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· Ryan General
The MLB’s Best Pitcher is South Korean Hyun-Jin Ryu
Largely overlooked his entire Major League Baseball career, Los Angeles Dodgers’ Hyun-Jin Ryu is now starting to get attention as the league’s best starting pitcher this season. The 32-year-old baseball superstar, born in Incheon, South Korea, who became the first player from…
· Carl Samson
MLB Sparks Outrage After Racist Tweet About Two Japanese Players
The Major League Baseball has come under fire after tweeting a picture of two Japanese players while referring to a meme about alikeness. The tweet, which was immediately deleted, showed baseball stars Shohei Ohtani and Ichiro Suzuki shaking hands at Angel Stadium.
· Editorial Staff
Cuban MLB Player Targets Japanese Opponent With Racist Slant Eye Gesture
Meet Yuli Gurriel, 33. He is the first baseman for the Houston Astros and is from Cuba. During last night’s World Series game against the LA Dodgers, Gurriel hit a home run off starting pitcher Yu Darvish, who’s from Japan.
· Editorial Staff
MLB Player Declines $13 Million So That He Could Spend More Time With His Son
By deciding to retire, Chicago White Sox first baseman Adam LaRoche seems to be placing more importance on the time spent with his son than on the millions of dollars he will be leaving on the table. In a clubhouse meeting on Tuesday, LaRoche told his teammates he intends to…
· Ryan General
Ryu Hyun-jin Becomes the First Korean Pitcher to Start an All-Star Game
Two Asian baseball stars have just added historic milestones in their careers after playing their first All-Star Game. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Ryu Hyun-jin earned his All-Star Game selection after leading the league in several statistics in an excellent first half of the…
· Ryan General
Baseball Star Ichiro Suzuki Turns Down Third Invite to Be Honored By Japan’s Prime Minister
International baseball legend Ichiro Suzuki, who recently retired from Major League Baseball, has once again turned down an award from Japan’s Prime Minister. The Japanese star athlete has reportedly done so for the third time, noting that there will be time to be honored at the…
· Bryan Ke
Video of Ichiro Suzuki Tearing Up at His Last Game Will Give You the Feels
Japanese MLB star and Japanese Baseball Hall-of-Famer Ichiro Suzuki officially retired after playing his final game with the Seattle Mariners in Tokyo on Thursday.
· Elliot Sang
Netflix’s Documentary on The ‘pride and glory of Taiwan’ Will Inspire You
I felt an obligation to watch “Late Life: The Chien-Ming Wang Story” on Netflix. I’d first encountered Chien-Ming Wang at 10 years old, falling in love with a sport for the first time in baseball, finding a way to bond with my father through strike zones and sac flies. Wang was…
· Ryan General
Shu Qi is Fed Up with Fans Whitening Her Skin in Photos
Taiwanese-Hong Kong star Shu Qi did not mince words towards a fan who tried to “fix” her glamour shots by whitening her skin. Shu expressed her disapproval when a fan posted four edited photos of her on Weibo.
· Ziye Wang
7 Stunningly Beautiful Bookstores Across Asia
Even though everybody and their grandmother seem to have a Kindle these days, good old print books refuse to die. There’s something about the feel and smell of real paper that’s simply irreplaceable. It’s comforting, homely, nostalgic. What better way to escape the frenzy of…
· 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…
· Bryan Ke
Loyal Dog in China Stands in Middle of Road For Months After Owner Dies in Car Crash
A viral video of a loyal dog patiently waiting for his deceased owner to return is making a lot of Chinese netizens shed tears. The canine was spotted sitting in the middle of a busy downtown road in Hohhot patiently waiting for his owner, who died tragically in a car…
· Carl Samson
Giants Pitcher Accused of Using Asian Man to Make Racist Jokes During Interview
San Francisco Giants pitcher Derek Holland has landed in hot water after making offensive jokes at an Asian staffer during an interview on Wednesday. Speaking to Chris Rose and Kevin Millar of MLB Network’s “Intentional Talk,” Holland introduced Haro Ogawa, his team’s massage…
· Kyle Encina
Korean Pro Footballer Harassed By Racist Fan in the U.K.
South Korean footballer Son Heung-min of Tottenham Hotspur was lambasted with a tirade of racially-demeaning insults by a racist man who identified as a West Ham fan. Video of the man’s verbal assault was circulated on social media and has angered both Son’s team as well as West…
· Tom Ngo
Dear Asians Who Aren’t Offended at Yuli Gurriel’s ‘Slant Eyes’…
Dear Asians that are not offended by Yuli (Astro’s dude) and the MLB’s disciplinary action towards the dude, (Also CC: Any non-Asians that don’t understand why Asians are so angry about this.)
· Carl Samson
Chinese-American Astronaut Reveals What Asian Kids Must to Do Achieve Their Dreams
Like many of us, Leroy Chiao, 57, looked up to the stars as a child and dreamed of reaching outer space one day. But unlike most people, he managed to turn what seemed like wishful thinking into reality — and more.
· Carl Samson
Racists Took to Twitter After Japan Beat Texas in the Little League World Series
Racists took to social media after Japan defeated Texas in this year’s Little League World Series championship game on Sunday. The team from Kitasuna, Tokyo beat the team from Lufkin, Texas, the U.S. representative, at 12-2.
· Khier Casino
Everyone in India Will Be Driving Electric Cars By 2030 to Fight Air Pollution
India plans to have all cars sold in the country to be electric-powered by 2030 in an effort to combat air pollution, lowering the country’s cost of importing fuel and running vehicles. “We are going to introduce electric vehicles in a very big way,” Coal and Mines Minister…
· Ryan General
Meet the Incredible Filipino Women Behind The Hero of the Chicago Cubs
Asian American Addison Russell, the pivotal hero in the Chicago Cubs’ historic comeback from a 3-1 championship series deficit, loves and admires the women in his life. Born to a Filipino mother who hails from Olongapo City, the 22-year-old shortstop phenom has been vocal in…
· Riley Schatzle
A 77-Year-Old Toll Booth Collector Was Fired After Helping to Pay Someone’s $5 Toll
Vladislav Sam Samsonov, 77, is a veteran Florida tollbooth collector who, after 29 years of being employed at the Boca Grande Causeway, was fired for paying a customer’s $5 toll.