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· Kimberly Nguyen
Asian Woman Punched in the Head by Group of Teens in New Jersey
A 55-year-old-Asian woman was hit in the back of the head and called racial slurs in a coronavirus-related attack earlier this month. The incident took place on April 4 in Edison, New Jersey, Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor Chris Kuberiet and Edison Police Chief Thomas Bryan…
· Ernestine Siu
Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory Donates 50,000 Cookies to Frontliners Fighting COVID-19
The Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory donated over 50,000 fortune cookies last week to frontliners fighting COVID-19 including hospital staff, first responders and others. Located in San Francisco, the historic establishment has been up and running since 1962 and has become a…
· Carl Samson
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Star Nico Santos ‘Devastated’ as Stepdad Dies, Mom Suffers From COVID-19
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to correctly report that Santos’ mother was recovering from COVID-19, not his stepmother. Nico Santos announced the death of his stepfather from COVID-19, which has now killed more than 2,100 people in the U.S.
· Carl Samson
Donald Trump Says China Respects Him For His ‘Very, Very Large Brain’
Donald Trump is convinced that China respects his intelligence. In a press conference on Wednesday, the U.S. president told reporters about hearing China’s respect for his “very, very large brain” from Michael Pillsbury, the director of the Center on Chinese Strategy at the…
· Bryan Ke
New Jersey High School Teacher Targets Korean Students to Tell Them She ‘Hates Koreans’
Leaders of several Korean-American organizations are pushing prestigious Bergen County Academies officials to take action against a Spanish teacher who deliberately made anti-Korean comments in front of her students. Last week, the unnamed teacher asked some of her 11th grade…
· Editorial Staff
Man Labeled a ‘Terrorist’ For How He Looks Becomes First Sikh Mayor in New Jersey
Last week, Indian-American politician Ravi Bhalla was targeted in racist fliers distributed in Hoboken, New Jersey labeling him a “terrorist.” Today Bhalla was voted to become New Jersey’s first ever Sikh mayor after edging out five other candidates.
· Editorial Staff
School Board Candidates Targeted By Racist Fliers Win in Landslide Victory
After suffering through racist campaign mailers targeted at them, two Asian American school board candidates in Edison, New Jersey have won the School Board Election in a landslide victor. Jerry Shi and Falguni Patel were elected with 6,259 and 6,115 votes respectively and will…
· Ryan General
Racist Flyers in New Jersey Label Asian American Politician a ‘Terrorist’
Police are investigating anonymously distributed racist flyers in Hoboken, New Jersey maliciously associating a Sikh mayoral candidate with terrorism. Posters containing the message “Don’t let TERRORISM take over our town!” written above the image of Indian-American politician…
· Bryan Ke
People Can Now Get a $99 Fine For Texting While Crossing the Street in Honolulu
Honolulu just imposed a strict rule allowing police to fine pedestrians up to $35 for the first offense if they are caught checking their phone while crossing the streets in the city and nearby county. However, after the second offense, the fine would go as high as $75, and $99…
· Editorial Staff
Chinese Chef Who Created General Tso’s Chicken Dies at 98
The Chinese chef responsible for creating one of the most famous Chinese-American dishes has passed away in Taipei, Taiwan at the age of 98. Chef Peng Chang-kuei, the founder of Peng’s Garden Hunan Restaurant and the inventor of General Tso’s Chicken, passed away on November 30…
· Editorial Staff
Workers Celebrate Thinking They Won the Powerball — Then They Discover Their Horrid Mistake
When a group of 42 workers at Grissini’s Restaurant in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, found out one of their lottery pool tickets matched winning Powerball numbers, they did what most everyone would do: celebrate.
· Max Chang
Two Day Care Employees Charged for Running a Fight Club with 4-Year-Olds
There are many ways to constructively pass the time when your job may be boring, but hosting a fight club with a dozen daycare toddlers and posting the results on Snapchat is not one of them. Two day care employees, Erica Kenny, 22, and Chanese White, 28, of the Lightbridge…