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· Kimberly Nguyen
Woman Records Racists She’s Met On Omegle During the Pandemic
Sophie Wang went on Omegle to find new friends during the pandemic. Instead, she was met with racist verbal comments, asking her if she ate bats and was accused of making the coronavirus. There has been a rise in racist acts and xenophobia towards Asians and Asian Americans…
· Editorial Staff
Asian MMA Stars Unite in the Face of Racism Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
With the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) global situation bringing the world to its knees, we’ve seen both the best and the worst of humankind. On one end, people have gone to great lengths to lend a helping hand to one another. We’ve donated money, Personal Protective Equipment…
· Bryan Ke
Filipino American Nurse in Long Island Passes Away While Battling Pandemic
A Filipino American nurse passed away after fighting on the front lines against the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Ali Dennis Guillermo died on April 8 in the Intensive Care Unit of the Long Island Community Hospital, where he had been working since coming to the U.S.…
· Ryan General
Jeremy Lin Pledges $1 Million for COVID-19 Pandemic Relief Efforts
Basketball star Jeremy Lin has pledged up to $1 million to help fight COVID-19 on Monday. The 31-year-old former NBA athlete, who now plays in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), is set to donate $500,000 in the pandemic relief efforts.
· Carl Samson
Cyberbullying of Asians Up by 900% Amid COVID-19 Pandemic: Report
The hate toward Asians amid the COVID-19 pandemic has not only increased in physical spaces but in the vile corners of the internet too, unsurprisingly. On Twitter, hate speech toward China and the Chinese people, in particular, has reportedly surged to a whopping 900%, with…
· Bryan Ke
Sichuan Medical Team Fighting COVID-19 Pandemic to Receive 1 Year Free Hot Pot
The medical team sent from Sichuan Province to Wuhan, a city in Hubei Province, is set to receive a year’s worth of hot pot for free once the COVID-19 pandemic is over. The decision was made by the Hot Pot Association of Sichuan province as a way to pay tribute to those risking…
· Bryan Ke
Deadly New Strain of Bird Flu in China Could Trigger Global Pandemic
A new strain of H7N9, commonly known and referred to as bird flu, is circulating in China, and scientists believe this could pose a threat to humans as it has the potential to trigger a global pandemic. American and Japanese researchers have tested the new bird flu strain, which…
· Khier Casino
‘You’re Infected China Boy’: Filipino Nurse Says Man Tried to Drag Him Off NYC Train
The NYPD is searching for a man who reportedly accused a Filipino nurse of having COVID-19 and attempted to drag him off the train. The incident occurred on a northbound 4 train to the Lexington Avenue-59th Street subway station around 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, the NY Daily News…
· Bryan Ke
US Accuses Chinese Government of Hiding the Severity of COVID-19 to Hoard Medical Supplies
The Chinese government has been accused of hiding the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic in its early days to hoard medical supplies to be used as a response by U.S. intelligence officials. A report from the Department of Homeland Security dated May 1 claims China’s government,…
· Bryan Ke
Supreme X Takashi Murakami Shirts Raise $1 Million in 2 Weeks for COVID-19 Relief
Supreme and Takashi Murakami raised more than $1 million for the COVID-19 relief thanks to the sales from its collaboration T-shirt. The duo raised $1,052,040 and donated all of the money from the Supreme X Takashi Murakami shirts to the New York-based non-profit organization…
· Carl Samson
Asian American Unemployment Skyrockets 6,900% in New York
For much of the previous decade, Asian Americans saw the lowest unemployment rate of any racial or ethnic group in the U.S. They also had the highest median household income, which translated to figures that reinforced perceptions of them as the “model minority.” Unfortunately,…
· Bryan Ke
Champion Filipina Fencer Completes 9 Ivy League Online Courses During Quarantine
Maxine Esteban, a 2019 Southeast Asian Games bronze medalist fencer, made jaws drop after she finished nine Ivy League online courses during the COVID-19 lockdown in the Philippines. The 19-year-old sophomore at Ateneo de Manila University posted the certificates she received…
· Bryan Ke
London Restaurateur’s Tires Slashed in Coronavirus-Related Attack
Geoff Leong, a celebrity restaurateur based in London, England and owner of Dumplings’ Legend, experienced firsthand the racism brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic after his car tires were slashed. Leong encountered the damage to his car on April 22 when he was about to drive…
· Carl Samson
2 Indian Brothers Sell Their Land for $33K to Feed 3,000 Families
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to correctly convert Rs. 25 lakh to about $33,000, not $330,000. A pair of brothers in India reportedly sold their land to help those who are struggling to get by as the country remains in an extended lockdown due to the coronavirus…
· Carl Samson
Denver Woman Shot Multiple Times in Her Car on Her Way to Work
A woman in Denver died at a hospital last Friday after succumbing to gunshot wounds she received on her way to work a few days earlier. Kim Phok, 61, was found wounded inside her white 2009 Acura MDX on Interstate 70 on the morning of April 20 after someone working in the area…
· Carl Samson
90% of Minority, Women-Owned Businesses May Never See Government’s Paycheck Aid
Three in four Asian-owned small businesses could fail to get a loan from the Payment Protection Program (PPP) due to the way the initiative was designed, lending experts believe. Set up by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), the PPP aims to provide a direct incentive…
· Maina Chen
NextShark and C100 Launches #FacesOfTheCure to Highlight Heroes Fighting COVID-19
The Committee of 100 (C100) and NextShark have partnered up to launch the FacesOfTheCure campaign. Its goal is to highlight healthcare heroes who are currently battling COVID-19 and saving lives at the risk of their own. The idea for the global storytelling campaign came about…
· Bryan Ke
Teen Raises $7,500, Donates 11,000 Masks to Texas Hospital to Fight Hate Towards Asians
A 15-year-old teen in Addison, Texas donated 11,000 masks to a local hospital using money she raised from crowdfunding and hopes the gesture helps dispel the bias against Asian Americans due to COVID-19. After noticing the shortage of personal protective equipment in hospitals,…
· Bryan Ke
SF Man Delivers Food From Chinatown to His Friends, Family for FREE
A San Francisco man came up with a plan to simultaneously help his friends and family get good food and local restaurants in Chinatown as small businesses continue to struggle amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Aaron Lim, who now lives in Chinatown where he eats and shops all the time,…
· Carl Samson
32% of Americans Have Seen Asians Attacked Over COVID-19
While many are becoming aware of stories of hate against Asians from news reports, about one in three Americans have reportedly witnessed another person blaming the group for the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether they did something to help, however, is unclear.