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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…
· Carl Samson
Asian Woman in SF Followed, Robbed of $16,000 Rolex at Gunpoint
An Asian woman in her 50s was held at gunpoint and robbed of her jewelry — including a $16,000 Rolex watch — at San Francisco’s Sunset District last October, new surveillance footage shows. After having dim sum with friends, the victim, identified as Ms. Lee, was attacked in…
· 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.
· 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…
· Carl Samson
Vietnamese Family Tied Up, Robbed of Entire Life Savings in Oakland
A Vietnamese American family in Oakland has fallen victim to a violent robbery that wiped them of most of their life savings in under an hour. The incident, which left a 7-year-old child with sleep troubles, occurred just before the family headed for bed around 10 p.m. on March…
· Carl Samson
Man Caught on Camera Blowtorching Chinese Restaurant in NorCal
An unidentified suspect tried to burn down a Chinese restaurant in Antioch, CA with a blowtorch last week. The botched attempt, which was caught on a security camera, occurred just outside the establishment at around 11 p.m. on March 31.
· Kimberly Nguyen
Racist Terrorizes Chinese Family’s Children, Home in Hate Crime in San Jose
A man has been arrested for demanding entry into a young family’s house in San Jose and yelling racial slurs at the couple’s 6-year-old twins inside in late March, according to Dion Lim. : ” ! ! ** ! !” ⠀ Huang and Ying are immigrants from China & in San Jose.
· Bryan Ke
Elderly Asians Attacked and Robbed in 2 Separate Incidents in SF
Authorities have recently confirmed attacks involving three Asian seniors that occurred on the same day in San Francisco. First attack: On March 28, the police responded to a call about a violent robbery on Felton Street at around 6:30 p.m., according to KRON4.
· Grace Kim
Thieves Who Targeted Elderly Asians Chased Down By Son With Machete
A group of four people robbed an elderly Asian couple in Oakland, California on Monday, but not before their machete-wielding son was able to chase them away. The incident occurred outside the family’s home at around 4:30 p.m. while the parents were sitting on their front porch…
· Carl Samson
Asian Seniors Find Their Cars Burned to a Crisp in Oakland
A pair of Asian neighbors in their 60s and 70s fell victim to car fires in Oakland, California on Saturday. Chheng, an immigrant from Cambodia, woke up at 3:30 a.m. to see his white Toyota SUV engulfed in flames.
· Carl Samson
Bay Area Mom Demands Justice a Year After Son Was Gunned Down
A mother in the Portola neighborhood of San Francisco continues to seek justice a year after her son was murdered while taking a break from an online class. Kelvin Chew, 19, a student at the City College of San Francisco, took a walk after a Zoom class and failed to return home.
· Editorial Staff
SF Woman Beaten and Dragged by Robbers Has Message: ‘I Forgive You’
A San Francisco woman, who was dragged by a getaway car after being robbed in broad daylight, tells her attackers to “Know that you’re loved.” The woman, who was only identified as Clarisse, was walking home with a friend from church on Sunday, according to ABC 7 News.
· Bryan Ke
Disabled Man’s Car Set on Fire in Bay Area, Family Says It’s ‘Racially Motivated’
The Redwood City Police Department is now investigating an incident involving a disabled Asian man after someone torched his car over the weekend. The man found his torched car in an alley behind 3752 Rolison Road at around 11 a.m. on Saturday, according to ABC7’s Dion Lim. His…
· Bryan Ke
69-Year-Old Woman Attacked During Violent Robbery in Daly City
An unidentified man was caught on surveillance camera robbing a 69-year-old Asian woman in a Daly City, California neighborhood last week. The footage shows the woman walking along Sierravista and Norwood around 3:40 p.m. on Thursday when a man came running at her, according to…
· Ryan General
Second Fundraiser Set Up for Elderly Asian Violently Attacked by Man in San Francisco
San Francisco police have arrested a man in connection to a violent assault along Market Street and 7th Street on Wednesday morning against two elderly Asian people: an 83-year-old man and a 75-year-old woman who fought back. Steven Jenkins, 39, was booked on two counts of…