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· Bryan Ke
Miss England 2019 Goes Back to Being a Doctor to Fight on Front Lines
Miss England Bhasha Mukherjee has returned home and hung up her crown to continue her career as a doctor and fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The 24-year-old beauty pageant winner initially planned to hang up her stethoscope after being invited to become an ambassador for…
· Ryan General
Meet The First Miss England Finalist to Walk the Runway in a Hijab
Sara Iftekhar is a 20-year-old Muslim law student who became the first Miss England contestant to walk the runway in a Hijab. While she eventually lost out on the crown to Miss Newcastle on Sunday, Iftikhar made history, nonetheless, as the first-ever hijabi to be among the Miss…
· Ryan General
Stylish Chinese Grandma Wins the Internet For Looking Exactly Like the Queen of England
A Chinese grandma who uncannily resembles Queen Elizabeth II has become an instant internet darling after her photos were shared online. Images of the stylish 85-year-old grandmother named Zheng Suzhen were posted by her great-grandson-in-law Ding Guoliang on Chinese social…
· Editorial Staff
A Facility That Breeds Dogs For Lab Testing Has Been Approved in England
Plans for a new facility that will breed dogs to be used in laboratory experiments have been approved in England. The application on behalf of B&K Universal, owned by American animal breeding firm Marshall BioResources, for the facility had been rejected twice before because of…
· Editorial Staff
There’s a Job Opening in England That Pays You to Play With Cats All Day
If you’ve ever dreamed of getting paid to play with cats, there’s a job opening in England just for you. A new cat cafe set to open in Manchester is looking for a cafe manager, assistant manager, barista, front of house staff and a cat nanny, reports the Telegraph.
· Bryan Ke
British Indian BBC Reporter Forced to Stop Program Due to Racially Abusive Man
Sima Kotecha, an Indian reporter for BBC, canceled her live report after a man racially abused her before their air time. The incident occurred on Sunday at Leicester city center. Kotecha was preparing her guests to comment on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s address…
· Bryan Ke
British Asian Actor Confronts Man Who Was ‘Scared That He is Chinese’
A British Asian actor called out a racist while shopping at a neighborhood store in London, England after claiming the man “was scared that I was Chinese.” Jason Wong, 34, was out shopping in a newsagent in Queen’s Park in London when a stranger suddenly approached him and asked…
· 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…
· Bryan Ke
Riz Ahmed Reveals He Lost 2 Family Members to COVID-19
British Pakistani “Venom” actor Riz Ahmed has revealed that he lost two family members to COVID-19. In an interview with GQ Hype, the 37-year-old “The Night Of” star broke the news a few weeks after he first spoke to the magazine on April 23 in a WhatsApp message.
· Bryan Ke
3 Ways to Stop Glasses From Fogging Up While Wearing a Mask
The CDC has suggested that everyone wears a face mask to slow the spread of COVID-19, but for people with glasses, a face cover can often lead to foggy lenses. There are two tips you could do at home to fix that problem. One of them is to wash the glasses with soapy water,…
· Carl Samson
Nepalese Family Finds Their Car TORCHED in Alleged ‘Hate Crime Against Asians’ in the UK
A car belonging to a retired Gurkha — a Nepalese soldier recruited into the British Army — was set on fire in what his family believes is a hate crime against Asians amid the coronavirus pandemic in the U.K. The family from Kent, England scrambled out of their home after hearing…
· Bryan Ke
Police Investigate Racist Graffiti on Chinese Restaurant as Hate Crime in the UK
Police in England is now investigating racist graffiti left on the walls of a Chinese takeout restaurant as a hate crime amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The incident occurred outside the Tin Sing restaurant in Quarry Bank, Dudley last week where the xenophobic statements “F***…
· Maina Chen
Massachusetts AP Chinese Class Zoombombed with ‘Slew of Racist Insults’
An AP Chinese class from Newton South High School in Massachusetts is the third victim this month of “Zoombombing.“ Lanlan Chen, who goes by Ms. Chen, was teaching her class of 15 over a Zoom video call on April 15 when the shared screen was flooded with racially charged slurs…
· Bryan Ke
Hospital Worker Wins $37,500 Lawsuit Against Co-Worker Who Made ‘Kung Fu Noises’ at Him
A Chinese NHS IT department worker won a £30,000 ($37,500) lawsuit against his colleague who repeatedly made “kung fu noises” at him while putting on an accent and talking about the Chinese beer Tsing Tao. Sandy Sheun, who worked in the IT department at Sheffield Teaching…
· Sam Hyun
Asian Americans Are Not a Monolith, But We Have to Come Together
Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this piece are solely those of the author. In a time when Asian Americans need to unify, we are as divided as ever. Many non-Chinese Asian Americans are scapegoating Chinese Americans, insisting on referring to COVID-19 as the “Wuhan” or…
· Kimberly Nguyen
Chinese British Director Battling Endometriosis Wants More Stories About Women of Color
British-Chinese director and non-profit founder WaiLo Li is creating a documentary with the goal of raising awareness for breast cancer and women’s health worldwide. Born in British Hong Kong, raised in Worcestershire, England and having worked around the globe, WaiLo and her…
· 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.”
· Doug Kim
Opinion: How White Supremacy Turned Asian and Black Communities Against Each Other
Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this piece are solely of the author. We are living in an unprecedented time, a time in which I believe will be the defining moment of many of our lives. At this point, many experts believe that coronavirus will ravage the country, with…
· Ryan General
3 Arrested for Assault and Verbal Abuse of Chinese Students in UK
A group of people were recently arrested after physically attacking four Chinese students in Southampton on March 17. The victims, three Chinese men and one woman, are reportedly all in their early 20s. The students were outside the student accommodation on Vincent’s Walk at…
· Maina Chen
Entire Train Car Defends Chinese Cancer Survivor From Racist Tourist in the UK
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to identify Aaron Toon, the man in the tweed jacket. Riders in a train carriage in Birmingham, England chivalrously defended a Chinese woman from a racist and xenophobic woman who claimed she had COVID-19 for wearing a face mask.