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· Bryan Ke
Mexican American Grandmother, 70, Mistaken for Asian, Beaten and Dragged Across LA Bus
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has recently arrested a woman who allegedly attacked a 70-year-old Mexican American grandmother on a bus after thinking she was Asian. The attack: The grandmother, solely identified as Becky, was about to get off the 81 Metro bus at La…
· Ryan General
Taiwanese-Born MLB Player Gets Hateful Anti-Asian Messages After Game-Losing Error
A Taiwan-born MLB baseball player received hateful messages on social media after committing an error during his team’s loss to the Chicago White Sox on Monday. Exercise your freedom of speech in a right way, I accept all comments, positive or negative but DEFINITELY NOT RACIST…
· Grace Kim
UPDATE: GoFundMe Created For 53-Year-Old SF Asian Man Stabbed in Robbery
A GoFundMe has been set up for the victim of a violent robbery in Bayview in San Francisco last Saturday, identified as Chi Ling Lee. The details: The 53-year-old was left hospitalized after he was reportedly stabbed by a man five times on Exeter Street at around 10:30 p.m.
· Ryan General
Chuck Schumer, Mazie Hirono Urge Republicans Not to Block Bill Fighting Anti-Asian Hate Crimes
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said he will be needing bipartisan support when he brings a bill against anti-Asian hate crimes to the senate floor this week. Schumer has since urged Republican senators not to block the bill that would need at least 60 votes before…
· Kimberly Nguyen
Football Player Stops Suspect Months Before Same Man is Arrested for Invading Elderly Asian Home
A football player from Concord, California is being praised for stopping a suspect involved in two separate incidents, a car break-in and an elderly home invasion. The suspect, Roman Banks, broke into the home of a senior Chinese couple, 81 and 87, on Campbell Street in…
· Editorial Staff
TikTok User Confronts Man Allegedly Tearing Down Anti-Asian Hate Flyers in Mountain View
A TikTok user confronted a man who was allegedly tearing down flyers advertising a protest against Asian violence in Mountain View, California. The user, who goes by Rayah Sunshine, can be seen approaching the older white man in a video she uploaded on Monday.
· Editorial Staff
Good Samaritans Protect Asian Man Body Slammed in Broad Daylight in NYC
Several Good Samaritans saved an Asian man from further harm during a recent assault on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. The unidentified victim was injured on Monday afternoon at the corner of Lexington Avenue and 72nd Street, according to ABC 7 News.
· Bryan Ke
Viral Video Shows Man With Swastika Tattoo Punching Asian Man at White Lives Matter Rally
An alleged white supremacist with a swastika tattoo has been charged with fighting in public after punching an Asian man at a White Lives Matter rally in Huntington Beach, California. What happened: The incident began on Sunday when the Asian man, identified as Santa Ana…
· Carl Samson
Asian Woman Punched in the Face in Chinese Store For Asking Man to Wear Mask in NYC
An Asian woman received three blows to her face after asking a man to wear a mask in a New York grocery store. The incident occurred inside Heng Yun Grocery Store at 329 Grand Street just after 4:30 p.m. on April 6, according to police.
· Bryan Ke
Twitter Unearths Macaualay Culkin’s ‘Tiny Little Asian Babies’ Comment After Baby With Brenda Song
Actor Macaulay Culkin welcomed a baby boy with partner Brenda Song, but some social media users recalled his past comments about making “Asian babies.” Song, 33, gave birth to their first son on April 5, named Dakota Song Culkin in honor of the 40-year-old actor’s late sister…
· Carl Samson
Man Accused of Attempting to Sexually Assault ‘White’ Woman in Response to Anti-Asian Crimes
An Asian man accused of kidnapping and attempting to sexually assault an Asian woman because he thought she was white has been arrested and charged in Irvine, California last week. Michael Sangbong Rhee, 37, of Lake Forest, allegedly targeted the victim while she was sitting in…
· Carl Samson
NYPD Releases Man Who Threatened to Stab Undercover Asian Officer’s Face Without Bail
A man has been charged with a hate crime in New York after threatening an undercover Asian police officer and telling him to “go back to China.” The incident occurred on an escalator going into Penn Station near 7th Avenue and 32nd Street on Friday.
· Carl Samson
Good Samaritans Step In to Save Asian Woman From Being Shoved on the Train Tracks TWICE in NYC
Good Samaritans saved an Asian woman from being shoved onto the subway tracks twice in New York last week. The incidents, which involved the same suspect, occurred at the G train station on Metropolitan Avenue after 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
· Bryan Ke
YouTuber Saves Asian Man From Mugger in London During Live Stream
Social media users are praising a live streamer for saving an Asian man from a mugger in London last week. YouTuber Sherwin was live streaming while looking for his Uber ride when he heard someone scream for help near Leicester Square on April 9, according to Daily Dot.
· Bryan Ke
Sisters Help Save Asian Man Being Beaten, Robbed in Oakland
Two Asian American sisters helped save a 57-year-old Asian man from a violent robbery in Oakland, California by distracting the suspect. The incident happened on Saturday shortly after 7 a.m. on 10th Street between Martin Luther King Jr Way and Jefferson Street, when Tiffany…
· Grace Kim
‘Parasite’ Director Bong Joon Ho Reveals How Hollywood Can Respond to Anti-Asian Racism
Oscar-winning director Bong Joon Ho addressed the rise of anti-Asian violence during his virtual Master Class at Chapman University’s Dodge College in Orange, California. The “Parasite” director said to the class that Hollywood should respond to the ongoing social injustices by…
· Carl Samson
US National Gymnast Morgan Hurd Drops Incredible Speech at ‘Stop Asian Hate’ Rally
U.S. gymnast and Olympic hopeful Morgan Hurd condemned racism while sharing her own experiences in an impassioned speech at a “Stop Asian Hate” rally in New York on Sunday. Hurd, 19, a two-time World Championships gold medalist, was adopted from Wuzhou, China as an infant.
· Carl Samson
Two Men Arrested After Punching Asian Couple at Ontario Mills Mall
Two men were arrested in Ontario, CA for allegedly assaulting an Asian couple after a verbal altercation about social distancing. The incident, which left the victims with visible injuries, occurred inside a Levi’s store at the Ontario Mills mall at 5:15 p.m. on April 4.
· Carl Samson
Man Charged With Hate Crimes for THREE Separate Attacks on Asian New Yorkers
A man has been arrested and charged with hate crimes for three separate attacks against Asian Americans in New York in the span of one month. Joseph Russo, 27, was most recently accused of assaulting a 77-year-old Asian man.
· Jeana Nam
Sery Kim is a Lesson for Those Who Think Pandering to Whiteness Will Save Them from Anti-Asian Hate
Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this piece are solely those of the authors. During a Republican forum last Wednesday, Texas congressional candidate and former Trump official Sery Kim made racist remarks about Chinese immigrants. “I don’t want them here at all,” she…
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Explainer · Jollibee Foods Corporation
If Jollibee feels like home, that feeling is spreading across Southeast Asia.
This shows up when a meal that feels like home is no longer just your hometown stop but the same Jollibee run you can repeat in more places across Southeast Asia.