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· Carl Samson
Asian Americans Are Becoming More Unemployed Than White Workers, According to Labor Department
The COVID-19 pandemic has left Asian Americans more unemployed than Whites, according to a recent report from the Labor Department. As more people returned to work, America’s overall unemployment rate improved from 10.2% in July to 8.4% in August — but many Asian Americans may…
· Maina Chen
Incredible Volunteers Organize Month-Long Food Crawl to Help NYC Chinatown
The nonprofit Send Chinatown Love (SCL) is rekindling business for New York City’s restaurants in Chinatown for the entire month of September. Its team of over 25 volunteers formed in May and they all share the same sentiment: to provide relief to small, Asian-immigrant owned…
· Bryan Ke
China Mac Hits $10,000 Fundraising Goal to Help NYC Chinatown Businesses Affected by Pandemic
A GoFundMe campaign, organized by Chinese American rapper China Mac and actor William Lex Ham to help businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City’s Chinatown, has surpassed its $10,000 goal.
· Carl Samson
NYPD Forms Asian Hate Crime Task Force After Months of COVID-19 Racism
For the first time since COVID-19 arrived in the U.S., the New York Police Department created an Asian Hate Crime Task Force to address the surge of abusive incidents against Asian Americans. Since March 21, the department has made 17 arrests from 21 anti-Asian hate crimes in…
· Ryan General
Hundreds Join China Mac in Second New York Protest For Grandmother Set on Fire
Rapper China Mac was joined by 250 demonstrators for a peaceful “march against hate” in New York’s Chinatown on Saturday afternoon.
· Ryan General
NYC Man Arrested for Allegedly Spitting, Yelling Racial Slurs at Woman for Being Asian
A man who allegedly spit on an Asian woman and blamed her for the COVID-19 pandemic was recently apprehended. The suspect, identified as 39-year-old Billy Rosario, was arrested for screaming racial slurs at a fellow passenger on a Bronx subway at around 8 a.m. on July 31.
· Carl Samson
Meet the Filipino Heroes Fighting COVID-19 in New York, And Those Who Sacrificed Everything
New York, the world’s epicenter of COVID-19, is currently home to over 400,000 cases of the disease. In the frontlines of the state’s fight are Filipino nurses, who make the largest contingent of foreign health workers in the U.S.
· Bryan Ke
3-Year-Old Girl in Japan Dies After Mother Leaves Her Home Alone for a Week to Visit Boyfriend
A mother in Tokyo, Japan was arrested for the death of her 3-year-old daughter, who was left alone in their house for more than a week. Saki Kakehashi reportedly admitted to the police that she left her daughter, Noa, in their home in Tokyo’s Ota Ward to visit her boyfriend in…
· Bryan Ke
Asian Woman Racially Harassed by Protesters in New Zealand for Erasing ‘It’s Okay to Be White’ Slogan
A young Asian woman was verbally harassed by a group of Outdoors Party supporters during a rally in Auckland, New Zealand using xenophobic remarks. The Outdoors Party, a registered political party in New Zealand, organized a rally on June 6 at Aotea Square to establish views on…
· Carl Samson
NY State Senator John Liu Witnesses Police Charge at Protesters for No Apparent Reason
A state senator in New York has witnessed first-hand how police officers advanced at a crowd of peaceful protesters twice on Sunday night. John Liu, who represents the state’s 11th senate district — a broad area of northeast Queens — said he was pushed aside in the ensuing…
· Ryan General
Yuh-Line Niou Endorsed By Bernie Sanders for Re-Election in NY’s State Assembly
New York State Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou (65th District) has earned another major endorsement for her re-election, with Senator Bernie Sanders recently expressing his support on Twitter. In his post, the former Democratic presidential candidate noted Yuh-Line’s contributions…
· Carl Samson
Kamala Harris Introduces Bill to Say ‘Chinese Virus’ is Racist and Condemn Anti-Asian Attacks
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…
· Bryan Ke
Shanghai Martial Artist Sets Guinness World Record Playing Ping Pong With Nunchaku
A martial arts coach in China set a new Guinness World Record for hitting 32 table tennis balls using only a nunchaku, a traditional weapon consisting of two sticks connected by either a chain or rope. Xie Desheng, a 28-year-old martial arts coach in the Shanghai paramilitary…
· 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,…
· Maina Chen
Marathon Runner Reveals Weeks of Pain, Over $100,000 in Medical Bills to Beat COVID-19
Michael Bane was one of the first few Americans who was diagnosed with COVID-19 and contracted deadly symptoms from the virus. The 42-year-old attorney survived the 18-day internal onslaught but is not nearly done recovering. Coming from a man who says he is “relatively…
· Carl Samson
NYC Chinatown Market Workers Arrested Over Fight for Asking Customers to Wear Masks
Two Chinese employees were arrested after getting into a violent brawl with two shoppers who arrived at a seafood market in New York’s Chinatown without wearing face masks. The incident, which reportedly led to four assault charges, occurred at C.T. Seafood Marts in 249 Grand…
· 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…
· Carl Samson
Man in Wheelchair Gets Spit on, Called a ‘P*ssy’ INSIDE NYC Hospital
A video showing an Asian man in a wheelchair getting verbally harassed and spat on has sparked outrage on social media, with many calling to bring the unseen offender to justice. The incident, which went viral on Instagram this week, reportedly occurred at NYC Health +…
· Maina Chen
NYU Graduate, Taiwanese Company Help Groups Source Needed PPE From Asia
A-Action International Trading Co., a Taiwan-based international trading company, offers to be the missing link for those who need to source personal protective equipment (PPE) in China or elsewhere but cannot ship to the US due to the lack of FDA approval or certification.…
· Carl Samson
‘Stop Eating Dogs’: Michelin-Starred Restaurant in NYC Targeted by Racist Graffiti
A Michelin-starred restaurant serving Korean-inspired noodles has become the latest target of racism amid the COVID-19 crisis in New York City. Jeju Noodle Bar, located at 679 Greenwich St., found a racist graffiti on its winter vestibule on April 10, demanding it to “Stop…
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