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· Carl Samson
China Unveils Robot Dog that Looks Very Similar to a Boston Dynamics’ Design
Researchers at China’s Zhejiang University have developed a robot dog capable of moving and reacting to certain stimuli. Aside from running on all fours, “Jueying,” the name of the canine robot, can climb stairs, avoid obstructions and carry up to 20 kilograms (44.09 pounds) of…
· Ryan General
Black Man Confronts Racist Woman Complaining About Asians at a Boston Supermarket
A man shopping for some groceries at a local supermarket in Boston could not help but confront a woman after he reportedly overheard her say racist things about Asians. Jonathan Mande posted a video on Facebook which showed the incident which happened at Star Market in Fenway,…
· Ryan General
Asian American Store Owner Beaten By Shoplifters After Chasing Them Down in Boston
Boston police are on the lookout for a gang of alleged shoplifters who assaulted an Asian American store owner after stealing wigs in a local shopping district. Video footage of the incident showed the suspects hitting the owner of Wig World, James Han, after he went after them…
· Bryan Ke
Cardi B’s Manicurist, ‘Queen of Bling’ Jenny Bui, Reveals Traumatic Khmer Rouge Story
Jenny Bui, also known as the “Queen of Bling,” revealed some of her more fascinating life stories, including traumatic events during her childhood in Cambodia when the Khmer Rouge took over. Bui was born in Cambodia in the late 1970s to a father who was a cook and a mother who…
· Carl Samson
NFL Host Apologizes After Calling Ken Jeong a ‘Little Short Guy From Japan’
“Fox NFL Sunday” host Terry Bradshaw apologized to Ken Jeong after referring to him with a racially-insensitive description. The former NFL quarterback made his remarks following his elimination on “The Masked Singer” on Monday, saying he was “kicked off by Alan Thicke and the…
· Ryan General
Chinese International Student Flexing Her Wealth Triggers Netizens
A video featuring a Chinese woman’s online braggadocio is triggering netizens on social media. In the clip, which appears to be an edited compilation of her vlogs, 24-year-old Han Xiao is seen showing off her expensive clothes, luxury cars, VIP perks, and American education.
· Bryan Ke
Celebrity Chef Ming Tsai Offers Free Dumplings to Government Workers During Shutdown
American restaurateur and celebrity chef Ming Tsai is joining the efforts to help those affected by the government shutdown by giving away free dumplings at his Boston restaurant Blue Dragon. Gov Shutdown Dumplings! pic.twitter.com/pVDMHOBUQG
· Carl Samson
Cathay Pacific Mistakenly Sells $16,000 First Class Tickets for Just $1,100
Hong Kong transportation company Cathay Pacific will honor first class and business class tickets which it mistakenly sold massively under market price. For one, a return business flight in August from Da Nang to New York sold for about $675, a seat which typically costs around…
· Shirley Wang
My Dad Had the Most Unbelievable Friendship with Charles Barkley
You can also read and listen to this article in Chinese. When Charles Barkley’s mother, Charcey Glenn, passed away in June 2015, Barkley’s hometown of Leeds, Alabama, came to the funeral to pay respects. But there was also an unexpected guest.
· Bryan Ke
Sorry Americans, Ketchup Actually Came From Asia
Ketchup is one of the most utilized condiments in America, with reports suggesting that about 97% of Americans have a bottle inside their refrigerator. While Heinz and Hunt’s are the two most popular brands of ketchup in the United States, this was not always the case when the…
· Carl Samson
China Threatens U.S. With ‘Grave Consequences’ If Huawei CFO Is Not Released
China has warned the U.S. that it will take “further action” if the latter does not withdraw its arrest warrant for Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou. The 46-year-old tech executive was detained in Vancouver, Canada on Dec. 1 under a New York court warrant that accuses her of conspiring…
· 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
Asian American Groups Get Into Heated Clash During Harvard Affirmative Action Protest
Two Chinese American organizations protesting against Harvard University’s affirmative action policies ahead of its trial reportedly ended up in a physical altercation when one group allegedly prohibited the other to bring materials that support Donald Trump. The event,…
· Bryan Ke
Timothy DeLaGhetto Burns Twitter User After Calling Him Out for His ‘Blaccent’
Famous YouTuber and cast member of MTV’s “Wild ‘n Out,” Timothy DeLaGhetto, was called out on Twitter for his stage name while talking about an Asian issue.
· Bryan Ke
BTS Fans Are Camping Out in NYC Days Before Their Largest Concert in the U.S.
K-pop group BTS is out to set another world record by being the first group to perform at Citi Field, the home of the New York Mets, and fans have already camped outside the venue days before the concert.
· Ryan General
Meet the Forgotten Asian-American Hero of 9/11
While numerous heroics have been largely told about the brave men and women who stood against the terror of the 9/11 attacks, few knew about one flight attendant’s bravery. Chinese-American flight attendant Betty Ong, who flew on American Airlines, helped save lives by…
· Bryan Ke
Australian eSports Athlete Helps Win $11.2 Million Playing ‘Dota 2’
Anathan Pham, one of Australia’s most successful and highly paid athletes, won the International “Dota 2” Championships in Canada to split the total tournament prize pool of $25,532,177. Pham, along with the boys of team OG and their new recruit Topias “Topson” Taavitsainen,…
· Khier Casino
Racist Woman Tells Asian Man ‘Have a Nice Trip Back to China’ at SFO
An Asian man recorded what he said was a racist encounter with a woman while he and his children were checking in at the San Francisco International Airport. “Bumped into this racist lady at SFO where she said (in front of my kids) ‘Hope you have a nice trip back to China’.…
· Carl Samson
Meet Ali Wong’s ‘Asian Unicorn’ Husband Justin Hakuta
When Ali Wong’s latest stand-up dropped on Netflix, my mother, 47, plunged onto the sofa, ordered her guilty pizza and sent me out to disappear for the next hour or two. There was no better way to spend Mother’s Day. By the time it was over, she had interesting questions. Most…
· Carl Samson
Why You’re an Idiot If You Think People Should Only Speak English in America
In the wake of rampant and terrifyingly blatant racism that transports us into an alternate reality stuck in the previous century or older, we become curious of socio-cultural events that would somehow explain the roots of such idiocy. For starters, the least one can do is get…