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· Jin Hyun
Several Asian women were allegedly racially harassed by a group of teenage boys on a London bus on July 11. A Japanese British woman, identified by her Instagram handle @saimiyamura, and her friend were on board the number 46 bus towards Lancaster Gate station when a group of…
· Bryan Ke
Former model and singer Julia Ho, widely known by her ring name Zeda Zhang, kept her dream alive for years and became the first female Asian American wrestler for the WWE and all of Asia. Born in Charlottesville, Virginia, the 32-year-old fighter has become an icon to many…
· Ryan General
Cropmade, the innovative company behind the environmentally sustainable chopsticks called Cropsticks, recently became a Certified B Corporation. To be granted B Corporation certification, a company must go through an extensive vetting process which determines its commitment to…
· Marj Ostani
In celebration with the recent Pride season last month, an iconic work of Armistead Maupin resurfaced from 1994 to 2019. Netflix successfully relaunched “Tales of the City”— a fiercely empowering and admired LGBTQ+ series since. Only this time, we returned to San Francisco…
· Carl Samson
While facing a controversy of racist trolls over her casting as Ariel in Disney’s remake of “The Little Mermaid,” Halle Bailey has also received an outpour of support, including encouragement from the first actress of color who played the same character. Diana Huey, a Japanese…
· Carl Samson
After Disney named R&B singer Halle Bailey as the iconic Princess Ariel in its live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid,” fans are now stoked to find out who gets to play Prince Eric. Just after Bailey’s casting on Wednesday, a number of names for the male lead have begun…
· Ryan General
Asian Americans at a higher risk for undiagnosed heart diseases as previously used metrics in cardiovascular health assessments have been inaccurate, a recent study published by the American Heart Association has found. Previous reports, which commonly use the standard BMI…
· Ryan General
Asian Americans flying the rainbow flag are treated as “more American” by others as they are perceived to have “effectively adopted American cultural values,” new research has found. “American culture is perceived as more accepting of gay people compared to Asian cultures,”…
· Khier Casino
A video showing Brazilian mixed martial artist and jiu-jitsu practitioner Renzo Gracie slanting his eyes surfaced on social media. Gracie, 52, posted a 24-second Instagram Story featuring himself and a young member of his family making slant-eye poses while imitating an Asian…
· Ryan General
YouTuber Moses McCormick uploaded a fascinating video of him talking to different nationalities living in the U.S. using the language in their country of origin. The clip, titled “Black Man Making Foreigners Feel At Home By Speaking Their Langauge!“, shows McCormick, also known…
· Khier Casino
New York City will be hosting World Pride this year and Taiwan became the first in Asia to recognize same-sex marriage last month, but there is still a lot of work left to be done. Lawmakers in May passed part of a bill that would allow same-sex couples to apply for “marriage…
· Carl Samson
K-Pop just got their first Russian solo artist. Lana, a long-time fan of Korean culture, debuted as a soloist under HICC Entertainment after two years of training.
· Carl Samson
The U.S. administration’s plans to commit mass raids of the homes of undocumented immigrants has the Asian community on edge. Undocumented Asian immigrants ballooned from 500,000 to 1.7 million between 2000 and 2015, according to estimates from the Immigration and Naturalization…
· Carl Samson
Constance Wu will reportedly star in Universal Pictures’ adaptation of “Goodbye Vitamin,” the highly praised 2017 novel from Asian American author Rachel Khong. According to Variety, Dylan Clark will produce for his Universal-based Dylan Clark Productions, while Jennifer Yee…
· Ryan General
To protest against the reported stereotypical portrayal of Asian families in an upcoming Children’s BBC (CBBC) sitcom, the people behind the viral hashtag #RealAsianGranny created a beautiful video celebrating real-life Asian grandmothers. This brought a few tears to my eyes. My…
· Ryan General
Officers from the Seattle Police Department have arrested the suspect of a vicious robbery on a 68-year-old Asian grandmother earlier this month. On June 13 at around 11:30 a.m., Mei Yeung was walking home from a bus stop when she was robbed by a man nearly twice her size.
· Ryan General
Asian Americans have now become the largest racial group in two Bay Area counties. The ethnic demographic now makes up the biggest population share in both Alameda County and Santa Clara County in California, Mercury News reports.
· Jin Hyun
When the first few clips and images from “Crazy Rich Asians” were released, the Asian American community was immediately buzzing. Excitement ran high and expectations were even higher — finally, an Asian American blockbuster film with a star-studded Asian cast. Then came “To All…
· Bryan Ke
Ally Maki, who voices Giggle McDimples in “Toy Story 4,” was shocked when she found out that she was the first Asian American woman to join the franchise. The 32-year-old actress couldn’t believe she became a part of the animated film that she has loved since she was a child.
· Khier Casino
English is the most common language spoken in the United States but one map reveals what languages besides English and Spanish are used at home. Each year, the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS) conducts an ongoing survey about the families and backgrounds of…
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