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· Carl Samson
Pro-Gun SF Mayor Candidate Slammed for ‘Racist’ Campaign Billboard
A Chinese American mayoral candidate in San Francisco ignited controversy for funding a “racist” billboard that targeted the city’s incumbent African American mayor. Ellen Lee Zhou, whose supporters have branded as the “Chinese Donald Trump,” sponsored the billboard showing a…
· Ryan General
Woman Who Worked At Every Library in SF Reveals What She Learned
Alice Chan is living the life of a true bookworm surrounded by stacks and stacks of books each day. Chan has been an employee of the San Francisco Public Library for 21 years and worked at all 28 branches.
· Mick Del Rosario
Op-Ed: Filipino Culture is More Than Just Lumpia
Have you ever had your entire culture summed up in one food dish? “I love lumpia!” is what I normally hear whenever people discover I’m Filipino American. However, lumpia does not define who I am, nor does it define the Filipino and Filipino American people. As previously…
· Bryan Ke
Ali Wong Reveals How Her Dad Supported Her Acting Career, Farted in Public
Ali Wong, the star of the rom-com hit “Always Be My Maybe,” recently recounted how her dad, Adolphus Wong, was very supportive of her career as an actress and comedian.
· Ryan General
Couple Accused of Dismembering Elderly Asian Father in San Francisco
Images of a couple suspected of murdering a 73-year-old man in San Francisco has been released by the Loudoun County Sheriff in Virginia on Thursday. Stephanie Ching, 35, and her partner Douglas Lomas, 44, were arrested after landing in Beijing last week, according to the…
· Brittany Du Bois
There Is No Better Half: The Struggle of Growing Up Black and Asian
Editor’s Note: The following piece was chosen as a finalist in NextShark’s personal Essay Contest 2019. The views expressed in the story are the writer’s own. I am Asian.
· Ryan General
SF Asian Community Rallies in Support of Assaulted Grandmother Left With Broken Spine, Shattered Face
The heinous beating of Yik Oi Huang, an 88-year-old grandmother in Visitacion Valley, San Francisco, has brought together family and community members in a solemn vigil on Saturday night. The gathering, organized by the victim’s granddaughter, Susanna Yee, aims to send…
· Carl Samson
Grandpa in Hong Kong Diligently Eats McDonald’s as Man Throws Tantrum Over Straws Behind Him
A man who cannot accept that his McDonald’s meal does not come with a straw launched into an outburst that has gone viral on social media. The incident is believed to have occurred at a McDonald’s outlet in Mong Kok, Hong Kong earlier this month.
· Carl Samson
Boba Tea Shops Scramble as San Francisco Moves to Ban Plastic Straws
Owners of bubble tea shops in San Francisco have been forced to search for new kinds of straws as the city’s Board of Supervisors decides to ban those made from plastic. The ordinance, introduced by Supervisors Katy Tang and Ahsha Safaí, forbids establishments from offering…
· Leanna Chan
TOTO’s New High-Tech Bathrooms Will Make Your Toilet Look Like Crap
Toilet manufacturer TOTO, known for their Japanese innovation and toilets of the future, is offering a unique bathroom experience at their Concept 190 Showroom. Famous for their luxurious washlets, one of TOTO’s most popular products are latrines with a built in bidet, heated…
· Editorial Staff
Jane Kim Blasts SF Chronicle After Reporter Allegedly Tries to Smear Her With Biased Questions
San Francisco Mayor candidate Jane Kim, who could be the first Asian American woman to serve as mayor of the city, recently took to Medium to share poorly researched and incredibly biased interview questions from a reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, one of the city’s most…
· Ryan General
Jealous Man Kills Asian American Woman’s Fiancé So He ‘Could Date Her’
After failing to persuade his female co-worker to dump her fiancé so he could date her, Kevin Prasad decided to kill the woman’s significant other instead. Prasad is now facing a murder charge for the death of 31-year-old Mark Mangaccat, who he allegedly shot multiple times near…
· Nadya Okamoto
She Could Become the First Female Asian American Mayor of SF
With the unexpected death of Mayor Ed Lee, the first Asian-American and Chinese-American to hold mayoral office in San Francisco, there is now a special election to elect a new mayor this June 2018 before the end of the term in 2019. One of the candidates running is Jane Kim, a…
· Bryan Ke
Korean American Jane Kim Files to Succeed Ed Lee as San Francisco Mayor
Editor’s Note: This post has been updated to clarify Jane Kim’s position on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Jane Kim, San Francisco’s first Korean-American elected official as well as a member of San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors, officially announced her plan to run…
· Kyle Encina
San Francisco Man Found Guilty of Murdering Entire Family in 2012
A Vietnamese plumber was found guilty of killing a family of five family in San Francisco back in March 2012, but a defense attorney claimed there might be other culprits involved. Binh Thai Luc, 41, physically assaulted, stabbed and choked a family of three women and two men in…
· Bryan Ke
Google Engineer Found Dead Floating Half-Naked in Silicon Valley, Parents Demand Answers
Authorities are investigating the mysterious death of Chuchu Ma, the 23-year-old Google engineer who was discovered floating half naked along the San Francisco Bay Trail in Sunnyvale, California on Dec. 7. Ma’s body was accidentally found face down in a drainage canal in…
· Editorial Staff
Ed Lee, San Francisco’s First Asian American Mayor, Dies at 65
San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Lee, who championed affordable housing and the tech boom in Silicon Valley, has passed away at 65. Lee collapsed suddenly while shopping at a local Safeway grocery store near his home in Glen Park at around 10:30 p.m. on Monday, according to SF Gate.…
· Editorial Staff
Rich People Steal Back SF Street Built to Keep ‘Orientals’ Out After Asian Couple Buys it Fairly
In April 2015, San Jose residents Tina Lam and Michael Cheng bought the most prestigious street in San Francisco for just $90,000. The street, located in Presidio Terrace, has 38 mansions on it — with an average cost of $5.1 million per home. What’s beautifully ironic about this…
· Kyle Encina
Samoan Firefighters Sing in the Forest to Recover After Battling California Wildfires
The firemen who dealt with the recent California wildfires find solace in the tragic aftermath by singing a very touching Samoan praise song. Amid the devastation dealt by the wildfires in California, these mentally-tough firemen keep themselves in high spirits as they hum a…
· Kyle Encina
Air Pollution in San Francisco is Now as Bad as Beijing
The San Francisco Bay Area is being engulfed in hazardous levels of air pollution as meteorologists predicted that it’s only going to get worse on Friday and Saturday after the wildfires that started in Napa and Sonoma, California. The pollution in the region is being described…