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· Jin Hyun
Monolids are such versatile features that look great with or without dramatic lashes. But admit it, most of us have dreamed of having long, luscious lashes at least once in our lives. This is where the unhealthy obsession with fake lashes and lash extensions comes from and as a…
· Ryan General
A woman in China recently catapulted herself into instant social media stardom just by flaunting her incredibly long hair. Qiao Jinzi, a 32-year-old woman from Shangqiu city, Henan province, gained fame on streaming service Kuaishou after revealing her hair that she hasn’t cut…
· Ryan General
Marvel Studios is reportedly on the hunt for an openly gay Asian male lead for its upcoming film “The Eternals.” That Hashtag Show reports that the role is purportedly for a character described as “intellectual, emotional, and has a strong sense of family.”
· Bryan Ke
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was caught in the middle of what could be deemed as one of the most uncomfortable, awkward exchange of words to be captured on film when he greeted an Asian woman in Chinese only to be met with a reply that she’s of a different ethnic…
· Ryan General
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has recently taken to Instagram to berate an Asian critic who described his “authentic Asian” restaurant as a “kitchen nightmare.” Food columnist Angela Hui attended the preview night for Ramsay’s “Asian Eating House” concept called the Lucky Cat and…
· Ziye Wang
The internet definitely has a way of making us average folk feel worse about ourselves from time to time. Whether it’s videos of child piano prodigies or even this guy who can perfectly imitate a police siren, YouTube is just teeming with the latest, greatest (and sometimes…
· Bryan Ke
Who would have thought that Yuen Qiu, famously known as that ultra badass landlady in the Stephen Chow epic comedy “Kung Fu Hustle,” was actually a former bond girl? Yes, that badass landlady who can blow windows out with just her shout.
· Ziye Wang
When “Crazy Rich Asians” drew in crazy amounts of money at the box office last summer, it set a very important precedent: there’s a market for Asian-led films, and it’s big. At least one studio took notice of that, because by December last year, Marvel announced that they were…
· Carl Samson
The chairman and chief executive officer of a clean cosmetics company is beginning to come under fire over culturally-insensitive comments she had made on social media regarding Asian mushrooms. Annie Lawless, who founded Lawless Beauty in 2017, talked about “gross” Asian…
· Ryan General
Fans of “Yu-Gi-Oh!” will be elated to know that their childhood dream of becoming a powerful duelist like Yugi Mutou is now one step closer to becoming a reality with the release of a life-size “Yu-Gi-Oh!” Duel Disk. The popular manga and anime franchise (from the late 90’s to…
· Kimberly Nguyen
A sample of registered white voters believed that they were more discriminated against than Asian Americans in a poll of registered voters this year. The survey was conducted by Hill-HarrisX among 1003 registered voters of various ages, genders, religions, ethnicities and more.…
· Carl Samson
In the midst of a legal battle accusing them of discriminating against Asian Americans, Harvard University admitted a record number of the pan-ethnic group for the Class of 2023. On Thursday, the university announced that the share of Asian Americans in its latest admissions…
· Ryan General
When pornstar Adriana Chechik posted a tweet looking for Asian guy for a role in an upcoming project, she was overwhelmed with responses from her social media followers. “Damn guys, I am loving going through these emails!” she posted on Twitter over the weekend. “Asian men are a…
· Esther Zhuang
Editor’s Note: The following piece was chosen as the runner-up of NextShark’s personal Essay Contest 2019. The views expressed in story are the writer’s own. My Granddad loved bananas. Whether they were pale yellow just blossomed from green or a golden yellow with black and…
· Karen Zheng
Editor’s Note: The following piece was chosen as the winner of NextShark’s personal Essay Contest 2019. The views expressed in story are the writer’s own. “Give me your bowl,” Mother commands me. As I lift it towards her, she plops down a ladle-full of the fish ball, potato, egg…
· Carl Samson
A German company has come under fire after releasing an ad featuring an Asian woman who achieves sexual gratification from sniffing the dirty clothes of White men. The commercial comes from Hornbach, a Bornheim-based DIY store chain offering home improvement products such as…
· Ziye Wang
It’s no secret that Asians are getting taller worldwide. There’s a commonly held notion that massive leaps in economic prosperity in recent decades have led to equally massive improvements in nutrition and, as a result, height. Looking around at our family members of older…
· Ryan General
A new survey has revealed that Asian Americans show the highest level of support for same-sex marriages and laws that protect members of the LGBTQ community from discrimination. Conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute, the study collected responses from over 40,000…
· Jin Hyun
Photos of people wearing shirts with nonsensical English phrases are absolute comedic gold. If you thought the gangster Peppa Pig shirts were great, wait until you see some of these other mistranslated, absolutely savage yet hilarious shirts captured on camera. But really, some…
· Carl Samson
Awkwafina just brought back our Asian August feels! Yesterday, the “Jumanji” initiate shared a group selfie from Vanity Fair’s Oscar Party in Los Angeles, featuring “Crazy Rich Asians” co-star Constance Wu, “Searching” protagonist John Cho, “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before”…
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