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· Bryan Ke
Chinese Students’ Association at Cal Poly SLO Zoombombed by Racists
A number of unidentified individuals allegedly crashed a Zoom meeting of the California Polytechnic State University’s Chinese Students’ Association (CSA) club and hurled racial slurs. The group encountered racist individuals during their weekly CSA Zoom meeting on Tuesday…
· Bryan Ke
Legendary Cellist Yo-Yo Ma Crashes Zoom Class Like a Boss
Asian American musician and humanitarian Yo-Yo Ma had apparently crashed a Zoom class last month that totally shocked the students. The 64-year-old cellist appeared in a Zoom meeting for a chamber masterclass at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee on April 25, according to the…
· 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…
· Ryan General
Asian Student Group at San Diego State University ‘Zoombombed’ by Racists
“Zoombombing,” a new type of trolling done by crashing on Zoom video calls, is now being used by racist individuals to spew hateful comments against Asians. Members of the Filipino American student organization Andrés Bonifacio Samahan at San Diego State University were recently…
· Carl Samson
‘You F*cking Ch*nk!’: Queer Chef Attacked With Homophobic, Racist Slurs During Zoom Cooking Class
A queer Asian chef in North Carolina reportedly endured homophobic and racist slurs while hosting a recent cooking class via Zoom. J. Chong, a sous chef at a local restaurant, was 30 minutes into her spinach pesto-making class when a wave of newcomers joined, but only to attack…
· Carl Samson
Obsessive Fan Stalks, Assaults Japanese Idol By Zooming in on Her Eyes
A Japanese “sasaeng” fan took stalking to a whole new level after finding the address of his favorite idol by zooming in on the reflection of her surroundings in her eyes. Hibiki Sato, 26, started picking up clues from a train station reflected in J-pop star Ena Matsuoka’s eyes,…
· Bryan Ke
University of California Scientists Create Contact Lenses That Can Zoom by Blinking Twice
A group of scientists at the University of California San Diego recently published a paper detailing the contact lenses they’ve invented that can zoom by blinking twice. In the paper, titled “A Biomimetic Soft Lens Controlled by Electrooculographic Signal,” the scientists went…
· Ryan General
Modobag: The Rideable Luggage That Lets You Zoom Past Slow People at the Airport
A Chicago-based company is aiming to change the way people breeze through airports with the help of Modobag, a motorized suitcase. The rideable luggage seems perfect for people who find traversing inside an airport a cumbersome experience. While the concept may look silly at…
· Carl Samson
Trump Suspends Entry of Certain Foreign Workers Until the End of 2020
President Donald Trump suspended the entry of certain foreign workers into the U.S. on Monday, a move geared toward protecting American employees as the economy recovers from the impact of COVID-19.
· Ryan General
K-Pop Stans Reportedly Troll Trump Campaign Rally With Fake Ticket Reservations
K-pop stans and TikTok users are being hailed as heroes for their reported hand in the not so impressive turnout in Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma. According to the New York Times, Trump was “furious” at the low number of supporters in attendance on Saturday…
· Bryan Ke
Suspect in Fatal Robbery of Asian Teen in SF Denies Allegations, Pleads Not Guilty
One of the suspects who allegedly shot and killed Kelvin Chew in May in a fatal robbery pleaded not guilty and has denied all allegations. What happened: Chew was fatally shot near his home in Portola, San Francisco, when two men allegedly tried to rob him.
· Maina Chen
Tan France of ‘Queer Eye’ Becomes a US Citizen After Trying for 20 Years
Tan France of Netflix’s “Queer Eye” announced on Instagram yesterday that he officially became a U.S. citizen and vowed to vote in the upcoming 2020 election.
· Kimberly Nguyen
Instagram + NextShark: 2 Forbes 30 Under 30 Honorees on Asian American Experiences in the Pandemic
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,…
· Leanna Chan
Why People Gaslight Asian American Struggles
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.
· Kimberly Nguyen
Dartmouth Students Code Entire Site in 36 Hours to Help Over 6,000 Essential Workers
Two Dartmouth College students used the time they had during the pandemic to create Give Essential, a website that matches frontline workers with essential items donated from all over the country. Sophomore Rine Uhm and senior Amy Guan, the founders of Give Essential and…
· Carl Samson
‘This is F-ed Up’: Director Jon M. Chu Slams Fake Casting Call for ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Sequels
“Crazy Rich Asians” director Jon M. Chu has lambasted an internet scam calling for Asian actors to audition for roles in the upcoming sequels of the 2018 blockbuster film. The false notice, which arrived in the form of a sketchy press release, reportedly came from a Twitter user…
· Bryan Ke
7-Year-Old’s Classmate Tells Her He ‘Doesn’t Like China or Chinese People’ for Causing Quarantine
A second-grade student had her first encounter with anti-Asian racism during a Zoom meeting amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The encounter was shared on April 21 by the 7-year-old student’s parents on the Facebook page Little Gray Thread.
· Maina Chen
CNN Host Lisa Ling Reveals the Hateful Messages She’s Received Because of COVID-19
Award-winning journalist and CNN host Lisa Ling is one of the many Asians being targeted for racially charged attacks and hate speech, not only on the streets but also online in the form of cyberbullying due to COVID-19 fears.
· Ryan General
Japanese Company Regrets Using ‘Animal Crossing’ For Work-At-Home Conferencing
Concerns around Zoom’s reported security issues had people seeking alternative platforms for teleconferencing. Some companies in the United States, which have already given up on the platform, may want to take a cue from a Japanese firm that used a video game for their…
· Leanna Chan
The Ultimate Guide of Dos and Don’ts While Under Quarantine
For those of us who are able, local government and health officials have asked us to stay home in order to flatten the curve. That means by participating in social distancing — creating a barrier of distance between yourself and others — we are preventing the spread of COVID-19…