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· Bryan Ke
OC Vietnamese American Teen Gets Accepted to 16 Elite Colleges
An 18-year-old teen from Westminster, Calif., was recently accepted to 16 elite colleges, including Princeton and Harvard University. Many acceptances: La Quinta High School senior Julia Do committed to Harvard University on Sunday, when the next day, Princeton informed her…
· Kimberly Nguyen
Amendment Defunding Colleges ‘Discriminating’ Against Asian American Students Voted Down
Senate Republicans used Thursday’s vote on legislation to combat anti-Asian hate to renew the fight over affirmative action programs by proposing an amendment to halt federal funding for colleges that factor race into the admissions process. The proposed amendment which failed…
· Editorial Staff
Pakistani College Student Speaks Out, Police Seek Suspect After Acid Attack in NY
The Nassau County Police Department (NCPD) is looking for the suspect who threw acid on a Pakistani woman in New York in March. Nafiah Fatima Ikram, 21, felt something wasn’t right when she noticed a man standing at the corner of her Arlington Avenue residence in Elmont, New…
· Carl Samson
Pakistani College Student Survives ACID Attack Outside Her NY Home
A Pakistani woman nearly died after falling victim to an acid attack just outside her home in Elmont, New York last month. Hofstra University student Nafiah Fatima, 21, was helping her mother unload a car at their Arlington Avenue residence when the male suspect suddenly…
· Ryan General
San Diego College Students Launch Free Ride Service for Asian Women and Elderly
Asian women and seniors that fear taking public transportation are now able to get rides reimbursed in San Diego, thanks to a donation-based service started by two college students. Last week, co-founders Sydney Trieu and Paul Lim launched San Diego Cabbie, an initiative that…
· Bryan Ke
SB City College VP On Leave After Asking Why Japanese Americans Didn’t ‘Just Leave’ Concentration Camps
Joyce Coleman, the vice president of Santa Barbara Community College’s Extended Learning program, is being investigated for offensive comments targeting the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. The comments being addressed were said at the SBCC’s Equal Opportunity…
· Grace Kim
College Student Left With 5 Stitches After Random Attack in Brooklyn
A 25-year-old college student, identified as Cindy, was walking to her home in Brooklyn, New York when an unidentified man slashed her hand with a knife. She is one of the latest victims in a series of unprovoked attacks against people of Asian descent.
· Carl Samson
College Student Kicked, Racially Abused by 2 Men in Oregon
An Asian woman in Salem, Oregon was allegedly pushed and kicked by two men in an attack now under investigation as a possible hate crime. The incident occurred near Willamette University, where the victim, 21, is studying, around noon on March 1.
· Carl Samson
British Diplomat Saves Drowning College Student in China
A British diplomat is being hailed as a hero after saving a college student from drowning in China. Stephen Ellison, the consul general in Chongqing, was walking near a river in the town of Zhongshan when he heard some screaming on Saturday morning.
· Bryan Ke
College Professor Quickly ‘Cancelled’ After Face Mask Comment to Student From Wuhan
A University of Missouri professor was recently “relieved of teaching duties” following an alleged xenophobic comment towards a Chinese student from Wuhan, China during a Zoom lecture.
· Ryan General
Falling Meatball Causes College Student to Fail Economics Exam at Home
A college student who suffered a very low score during an exam has a perfectly reasonable excuse why she failed: a meatball from her sandwich fell on her keyboard and abruptly exited her test midway. The mid-exam snafu caused a 20-year-old University of Georgia student, Samantha…
· Bryan Ke
CA Republican Candidate Boasts She Pulled Daughter Out of College for Supporting LGBTQ+ Equality
A video was unearthed showing Republican congressional candidate Michelle Park Steel bragging about putting her daughter in a Jesuit school “for a year of brainwash” after the girl expressed her support for same-sex marriage.
· Bryan Ke
Teacher in China Wears a Qipao to Destress Students During Grueling College Entrance Exams
A high school teacher in Dandong, Liaoning province, China has gone viral for the wholesome way of showing support for his students taking the Gaokao or the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE). The teacher appeared in front of his class wearing a qipao on Tuesday before…
· Kimberly Nguyen
UConn Student’s ‘Chinese People Eat Bats’ TikTok Sparks Anger in the College Community
University of Connecticut student Olivia Davidson faced backlash on social media when a video she made at the end of March suggested that Chinese people eat bats. In the now-deleted TikTok, Davidson has the caption “Chinese person” followed by “sees bat” and can be seen holding…
· Ryan General
Pennsylvania College Student Exposed for Disgusting Racism Against Asians on Instagram
An Instagram user posted screenshots of an exchange with an individual who verbally abused her with racial slurs and insults. In her post, user @vanillako, whose name is Vanessa, lamented the rising “racist and xenophobic motivated attacks” against Asian Americans as a result of…
· Carl Samson
Bellevue College VP Put on Leave After ‘Removing History’ on Mural for Japanese American Concentration Camps
Bellevue College, a public college in Washington state, has apologized for editing an art installation that commemorated the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. The display, titled “Never Again is Now,” features an 11-foot mural of two Japanese American…
· Khier Casino
Barnard College Student Questioned By Dean Why She Isn’t Quarantined in Her Room
A Chinese student at Barnard College in New York City was scolded after she was found not to be in her dormitory while on self-quarantine during the novel coronavirus outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has asked travelers from China to self-quarantine…
· Bryan Ke
Drexel College of Medicine Student Falls to His Death After Jumping Between Rooftops
A 23-year-old third-year medical student at the Drexel College of Medicine fell to his death after he tried to jump between two buildings on Buttonwood Street in North Philadelphia at 2 a.m. on Saturday. Witnesses said Vivek Subramani fell down two stories and hit his head after…
· Bryan Ke
College Professor Violently Assaults Female Colleague for Not Loving Her Back
A professor and chair of Art Studio at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts is facing attempted murder charges for allegedly beating her colleague of 14 years with a rock, garden shears and fire poker. Rie Hachiyanagi, a 48-year-old art professor from South Hadley, was…
· Khier Casino
‘Loveboat, Taipei’ Dives Into the Real-Life Cruise Where College Students Go to Hookup and Learn Chinese
When Abigail Hing Wen was sent to Taiwan for a six-week-long summer program to learn Mandarin and more about her heritage, she did not expect the wild and crazy nights of friendship and romance. Wen, who also works in Silicon Valley as a venture capitalist, captures the journey…