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· Bryan Ke
K-Pop Fans Troll Dallas Police App With Videos to Protect Black Lives Matter Protesters
The Dallas Police Department’s mobile app iWatch Dallas crashed due to a flood of video submissions from K-pop fans as a way to protect the identities of the Black Lives Matter protesters. The online protest began after Twitter user @7soulsmap shared a screenshot of the Dallas…
· Carl Samson
‘Real Housewives of Dallas’ Star Brandi Redmond Mocks Asians in ‘Racist’ Video
“Real Housewives of Dallas” star Brandi Redmond has been accused of racism after a video of her mocking Asians surfaced on Twitter last week. The video, originally posted on Redmond’s Instagram Story in 2017, was shared by Steve Kemble, the wedding planner of her fellow cast…
· Carl Samson
Dallas Police Take Over 1 Hour to Respond to Woman Allegedly Shot by Husband at Hotel
A man suspected of shooting his wife to death at an upscale hotel in Dallas, Texas on July 29 is now in police custody. Peter Noble Nicholas III, 30, was found covered in blood when he opened the door of his room at Hotel ZaZa for responding officers.
· Khier Casino
Dallas Liu Aspires to Be the Next Jackie Chan
Chinese-Indonesian actor Dallas Liu is only 17, but he is already part of Hulu’s hit comedy series, “PEN15,” which debuted on the streaming platform on February 8. The show is set in 2000 and follows two seventh grade girls, Maya Ishii-Peters (Maya Erskine) and Anna Kone (Anna…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Dallas Woman Feels Violated After Finding Wag Dog Walker’s Wallet Inside Her Bed Sheets
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with a statement from Wag. Dog-walking company Wag is on a short leash with customer Denise Toy after she found her walker’s wallet in her bed.
· Ryan General
Fugitive Suspected of Killing Asian Girlfriend in Georgia Arrested in Dallas
Local authorities in Dallas, Texas have arrested 24-year-old fugitive Brian Marsh Semrinec for the murder of a 28-year-old Asian American woman named Shuyi Li. Facing charges of aggravated assault and murder in Georgia, Semrinec was arrested on Monday and is currently being held…
· Kimberly Nguyen
Cassey Ho Posts Support for Black Fitness Coach Who Received Racist Messages
Asian American entrepreneur Cassey Ho, also known as Blogilates, took to her Instagram to share hateful rhetoric that was sent to one of her Black fellow fitness coach in a series of screengrabs. Ho used her Instagram Story to highlight Jess, a self-described fitness enthusiast,…
· Bryan Ke
K-Pop Stans Flood White Supremacist Hashtags to Help BLM
K-pop fans demonstrated their massive power on social media again by flooding trending White supremacist hashtags on Twitter with fancams of their favorite idols. The effort started on June 2 for the #bluelivesmatter hashtag, according to Vulture. The flood led to other White…
· Carl Samson
Asian Americans are Now the Fastest-Growing Ethnic Group THAT CAN VOTE
In the past two decades, Asian Americans have become the fastest-growing racial or ethnic group in the U.S. electorate, a new analysis from the Pew Research Center shows. According to the report, eligible Asian American voters have increased by 139% from 2000 to 2020. This year,…
· 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
Shin-Soo Choo Donates $190,000 to Help Texas Rangers Minor League Players During Shutdown
Shin-soo Choo, Texas Rangers’ outfielder and designated hitter, is donating $1,000 to about 190 minor league players as the MLB shuts down games amid the COVID-19 pandemic. After hearing about the indefinite shut down of MLB about two weeks ago, the 37-year-old professional…
· Ashley Shan
Why President Trump Labeling COVID-19 the ‘Chinese Virus’ is Unacceptable
Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this piece are solely those of the author. After multiple weeks of saying “coronavirus,” President Trump has given COVID-19 a new name: the “Chinese virus.”
· Ryan General
BTS Postpones North American Leg of ‘Map of the Soul’ Tour Due to COVID-19
South Korean supergroup BTS has postponed the North American leg of their world tour amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The upcoming North America dates for the highly anticipated “Map of the Soul” tour were originally set on April 25-26 in Santa Clara, Calif.,…
· Ryan General
North Korean Defector Shares Happiness After Voting For the First Time in America
A North Korean defector recently shared his elation after voting in a U.S. election for the first time ever. Joseph Kim, who moved to the U.S. as a refugee in 2007, cast his very first vote during Super Tuesday in Dallas.
· Carl Samson
Iowa Professor Arrested After Husband Found Ziptied and Gagged to Death
An assistant economics professor at a liberal arts college in Iowa has been accused of killing her husband. Dr. Gowun Park, 41, is now facing charges of first-degree kidnapping and first-degree murder for allegedly binding and gagging her husband, Sung Nam, 41, for seven hours…
· Bryan Ke
Trans Teen Gifted Money From Friends to Legally Change His Name
A Dallas-area high school student was given funds raised by his friends for his 18th birthday to help him legally change his name. Andi Bernabe, who came out as transgender about two years ago, shared the heartwarming moment on his TikTok (@fluffiestboy), according to Them.us.…
· Carl Samson
Amber Liu Apologizes for ‘Ignorant’ Comments on Man Stopped By Police for Eating on BART Platform
Amber Liu has apologized for the remarks she made about a man who was confronted by a police officer for eating a sandwich on a San Francisco train platform. The incident, which was caught on video, occurred as Steve Foster, 31, waited to board a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)…
· Jin Hyun
3 Suspected Burglars Targeting Asian American Households in Texas Arrested
Three men were arrested in Plano, Texas in connection with a series of home burglaries targeting Asian Americans. The burglars are said to have had the same M.O. for each home they target, and this pattern has been consistent from several years ago.
· Jin Hyun
Senior Trump Administration Official Caught Lying on Résumé, Going to Harvard, Being on Time Magazine
A senior Trump administration official has been caught embellishing her résumé, going as far as photoshopping her face onto a fake Time magazine cover and inventing a position on a United Nations panel. Mina Chang, 35, the deputy assistant secretary at the State Department’s…
· Jin Hyun
Texas Has So Many Asian American Voters That Republicans Are Losing Power
Once upon a time, the GOP had a strong hold on the state of Texas. For 30 years, this is where the Republicans were able to rely on a stable supply of Conservative voters. More recently, however, the Texas demographic has been changing, and with it, the state’s political…