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· Carl Samson
Pioneering Director Who Made Pixar’s ‘Bao’ to Lead New Film ‘Turning Red’
Domee Shi, director of the Oscar-winning Pixar short “Bao,” is back at work with the studio for a new feature-length animated film. Announced on Disney’s Investor Day, “Turning Red” follows a teenager named Mei, who transforms into a giant red panda whenever she gets too excited.
· Kyle Encina
Incredibly Polluted River in India is Turning Stray Dogs Blue
Sightings of blue dogs are emerging in India as animal protection officers are suspecting that the oddly colored canines are the result of a polluted river near Mumbai. At least five dogs were spotted with a distinct blue hue roaming the streets of the western Indian city.…
· Jacob Wagner
Wal-Mart Employee of 18 Years Gets Fired For Not Turning in Lost Cash Fast Enough
A Wal-Mart in Niskayuna, New York, fired an employee of 18 years for not turning in $350 in cash that he found in a parking lot fast enough. The employee, Michael Walsh, was fired from his maintenance worker position last month after turning in money he found in the parking lot…
· Bryan Ke
Indian American Convenience Store Owners Praised for Returning $1 Million Lottery Ticket
People are praising the Indian American owners of Lucky Stop, a convenience store in Southwick, Mass., for returning a $1 million lottery ticket to a customer. What happened: Lea Rose Fiega purchased a $30 Diamond Millions scratch-off ticket in March, according to CBS News.
· Bryan Ke
Man Ordered to Pay Ex-Wife for Housework in Landmark Divorce Case in China
A Chinese court ordered a man to pay 50,000 yuan ($7,700) to his ex-wife for years of unpaid housework after losing a landmark divorce case, sparking debate on Chinese social media. Court filing: The man, identified as Chen, filed for a divorce with his wife of five years, Wang,…
· Editorial Staff
‘Mulan’ Sparks More Outrage for Thanking Chinese Groups Linked to Uyghur Detention Camps in Credits
Calls to boycott “Mulan” have grown louder this week as people discovered that Disney had filmed the live-action remake in China’s Xinjiang autonomous region, where over a million Uyghurs are believed to have been detained. The discovery emerged in the film’s final credits,…
· Maina Chen
Incredible Volunteers Organize Month-Long Food Crawl to Help NYC Chinatown
The nonprofit Send Chinatown Love (SCL) is rekindling business for New York City’s restaurants in Chinatown for the entire month of September. Its team of over 25 volunteers formed in May and they all share the same sentiment: to provide relief to small, Asian-immigrant owned…
· Ryan General
Hundreds Join China Mac in Second New York Protest For Grandmother Set on Fire
Rapper China Mac was joined by 250 demonstrators for a peaceful “march against hate” in New York’s Chinatown on Saturday afternoon.
· Carl Samson
Japanese Artist Inspired By His Cats Paints the Most Epic Portraits
A Japanese contemporary artist is winning love on social media for turning cats into royalties in their oil paintings. Tokuhiro Kawai, a surrealist, draws inspiration from the Renaissance style of painterly technique, using fantastical elements to convey dream-like visuals.
· Carl Samson
Sushi Restaurant Manager Fired for Calling Black Woman the N-Word, Punching Her on Video
A sushi restaurant in Seattle fired its general manager for calling a Black woman the N-word. The incident, which was caught on video, took place just outside Momiji in the Capitol Hill neighborhood earlier this week.
· Carl Samson
Man Hired By Amazon During Pandemic in OC Dies 2 Weeks Later
A father-of-two in California has died after contracting COVID-19 while working for Amazon. Harry Sentoso, 63, joined the company late March when it sought at least 100,000 workers in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Fresh from being laid off from his former job, Sentoso…
· Bryan Ke
Minnesota Couple Finds ‘F***ing Ch*nks’ Note on Door After Returning Home
An Asian American couple living in Woodbury, Minnesota expressed their sadness and anger after someone left a racist note on their front door amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The note was found by the couple, Alvin Moua and Vanishia Yang, when the former returned home on Wednesday…
· Bryan Ke
Brooklyn Assemblywoman’s Staff Fired for Anti-Asian Facebook Rant on Coronavirus
Marilyn Franks, a receptionist of Brooklyn Assemblywoman Mathylde Frontus, was recently fired for her anti-Asian rant on Facebook amid the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Franks was let go on Wednesday following a Facebook post where she advised people to stay away…
· Carl Samson
Chinese American WWII Veterans Honored at Seattle Seahawks Game
Six Chinese American World War II veterans were honored by the Seattle Seahawks in a game against the Minnesota Vikings (37-30) on Dec. 2. The veterans, namely Gene Moy (102), Thomas Lew (96), William “JB” Chin (95), Calvin Fung (95), William “Bill” Chin (94), and Lip Mar (92),…
· Bryan Ke
‘Grave of the Fireflies’ Poster Has Heartbreaking Easter Egg Discovered 30 Years After Release
A haunting hidden object was found in Studio Ghibli’s “Grave of the Fireflies” Japanese poster decades after the film was first released in theaters. The discovery happened when fans re-visited some of Isao Takahata’s works after his passing in 2018, including the late…
· Ryan General
Rich Brian Was Craving Indonesian Food in NY, So Go-Jek Delivered from Indonesia
Indonesian delivery service Go-Jek went above and beyond the call of duty when they heard that New York-based hip-hop star Rich Brian was craving authentic Indonesian food. View this post on Instagram Thank u @spotify for putting my beautiful face on times square ❤️
· Ryan General
Thai King Surprises Nation by Turning His Bodyguard into a Queen by Marrying Her
The king of Thailand has turned the deputy head of his personal security detail into a queen by marrying her. According to a recent royal statement, King Maha Vajiralongkorn, 66, “has decided to promote General Suthida Vajiralongkorn Na Ayudhya, his royal consort, to become…
· Ryan General
Baseball Star Ichiro Suzuki Turns Down Third Invite to Be Honored By Japan’s Prime Minister
International baseball legend Ichiro Suzuki, who recently retired from Major League Baseball, has once again turned down an award from Japan’s Prime Minister. The Japanese star athlete has reportedly done so for the third time, noting that there will be time to be honored at the…
· Bryan Ke
Singaporean Hawker Offered $1.4 Million For Their Family Wanton Noodle Recipe, Turns Offer Down
An anonymous individual reportedly offered the owner of Kok Kee Wanton Noodle, locally known as one of the most famous hawker stalls in Singapore, 2 million Singaporean dollars ($1.4 million) to buy their acclaimed secret recipe for wanton mee. The famous wanton mee noodle…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese Netizen Stuns Twitter By Turning a Pringles Can into an Actual Character
Japanese Twitter user @02ESyRaez4VhR2l stunned followers with their paper craft skills by bringing Julius Pringles, the male cartoon character on every Pringles chips can, to life. 側面から pic.twitter.com/Y9QYCbC04g