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· Bryan Ke
Florida Woman From Romania Tells American-Born Asian Nail Techs to ‘Go Back to Your F*cking Country’
An independent recording artist apologized after being filmed going on a xenophobic rant and quoting the infamous line “cash me outside” at a manicurist inside an Asian nail salon in Pompano Beach, Florida. What happened: Corina Monica, an up-and-coming singer who was born in…
· Ernestine Siu
Florida Musician Sends Racist Texts to Asian American Woman Over Coronavirus Hate
Florida musician Monty Bloom sent several racist text messages to his former colleague, Shasha Zhang, amid the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Zhang shared a series of screenshots through a Facebook post on Sunday, featuring her heated conversation with the musician.…
· Carl Samson
Florida Woman Arrested for Peeing in Ice Cream Machine, Picking Her Nose and Touching Ice Cream
A woman in St. Petersburg, Florida was arrested for picking her nose and then sticking her unwashed hands in ice cream at an ice cream shop last month. Jung Soon Wypcha, 66, allegedly tampered with products and other supplies at Lu Lu’s Ice Cream and Candy Shop, located in…
· Bryan Ke
Florida Woman Caught on Video Abusing Nail Salon Worker Because Her ‘Language Sounds Nasty’
A woman is now under fire after she was caught on video showering a nail technician in Lutz, Florida with incredibly racist and insensitive comments. On Saturday, Facebook user Robin L. Roether posted a couple of videos online that are believed to have been taken by her friend…
· Bryan Ke
Florida Man Gets 330 Years in Prison for Child Sex Tourism in the Philippines
A 56-year-old man from Venice, Florida was recently convicted of multiple counts of child pornography possession and distribution that he produced during his trips to the Philippines. The man, David Paul Lynch, has been sentenced to 330 years in prison for making videos of his…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Comedian Sums Up What Many Think After the Florida School Shooting, But Is He Right?
British-Chinese comedian Ken Cheng has recently gone viral for his observational tweet in the wake of the Parkland Shooting. “Terrorism is one of the only areas where white people do most of the work and get none of the credit,” he said on February 16, just two days after the…
· Bryan Ke
Indian Man’s Parents Travel to Florida to Help Beat His ‘Disobedient’ Wife
An Indian man, along with his father and mother, were arrested by the authorities in Florida for brutally assaulting the man’s “disobedient wife” and now face several charges for the assault. Deputies from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s office arrived at the scene on Saturday…
· Ryan General
Florida Man Allegedly Adopts 12-Year-Old Filipino Girl for Sex
A businessman in Florida is currently being detained in Seminole County on allegations of turning his ex-wife’s 12-year-old girl adoptee from the Philippines into his sex slave. When questioned by authorities, 42-year-old businessman Andy William Bosch initially said that he was…
· Bryan Ke
‘Pillar of Community’ Killed, Store Co-Owner in Critical Condition After Armed Robbery in Florida
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to include a GoFundMe set up to help with funeral and medical costs for Minh Nguyen and Khiem Trinh. An apparent armed robbery in Mount Dora, Florida left one dead and another in critical condition on Monday night.
· Editorial Staff
Kim Ng Becomes the First Woman, First Asian American GM in MLB
Kim Ng was named the new general manager of the Miami Marlins, becoming the first woman and first Asian American GM in the MLB. Started as an intern: Ng, now 51, has 30 years of experience in the MLB with the Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, and the MLB…
· Bryan Ke
Woman Arrested After Making $100,000 Using Loophole in Amazon’s Return Policy
A 32-year-old woman from Tampa, Florida, was arrested for taking advantage of a loophole in Amazon’s return policy and earned more than $100,000. Hoai Tibma was arrested on Tuesday and is facing a second-degree grand theft charge, according to ABC Action News.
· Bryan Ke
Eddie Huang Closes His Famous Bao Shop in Manhattan After 10 Years
Eddie Huang has announced that Baohaus, his famous steam bun shop in East Village, Manhattan in New York City, is permanently closing. Sad news: The 38-year-old author, restaurateur and attorney, who inspired the hit TV show “Fresh Off the Boat,” made the announcement in an…
· Bryan Ke
Florida Politician Thinks K-Pop is ‘Foreign Propaganda’ and BTS Means ‘Big Time Socialists’
A conservative politician in Florida is making headlines after claiming K-pop is “foreign propaganda” and that the meaning of BTS is “Big Time Socialists.” K.W. Miller, who is running for Congress in Florida, tweeted that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC), who serves as the…
· Bryan Ke
Filipino American Sports Reporter Targeted By Racist Couple While Grocery Shopping in Florida
A Filipino American Tampa Bay Rays sports reporter for The Athletic was racially abused by a White couple while shopping for groceries at Publix in downtown St. Petersberg, Florida. Josh Tolentino, a second-generation Filipino American, shared the details of the incident that…
· Ryan General
Florida Psychology Professor Says Racism Wouldn’t ‘Exist’ If Blacks ‘Behaved’ More Like Asians
A professor from the University of Central Florida has received backlash for a tweet that many found to be racist. Psychology professor Charles Negy posted a question on Twitter asking if systemic racism would still “exist” if Blacks “had the same behavioral profile” as Asians.
· Carl Samson
‘Sanitize Your A**!’: Man Chases Elderly Asian Woman With Purell in Viral Video
A video of an elderly Asian woman being chased with a bottle of Purell has gone viral on Instagram. The scene, which took place in Miami Beach, Florida, was posted by a rapper, @1k_johnny_, who currently has 21,000 followers on Instagram and 1,600 subscribers on YouTube.
· Jin Hyun
Florida News Anchor Wendy Chioji Passes Away After Battling Cancer For Years
Wendy Chioji, former WESH 2 News anchor in Florida has passed away at the age of 57 after battling cancer for several years. Chioji was born in Oxnard, California and raised in Maryland. She attended Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana and later joined WESH in 1988 after…
· Ryan General
Florida City Blasts ‘Baby Shark’ to Keep Homeless People Out of Park at Night
In a bid to drive homeless people away from a key waterfront pavilion, West Palm Beach, Florida has decided to annoy them by playing “Baby Shark” on a loop every night. Local Parks and Recreation director Leah Rockwell told the Palm Beach Post in an interview published Tuesday…
· Leanna Chan
Woman Who Stomped on Sea Turtle Nest Arrested Again Trying to Leave the Country
A Michigan woman who was arrested in Florida earlier this month for attacking a sea turtle nest was arrested again after trying to leave the country. The 41-year-old Chinese woman Lu Yaquin, was attempting to leave the country to Panama.
· Ryan General
Woman Arrested for Stomping on Sea Turtle Nest in Miami Beach
A woman from Michigan was arrested this weekend for attempting to destroy a sea turtle nest in Miami Beach. According to authorities, 41-year-old Chinese national Yaqun Lu entered a protected area of the beach that has been surrounded with wooden stakes and tape before “jabbing…