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· Laura Dang
LinkedIn May Owe You Up To $1500 — Here’s How to Get the Cash
Individuals who used the professional networking site LinkedIn between 2011 to 2014 may be able to file a claim against the company worth up to $1,500. The payout comes as part of a settlement the company agreed to in resolving the $13 million class-action lawsuit filed against…
· Editorial Staff
That Awkward Moment a Startup Bro Asks LinkedIn’s Founder Why His Product Sucks
It’s tough to be one of the most respected entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley when startup bros try to call you out for having a confusing product. Reid Hoffman, venture capitalist and billionaire co-founder of LinkedIn, had an awkward interaction last week at Fortune’s Brainstorm…
· Carl Samson
Man Accused of Assaulting Woman Outside Bar Said He Was ‘Waiting For This All Night’
A woman in Texas has taken to Twitter to expose a man who allegedly touched her without consent in public after pulling down her outfit as she walked out of a bar with a group of friends last week. User @aimeiji, who lives in Dallas-Fort Worth, says she has never felt so…
· Editorial Staff
Dental Hygienist Accused of Racism Over Instagram Video Mocking Asian American Lawyer
A California-based dental hygienist who has more than 13,000 followers on a now-deactivated Instagram profile has been accused of racism after mocking a billboard of an Asian American lawyer in a story this week. Vahan Jerry Ounjian, founder and CEO of Dentistry Humor, a…
· Carl Samson
Recruiter Emails ‘Me Love You Long Time’ to Chinese American Applying for Job in Chicago
A Chinese American woman stood in shock after receiving an email from the vice president of a recruitment firm in Chicago containing a racist phrase. Connie Cheung, who applied for a job as an office management assistant, had just confirmed a phone interview when she received an…
· Bryan Ke
Drake’s $550,000 OVO Jacket from the Raptors is Made by the ‘#1 Bespoke Tailor in Toronto’
Drake was recently gifted an extravagant custom made jacket embedded with hundred of diamonds by the Toronto Raptors. You don’t worry ‘bout fittin’ in when you custom made. #WeTheNorth pic.twitter.com/KtxU4Uwmka
· Carl Samson
Asian Americans Have Lots to Learn From African Americans, says North Carolina Senator
Mujtaba Mohammed, the youngest state senator in North Carolina, is encouraging fellow Asian Americans to “write our own narrative” wherever underrepresentation exists. The 33-year-old, who represents District 38, decided to run for the position in 2018 after Trump’s election,…
· Editorial Staff
Professor Sparks Outrage Ranking SE Asian Cuisines on Twitter, Gets Flood of Support From…
A White professor at Cornell University has come under fire after ranking Southeast Asian cuisines with Filipino dishes at the bottom. However, Tom Pepinsky — who teaches comparative politics, political economy and Southeast Asian politics — received some level of support,…
· Bryan Ke
HR Manager Sues Uniqlo, Claims Company Gives Favorable Treatment to Asian Employees
A payroll and HR manager at Uniqlo in the Melbourne, Australia branch is now suing the Japanese retail brand for alleged bullying and discrimination because of her “Caucasian heritage,” claiming that the company gives favorable treatment to its Asian employees. Melanie Bell, in…
· Ryan General
Twitch Partner and Hi-Rez Employee Among 21 Arrested in Super Bowl Child Sex Sting
Twitch streamer and Hi-Rez employee, Thomas Cheung, is among the 21 men who were arrested during a sex ring sting operation in Georgia last week. The five-day operation, which culminated on Super Bowl Sunday, targeted men traveling to Brookhaven, Georgia to have sex with a…
· Ziye Wang
Man Draws Twitter Fury After Admitting to Destroying Tents During Fyre Festival on Netflix
A new Netflix documentary titled “Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened” is drawing the ire of netizens due to the questionable behavior of a certain festival attendee amid what was otherwise a spectacular disaster of an event.
· Carl Samson
Woman Injures Subway Passengers During Racist Rampage in NYC
Editor’s note: This article has been updated with the reported identity of the suspect. A Caucasian woman went on a racist rampage aboard the D line subway in New York this week.
· Shapr
‘Tinder for Business’ App is Perfect for Networking and Building Companies
This post is sponsored by Shapr. Your networking goals work better and smarter when you’re meeting the right people without looking in the wrong places. Networking is never about “whenever, whatever,” because your time is money and your needs are specific. Maybe you need to find…
· Carl Samson
Why Singapore is Outraged Over This Picture of a T-Shirt on Facebook
An Indian man who posted a picture of a black T-shirt showing a ripped Singaporean flag that reveals the Indian flag underneath sparked outrage on social media. The man, identified as Avijit Das Patnaik, posted the image a day before India’s Independence Day in a Facebook group…
· Editorial Staff
Son of Former SF Police Chief Accused By Multiple Women Of Sexual Assault
Editor’s Note: The following post includes graphic descriptions of sexual assault. Several women have come forward accusing the son of a former San Francisco police chief of sexual assault.
· Ryan General
After 48 Years, Adoptee Finds His Birth Mother and the Restaurant She Named After Him in Japan
Air Force Col. Bruce Hollywood was given up for adoption by his biological Japanese mother soon after his father, an American soldier once stationed in Japan, was reassigned back to the United States. Adopted in 1960 by an American couple who were stationed at a U.S. military…
· Ryan General
Toronto Van Attacker Alek Minassian ‘Idolizes’ Santa Barbara Shooter Elliot Rodger
Alek Minassian, the 25-year-old “van attacker” who left 10 dead and 14 injured after driving into a crowd of people in Toronto, has been revealed to have had a “fixation” with UCSB shooter Elliot Rodger. Minassian was formally charged with ten counts of first-degree murder and…
· Von Wong
Artist Turns 4100 Pounds of E-Waste into EPIC Sculptures to Inspire People to Recycle
Every single day, 142,000 computers are thrown away in the United States At least, that was the case in 2010. Electronic waste is the fastest growing municipal waste stream in the world. Today, that number is far higher and the only way to alleviate the situation is getting…
· Ryan General
Racist Woman Caught on Video Harassing Asian Couple Exposed As Golden West College Professor
It did not take long for netizens to identify the woman who got caught on video harassing an Asian American family with racist comments in Long Beach on Friday. In the clip that has since gone viral, the woman was heard saying “you need to go back to your country” to Facebook…
· Carl Samson
She is Suing Google For Allegedly Letting Tech Bros Grope and Slap Her at Work
A female software engineer who previously worked at Google sued the company for creating a “bro culture” that got her slapped, groped and sexually harassed by co-workers. Google fired Loretta Lee after eight years of service for “poor performance” in February 2016.