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Anti-Asian Tweets SKYROCKETED After Trump Got COVID-19, Study Says
Posts depicting anti-Asian sentiment spiked shortly after President Donald Trump announced his COVID-19 diagnosis on Twitter, according to a new study from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Trump, who was hospitalized for three days, disclosed that he had the coronavirus on Oct.…
· Bryan Ke
Fashion Designer Kenzo Takada Dies at 81 From COVID-19
Kenzo Takada, the founder of international luxury fashion house Kenzo, has died from COVID-19 complications at age 81 in Paris, France. The news of his passing came during Paris Fashion Week and was announced by a spokesperson for the designer’s luxury brand K-3, which was only…
· Ryan General
Malaysian Worker Sees His Newborn Son for the First Time in 6 Months of COVID-19 Separation
Malaysian workers in Singapore who have been separated from their families due to COVID-19 lockdowns finally got the reunion they were longing for just in time for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Trapped for months: The workers, who were assigned across the Causeway in Singapore, were…
· Carl Samson
Filipinos Make Up 31.5% of COVID-19 Nurse Deaths in the US, Report Reveals
Filipinos compose nearly a third of all nurses in the U.S. who died of COVID-19, according to a new report from National Nurses United (NNU). As of Sept. 16, a total of 1,718 health care workers have died of the disease and related complications, which researchers attributed to…
· Bryan Ke
Manny Pacquiao Will Fight Conor McGregor for COVID-19 Relief Efforts
Manny Pacquiao’s camp has confirmed a match between the Filipino boxing legend and Ultimate Fighting Championship superstar Conor McGregor is in the works with all proceeds going to those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. The 32-year-old UFC star first…
· Carl Samson
Chinese Journalist Missing After Reporting on COVID-19 in January Revealed to Be ‘Under State Supervision’
A Chinese citizen journalist who went missing after exposing the government’s alleged suppression of early COVID-19 information has now been found to be under state supervision, according to a friend. Chen Qiushi, a former human rights lawyer, arrived in Wuhan a day before it…
· Carl Samson
Anti-Asian Incidents Higher in Canada Than US Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Report Says
Canada has received more reports of anti-Asian incidents related to COVID-19 than the U.S., according to its first national report published this month. Since the onset of the pandemic, more than 600 anti-Asian incidents have been brought to elimin8hate.org and covidracism.ca,…
· Ryan General
Virologist Claiming COVID-19 Came From Chinese Lab Backed By Group Linked to Steve Bannon
Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon is being linked to the spread of a non-peer-reviewed report claiming that COVID-19 was created in a lab in Wuhan, China. Circumstantial/fictional findings: The purported study, titled “Unusual Features of the SARS-CoV-2 Genome Suggesting…
· Carl Samson
Anti-Maskers in Indonesia Are Forced to Dig Graves for People Who Died From COVID-19
Residents who refused to wear masks were ordered to dig graves for COVID-19 victims in East Java, Indonesia. The punishment, which reduced the workload of actual gravediggers, took place at the public cemetery in Ngabetan, a rural village in Cerme district, Gresik regency last…
· Carl Samson
Campaign Seeks to Protect Asian American Youth From COVID-19 Bullying
A pair of nonprofits in California launched a campaign designed to protect Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) youth from discrimination amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The program, known as Stand Up for AAPI Youth During COVID — or simply Stand Up for AAPI Youth —…
· Ryan General
Beloved Filipino YouTuber Who Tested Positive For COVID-19 Dies of Heart Attack
More details have emerged on the recent death of a beloved Filipino video blogger, who has garnered more than 5 million subscribers on YouTube. Gone too soon: Lloyd Cafe Cadena, considered by many as “one of the pioneers of YouTube vlogging” in the Philippines, passed away on…
· Carl Samson
Malaysia is Banning Travelers From India, Indonesia and the Philippines Over COVID-19
In an effort to prevent imported COVID-19 cases, Malaysia announced its plan to bar entry of long-term immigrant pass holders from India, Indonesia and the Philippines — neighbor countries that currently happen to be pandemic hot spots. As of 12 p.m. on Sept. 1, Malaysia…
· Carl Samson
New Ad Slams Trump’s Use of ‘Anti-Asian’ Names for COVID-19
An ad calling out President Trump for his anti-Chinese rhetoric that is believed to have affected all Asian Americans amid the COVID-19 crisis will air in battleground states weeks into the November election. The ad, produced by the Immigrants’ List Civic Action, runs for 60…
· Carl Samson
Hong Kong Man is World’s First COVID-19 Reinfection, Offers New Insight on Virus
A man in Hong Kong has become the world’s first documented case of COVID-19 reinfection since the pandemic emerged from Wuhan, China late last year. The patient, a 33-year-old information technology (IT) worker, is the subject of a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases…
· 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…
· Carl Samson
Americans Who Trust Trump are More Likely to Discriminate Asian Americans Over COVID-19, Study Shows
Amid the COVID-19 crisis, U.S. adults who have greater trust in President Donald Trump are more likely to engage in discriminatory behavior against Asian Americans, a new study revealed. Trump, who has referred to SARS-CoV-2 as the “Chinese virus” and “Kung Flu,” routinely…
· Ryan General
Thailand is Implementing STRICT COVID-19 Protocols in Their Schools [PHOTOS]
When schools started reopening in Thailand a month ago, strict protocols were implemented to protect students from the risk of COVID-19 infection. Learning inside the box: Before classes were allowed to reopen in July, Thai authorities recommended preventative measures including…
· Ryan General
Torrance City Council Condemns the Rise of Racism During COVID-19 Outbreak
The City Council in Torrance, California has passed a resolution fighting xenophobia in response to the recent incidents of anti-Asian attacks in the area. Resolution No. 2020-78: Introduced by the council’s only Asian American member, George Chen, the resolution condemned the…
· Carl Samson
NYC Teen Aspiring to be a Doctor Loses Both Parents to COVID-19 in 1 Month
A 17-year-old Filipino American from Queens, New York lost both his parents to COVID-19 in a span of one month — soon after their entire family contracted the disease. Roberto Tobias Jr., a rising senior at Frank McCourt High School, is now asking for help to fund his college…
· Editorial Staff
US Charges Hackers for Stealing Data on COVID-19 Vaccine for China
The Justice Department charged two Chinese nationals suspected of stealing data from companies working on a COVID-19 vaccine around the world. Li Xiaoyu, 34, and Dong Jiazhi, 33, are accused of the following: (1) unauthorized access; (2) conspiracy to access without…