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· Ryan General
Meet The First Miss England Finalist to Walk the Runway in a Hijab
Sara Iftekhar is a 20-year-old Muslim law student who became the first Miss England contestant to walk the runway in a Hijab. While she eventually lost out on the crown to Miss Newcastle on Sunday, Iftikhar made history, nonetheless, as the first-ever hijabi to be among the Miss…
· Ryan General
Stylish Chinese Grandma Wins the Internet For Looking Exactly Like the Queen of England
A Chinese grandma who uncannily resembles Queen Elizabeth II has become an instant internet darling after her photos were shared online. Images of the stylish 85-year-old grandmother named Zheng Suzhen were posted by her great-grandson-in-law Ding Guoliang on Chinese social…
· Editorial Staff
A Facility That Breeds Dogs For Lab Testing Has Been Approved in England
Plans for a new facility that will breed dogs to be used in laboratory experiments have been approved in England. The application on behalf of B&K Universal, owned by American animal breeding firm Marshall BioResources, for the facility had been rejected twice before because of…
· Editorial Staff
There’s a Job Opening in England That Pays You to Play With Cats All Day
If you’ve ever dreamed of getting paid to play with cats, there’s a job opening in England just for you. A new cat cafe set to open in Manchester is looking for a cafe manager, assistant manager, barista, front of house staff and a cat nanny, reports the Telegraph.
· Ryan General
Malaysia’s Kelantan Crown Prince to Marry Swedish Woman
Malaysia’s Kelantan crown prince is set to wed his Swedish bride-to-be on April 19. Kelantan state palace announced that 45-year-old Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra will be tying the knot with 33-year-old Swedish national Sofie Louise Johansson.
· Bryan Ke
9-Year-Old Boy Uses 999 Rubik’s Cubes to Create a Portrait of Tom Brady
A 9-year-old boy from Westwood, Massachusetts, has gone viral online after making an impressive portrait of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady solely using Rubik’s Cubes. For his 2019 STEM Project, Maxim Lin (or MBL), decided to create a huge piece of art made only of…
· Ziye Wang
Billionaire Patriots Owner Caught Soliciting Sex from Asian Massage Parlor
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is facing two charges of soliciting prostitution after surveillance video footage surfaced of him twice paying for sex acts at an illicit massage parlor,…
· Elliot Sang
7 Blasians to Celebrate During Black History Month (and Every Other Month)
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
White-Owned Pho Restaurant That Tried to Trademark The Word ‘Pho’ Under Fire For ‘Vegan Pho’
A pho restaurant chain owned by Stephen and Juliette Wall in the U.K. went viral in 2013 for trademarking the word “pho” and attempting to sue a smaller Vietnamese business who used the word in their name. Recently, the White-owned Vietnamese restaurant has come under fire again…
· Jin Hyun
How Will A No-Deal Brexit Affect Asians? Things Aren’t Looking Great
Race and immigration has always played a crucial role in the Brexit debate even before the 2016 referendum. From the blatantly racist anti-migrant posters presented by Nigel Farage to exhausting repetitions of the slogan, “taking back control of our borders,” it was clear from…
· Ryan General
Asians Just Took The Viral ‘This Is My Voice’ Challenge to a Whole Other Level
It has been a year of one social media trend after another and, just as 2018 was coming to a close, the #thisismyvoicechallenge erupted in popularity on video-sharing app Tik Tok. In the viral challenge, Tik Tok users are shown exhibiting a change in their voice after being…
· Ryan General
Indonesian Man Breaks The Internet After Marrying English Woman
When a wedding makes it to the news without the benefit of a celebrity, there must be something grand taking place.
· Kimberly Nguyen
President George H.W. Bush Secretly Sponsored a Filipino Boy for 10 Years
The 41st President of the United States had corresponded and sent money to a 7-year-old boy in the Philippines starting in 2002 under the pseudonym George Walker. A spokesperson for the Office of George H.W. Bush had confirmed the authenticity of the letters between the former…
· Ryan General
Dad’s Heartwarming Comics About His Family Will Give You All Sorts of Feels
An Asian American father has warmed thousands of hearts on Instagram for his cute comics featuring his wife and toddler. Jonathan Jui, who lives in England with his wife Tina, and 3-year-old son BaoBao, regularly draws comic strips that mostly delve into the fascinating world of…
· Bryan Ke
Michelle Yeoh to Star Alongside Henry Golding in ‘Last Christmas’
Malaysian actress, Michelle Yeoh, joins her fellow “Crazy Rich Asians” star, Henry Golding, in the Paul Feig-directed comedy “Last Christmas.” The movie, which will feature the music of George Michael and his song of the same title, is scheduled for release on Nov. 15 next year,…
· Ryan General
‘Crazy Rich Asians Star’ Henry Golding Was Once Embarrassed to Be Asian
“Crazy Rich Asians” star Henry Golding recently admitted that he was once embarrassed about his Asian heritage when he was younger. In an interview with the South China Morning Post, the 30-year-old British Malaysian actor explained how his heritage and upbringing would…
· Kimberly Nguyen
Forget Septum Piercing, Check Out This Asian Designer’s Nose Jewelry
Go beneath the surface with innovative nose jewelry designed by Malaysian-born, London- based designer, Joanne Tan. Unlike a simple nose ring or septum piercing, Tan told Culture Trip that her pieces are inspired by tribal beauty.
· Jin Hyun
Last Polar Bear in Korea Unexpectedly Dies Before Sanctuary Release
The last living polar bear in South Korea has passed away at the age of 24 — equivalent to 80 years old in human years — at Everland Zoo, just weeks shy of being relocated to Yorkshire Wildlife Park in England.
· Bryan Ke
Emperor’s Robe From Qing Dynasty to Fetch Up to $191,000 at London Auction
A robe that allegedly belonged to one of the emperors of China’s Qing Dynasty is going up for auction in London, England. The robe, which dates back to the Qianlong Emperor who ruled China from 1711 to 1799, is being estimated to fetch between £100,000 to £150,000 ($127,000 to…
· Bryan Ke
Nicolas Cage’s Ex-Girlfriend Accuses Him of Abuse, Files Restraining Order for Ex-Wife
Vickie Park, Nicolas Cage’s ex-girlfriend, reportedly accused the actor of abuse and had recently filed a petition for a temporary restraining order against his estranged wife, Alice Kim Cage. In court documents, which were filed in Los Angeles, California, Park detailed how she…