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· Bryan Ke
Illinois Grad Student Faces the Death Penalty for Murder of Chinese Scholar
Federal prosecutors are seeking death penalty against Brendt Christensen, the University of Illinois Ph.D. candidate who is accused of kidnapping, torturing and killing YingYing Zhang, a visiting scholar from Nanping, China, last year. United States prosecutors filed the notice…
· Carl Samson
How a Hong Kong Socialite Scammed Her Way into a Crazy Rich Life
The days of sipping expensive French wine in her luxurious Hong Kong abode could soon be over for a local socialite, whose alleged ways of seduction, deception, and manipulation to maintain her posh status quo have come to light. She is, she says, Azura Luna Mangunhardjono —…
· Kathy Pao
My Brother’s Secret
Editor’s Note: The following piece is a guest submission of a personal story. The views expressed in the story are the writer’s own. My brother’s secret is that he’s dead.
· Carl Samson
Meet the First Chinese American Woman to Fight for Voting Rights That History Almost Forgot
On Aug. 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, granting American women the right to vote. This ended nearly a century of protest, which kicked off at the historic Seneca Falls Convention in July 1848. The legislation, however, had very little effect…
· Ryan General
Kelly Marie Tran Snubbed From ‘Star Wars’ Merchandise
Rose Tico, a major character in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”, has been silently removed from Star Wars merchandise for the next film in the franchise. The character, played by actress Kelly Marie Tran, was the first woman of color in the Star Wars universe when she was introduced…
· Carl Samson
First Sikh Police Officer to Wear Turban on Duty Killed During Traffic Stop in Texas
A Sikh sheriff’s deputy who made headlines in 2015 for being the first police officer permitted to wear articles of faith while on duty in Texas was killed during a routine traffic stop last week. Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal, 42, was shot after pulling over a car at approximately…
· Editorial Staff
15 Wholesome Asian Couples Reveal How They Met and It’s Giving My Single Ass Hope
It’s almost impossible to find Asian couple representation in the media besides in rare films like “Crazy Rich Asians”, so we asked our fans to share with us their most wholesome stories of how Asian couples met and you definitely did not disappoint. Here are 15 couples and…
· Carl Samson
Meet the 12-Year-Old Winning the Internet With Her Killer Dance Moves
Meet Nicole Laeno, a 12-year-old dancer, actress, model, and blogger from Los Angeles. taking in the chicago sun! 🌞🤩💛 #nicolelaeno #thankful #love #chicago #grateful #godisgood #allthetime #faith #family #friends
· Bob Wu
17 Most Influential Asian Americans in Blockchain and Cryptocurrency
A VC told me recently that it’s hard for them focus on anything else except for blockchain and crypto companies. Given the excitement around blockchain, digital currencies, bitcoin, and ICOs, I thought it would be interesting to recognize the Asian Americans that are the most…
· Ryan General
Australian Businessman Pays For Poor Chinese Student’s Tuition After Hearing His Struggles
A poor Chinese student in Australia wrote a touching piece after achieving an impressive Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) score of 99.85 in the Higher School Certificate (HSC), just .05 point score shot of attaining a much-needed scholarship to study a combined law…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Jonghyun’s Past Struggles With Depression Only Adds to the Heartbreak of His Passing
“It’s been too hard. Please send me off. Tell everyone I’ve had a hard time. Tell me I did well. This is my last goodbye.” These were the final words of Kim Jonghyun, main vocalist of the popular K-Pop group SHINee, sent as a text to his older sister before he committed suicide…
· Carl Samson
Why Chinese Parents Use Feather Dusters to Punish Their Kids
It’s been said that the first feather duster originated in China, all the way back to the Xia Dynasty (c. 2070 – c. 1600 BC). At the time, a man known as “Little Kang” saw a wounded pheasant drag its body. He noticed that the path where it “crawled” had less dirt, and from…
· Carl Samson
Another Korean Girl Viciously Beaten, Sexually Harassed By School Bullies in Viral Incident
Just a few days after the brutal bullying of a 14-year-old girl in Busan, South Korea, went viral, another teenager’s similar story comes forward and sparks discussion in local social media. Lee Haneul’s story is brought to light by her older sister, Hanna, who could no longer…
· Ben Yu
Man Who’s Made Over $400,000 Investing in Bitcoin Reveals His Strategy
Ever since Nas Daily’s video came out about how I earned over $400,000 with less than $10,000 investing in Bitcoin and Ethereum, I’ve been getting hundreds of questions from people around the world about how to get started with cryptocurrency investment. First: I’m super glad…
· Ryan General
Iron Fist Was Already Under Fire For Cultural Appropriation in 1974
While many have been criticizing Netflix for casting Finn Jones, a Caucasian actor, in the lead role for Marvel’s “Iron Fist”, there are those who are defending the choice since the character has always been portrayed as white even in the original comics anyway. The reasoning…
· Ryan General
Shanghai’s ‘Fattest Woman’ Undergoes Incredible Weight Loss Surgery to Find Love
Zhu Min, Shanghai’s fattest woman, has recently undergone an operation that would soon result in the reduction of most of her unwanted weight. Afterwards, she is hoping to get back into the dating scene within a few months. Zhu’s doctors at the Shanghai Pudong Hospital performed…
· Laura Dang
Meet the Vietnamese Immigrants Who Created a Multi-Million Dollar Banh Mi Sandwich Empire
Lee’s Sandwiches, the multi-million dollar Vietnamese banh mi sandwich empire, began as a modest food truck run by a family that arrived in America with little to nothing. Chieu Le, the founder of Lee’s Sandwiches and the eldest of nine children, was in his second year of law…