fresh Off the Boat’ Is in Danger of Being Cancelled and We’re Calling the Police
ABC’s “Fresh Off The Boat” is reportedly at risk of getting canceled, so lead actor Randall Park is appealing to fans to help save the show. Park, who plays Louis Huang, patriarch of the show’s Chinese American family, made his appeal via a video included in a poll spearheaded…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Golden West College Can’t Decide Whether to Fire Racist Professor, Puts Her on Leave for Now
Golden West College has placed Tarin Olson, the woman now infamously known for telling an Asian-American couple to “go back to their home country,” on leave while they conduct their investigation into the incident. The leave will last for two weeks, the school said in an…
· Ryan General
Racist Woman Caught on Video Harassing Asian Couple Exposed As Golden West College Professor
It did not take long for netizens to identify the woman who got caught on video harassing an Asian American family with racist comments in Long Beach on Friday. In the clip that has since gone viral, the woman was heard saying “you need to go back to your country” to Facebook…
· Carl Samson
Writer Angela Kang Promoted to Showrunner for ‘The Walking Dead’
AMC has renewed “The Walking Dead” for a ninth season with Angela Kang as the new showrunner. Kang has been writing for the show since 2011. She has written around 20 episodes, including “Judge, Jury, Executioner,” “Coda,” “Still” and “The Cell.”
· Bryan Ke
Chinese Province Will Now Damage Credit Scores of People Who Don’t Sort Their Trash
A new regulation introduced last week in Eastern China’s Zhejiang Province could affect a resident’s credit ratings if they fail to properly sort their garbage when taking it out for disposal. The regulation will cover all cities and towns, and organizations, enterprises and…
· Ranier Maningding
Prepare For A New Generation Of Young White Kids More Racist Than Logan Paul
Editor’s Note: Ranier Maningding is a copywriter and mastermind behind the social justice page “The Love Life of an Asian Guy“. The opinions expressed in this piece are solely his own. When I was a junior in high school I was heavily influenced by Asian YouTubers because they…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is Now on Instagram
For the first time ever since his first appointment as Japan’s prime minister in 2006 – and his second in 2012 – Shinzo Abe has finally announced he will start actively using Instagram in 2018. The 57th Prime Minister of Japan first made the announcement on Friday when he made…
· Editorial Staff
Ann Curry is Probably Drinking a Tea Made of Matt Lauer’s Tears Right Now and Twitter is Here for It
What a hell of a morning to wake up to — Disney announced that they chose their Mulan (hint: it’s good news) and then NBC announced they’d fired Matt Lauer over allegations of sexual misconduct. “It puts the lotion on its skin or I lock the office door again” – Creepy Matt Lauer
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