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· Ryan General
Vietnamese Australian Reality Star Removed From MTV Show After Insensitive BLM Tweet
MTV released reality star Dee Nguyen from the “The Challenge” after she made insensitive comments about the Black Lives Matter movement on social media. The 27-year-old Vietnamese Australian cast member drew backlash over the weekend for the manner in which she defended her…
· Ryan General
‘We don’t want you here!’ Playa Vista Woman Berates Former MTV VJ and Son Getting Coffee
Belinda Panelo, a former VJ for MTV Asia, was subjected to a xenophobic verbal attack on Tuesday afternoon at a public street in California. The 44-year-old Filipino American model was walking with her young son to grab some coffee in Playa Vista when a woman began yelling at…
· Ryan General
Taiwanese Superstar Gives an Epic Tour of His Home ‘MTV Cribs’ Style
Taiwanese superstar Jam Hsiao’s awe-inspiring resort-style home became many netizens’ object of envy after it was featured in his recent video. The video, which introduces the 31-year-old celebrity as the host of the upcoming 29th Golden Melody Awards, has been viewed over…
· Max Chang
Asian-American MTV Comedian Praises United For Assaulting David Dao
Esther Ku is a Korean-American comedian who’s a cast member of MTV shows “Girl Code” and “Wild ‘N Out”. She’s attracted quite a following online with her controversial and racially tinged jokes. Some of her gems include: “When I have kids, they’re going to be really weird…
· Khier Casino
MTV Writer Tries to Show How Racist Senator Jeff Sessions Is, Completely Backfires
MTV Writer Causes Twitter Storm After Joking Senator Stole Granddaughter From Toys ‘R’ Us MTV News culture reporter Ira Madison III sparked social media outrage after he mocked Senator Jeff Sessions’ Asian-American granddaughter, tweeting that Sessions stole her from Toys “R” Us.
· Editorial Staff
Watch David Bowie Epically Wreck MTV For Not Playing Videos By Black Artists
Today, MTV published an old interview they did with David Bowie back in 1983. The highlight of the interview was the moment Bowie criticized the network to VJ Mark Goodman for not spotlighting black artists. While the exchange is awkward, Bowie remains calm and you can see…
· Khier Casino
Veterans Help Catch Thief Who Stole Elderly Woman’s Phone in SF Chinatown
An elderly woman is safe thanks to bystanders in San Francisco Chinatown who stopped a man from running off with her phone. Chasing the thief: Lily Ho and Tom House, who were shopping in Chinatown on Nov. 1, did not think twice about chasing the young man down after he took off…
· Carl Samson
SF Chinatown Hero Businessman Saves Tourist From Attack With Concealed Carry Gun
A business owner in San Francisco’s Chinatown is receiving praises after saving a tourist in a daytime attack. The incident, which was caught on surveillance camera, occurred outside the Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory, a landmark bakery open since 1962.
· Ryan General
Maskless Woman Goes on a Racist, Homophobic Rant on Asian Mom and Daughter in California
A mother and her daughter recently endured multiple racist attacks from a woman in their neighborhood in Fremont, California. An onslaught of slurs: The victim, named Theresa, narrated the encounter to ABC7 News, saying the woman verbally abused her and her 10-year-old child…
· Bryan Ke
Man Who Brutally Beat Vietnamese Mother, 2nd Elderly Woman in SF Arrested
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with a statement from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. A 34-year-old man has been arrested and is facing multiple felony charges for reportedly attacking two elderly women in San Francisco, including a Vietnamese…
· Carl Samson
Almost 25% of Young AAPIs Face Discrimination Because of Pandemic, Report Says
About one in four Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) young adults had a firsthand experience of discrimination amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report shows. Most of the incidents involved verbal harassment, shunning and online bullying, while a smaller percentage…
· Carl Samson
Bay Area Racist Targets Asian American Couple at Supermarket
An Asian American couple exposed a man who went on a racist rant and questioned their presence in the U.S. for no apparent reason. The incident, which was caught on video, occurred at the parking lot of a Safeway grocery store in Milpitas, California last week.
· Carl Samson
Daniel Wu Offers $15,000 to Find Men Who Set 89-Year-Old Chinese American Woman on Fire
Daniel Wu has offered an additional $15,000 to anyone with information that could lead to the arrest and conviction of perpetrators responsible for setting an 89-year-old Chinese American woman ablaze in New York. The incident, which caught two male suspects on camera, took…
· Ryan General
BTS Becomes First All-South Korean Group to Reach No. 1 Spot on Billboard Hot 100
K-pop supergroup BTS has just achieved another history-making moment in the music industry by topping the charts on Monday.
· Bryan Ke
BTS Makes History AGAIN After Winning Best Pop, 3 Other Awards at the VMAs
BTS debuted a live performance of their latest single “Dynamite” at the 2020 MTV’s Video Music Award and made history by snagging four awards they were nominated for. The performance was filmed via a green screen from their home country of South Korea and showed famous locations…
· Bryan Ke
SF Boba Shop Shares Shocking Hate-Filled Online Order
The owner of an Asian-owned snack restaurant in San Francisco was left speechless after receiving an online order filled with racial slurs. What happened: The order was sent to STIX, an Asian bubble tea, Korean-style corn dogs and snacks restaurant in San Francisco, on the…
· Carl Samson
89-Year-Old Chinese American Woman Set on Fire in NYC
An 89-year-old Chinese American woman was set on fire in New York earlier this month. The incident, which caught two male suspects on camera, occurred near 16th Ave. and 77th St. in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn around 6:45 p.m. on July 14.
· Maina Chen
Asian American Businesses Looted Across the U.S. During Riots
As protests hit the streets nationwide over George Floyd and support for the Black Lives Matter movement, so have the string of looting and crimes against small businesses. Asian businesses in six locations across the U.S. were struck by looters and vandals days after his death.
· Bryan Ke
‘No Asians Allowed’: Woman Arrested for Posting Hateful Letters Targeting Asians in San Leandro
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,…
· Maina Chen
Jimmy O. Yang to Star in Netflix’s Answer to ‘The Office’
Jimmy O. Yang will join the stellar cast of Netflix’s highly anticipated TV series “Space Force” launching on May 29.