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· Kimberly Nguyen
Ashley Yuki, Director of Product Management at Instagram, and NextShark founder and CEO Benny Luo will sit down virtually on Instagram Live to discuss the new reality of the Asian American experience during the pandemic. Both graduates of the Forbes Class of 2018 30 Under 30,…
· Bryan Ke
Community members of Tarzana, Los Angeles have chipped in to help the struggling VIP’s Cafe, the favorite cafe of the late legendary UCLA coach John Wooden, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The mom and pop cafe, owned by Paul and Lucy Ma, is struggling to pay their staff and rent…
· Bryan Ke
An unidentified man was recently captured on camera verbally assaulting a woman behind the counter of a Koreatown convenience store with a racist rant. The unnamed man in the video can be heard yelling at the woman behind the counter at the Metro Fresh on Wilshire Blvd in Los…
· Jason Hung
Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on Medium and reposted with permission. Exactly two years ago, I wrote my first article in South China Morning Post, addressing my mental health issues caused, or deteriorated, by the experience of negative parenting. I then…
· Bryan Ke
A man was arrested for returning to a Washington-based Asian market Uwajimaya with a machete after staff asked him to wear a face mask in accordance with store policy, The incident occurred in Renton, WA, on Monday when Uwajimaya staff asked the man to comply with their mask…
· Editorial Staff
The world is reeling from a Covid-19 pandemic that has overwhelmed healthcare systems, forced people indoors, and caused economies to crash. Now, this terrible virus can add hate crimes to the list of complications it has brought upon society. Recent events point to a sharp…
· Bryan Ke
A 52-year-old woman from San Leandro in Alameda County, CA, was arrested for posting several xenophobic letters on the neighborhood homes amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Nancy Arechiga of San Leandro was arrested for “inappropriate posts towards minorities” on Friday night,…
· Khier Casino
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with a statement from the Saskatoon Police Service. A 15-year-old Chinese Canadian was reportedly attacked by a grown adult while riding his bike in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
· Leanna Chan
Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this piece are solely of the author. Amid the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak, San Francisco entrepreneur, Celine Tien, stepped into a Los Angeles nail salon for her birthday manicure.
· Ernestine Siu
After years of hard work and breaking barriers, Asian Americans have become one of the fastest-growing ethnic or racial groups in the U.S. and amassed a spending power surpassing $1 trillion. Only several years ago, Asian Americans were seen as a “disparate community of…
· Carl Samson
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) led a group of Democrats in a resolution that denounces the use of “Chinese virus” and similar terms amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill, which was submitted last week, condemns “all forms of anti-Asian sentiment” related to the coronavirus, citing…
· Ryan General
Three 15-year-old boys accused of attacking an Asian woman at a St. Paul light rail station in Minnesota have been charged with harassment. The incident, which was first broadcasted live on social media on May 4, showed what appears to be an older Asian American woman being…
· Bryan Ke
A man was recently filmed at Walgreens giving a lengthy anti-Asian and n-word-filled vulgar rant without any intervention from the staff. The incident was filmed at a Walgreens branch on Springfield Boulevard in Bayside, Queens, by Twitter user Charlie Wang while in line to pay…
· Bryan Ke
The Seattle Police Department is asking for the public’s help to identify a man who attacked an Asian couple in downtown Seattle over the weekend amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The unidentified man attacked an Asian couple walking on Virginia Avenue between 4th and 5th streets…
· Carl Samson
Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg donated a total of $800,000 to their favorite restaurants to help them weather the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The eight restaurants, located in the Bay Area, were informed about receiving $100,000 each as early in late March,…
· Carl Samson
A Black and Asian couple reportedly stole the show at their daughter’s wedding in Australia. Dressed in traditional clothes, the couple turned heads as they walked together across the lavish reception venue, which was packed with guests.
· Carl Samson
In celebration of the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, a small ice cream shop based in Washington, D.C. is offering five Asian American-inspired flavors for nationwide shipping. The ice cream flavors include Red Bean Almond Cookie, Roasted Barley Tea, Matcha Green Tea,…
· Ryan General
A recent study has found that Asian Americans have a significantly higher mortality rate from COVID-19 than the rest of California residents. Based on the findings by the Asian American Research Center on Health, 52% of the COVID-19 related deaths in San Francisco are Asian…
· Ryan General
A police officer in Seattle is under investigation by the Office of Police Accountability for allegedly being dismissive of a victim’s complaint at a Home Depot. Kert Lin, a school teacher, took to social media to reveal that he was the target of racist remarks at the Home Depot…
· Bryan Ke
An Asian woman was harassed and was allegedly told to “go back to China” while riding the subway in Manhattan amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The incident occurred last week when 36-year-old Facebook user Jess Mo was riding the New York City F train, the New York Post reported.
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