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· Ryan General
Iron Fist, a Marvel Comics hero inspired by Hollywood martial arts films from the ‘70s, will finally feature a character of Asian descent as the titular hero in an upcoming comic series. Flaming fist bump: Award-winning writer Alyssa Wong is building upon the Iron Fist mythos by…
· Jiselle Lee
Republican Gov. Larry Hogan announced his plans to begin community and law enforcement initiatives that will work to combat Asian American discrimination throughout the state. Announcement: Hogan announced his plan to implement anti-discriminatory initiatives at a press…
· Carl Samson
Asian Americans heavily favored GOP candidate Curtis Sliwa in New York City’s mayoral election, prompting Democratic leaders to call for more attention toward the community. The rundown: While Democrat Eric Adams comfortably secured the city’s top office, Sliwa won significantly…
· Khier Casino
An increase in online abuse towards Asian people during the pandemic has been reported worldwide, with a new study showing the number jumping 1,662% in 2020 from 2019. Anti-Asian hate: Anti-bullying charity Ditch the Label and Brandwatch, a digital consumer intelligence company,…
· Michelle De Pacina
Simu Liu, Kumail Nanjiani and Bowen Yang are among the stars featured in People magazine’s 2021 “Sexiest Man Alive” issue. Simu Liu: The “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” star recreated a childhood photo of himself holding a duck for the magazine.
· Myra Khan
Pakistani American Danish Baig and Indian American Bharati Shahani are two of the 10 concertgoers who have been confirmed dead due to Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival at NRG Park in Houston. Tragedy continues: As the Astroworld Festival death toll continues to climb, 10…
· Michelle De Pacina
A TikTok video has gone viral after revealing an American college’s incorrect presentation of Chinese scallion pancakes during an Asian food night. The “Scallion Pancake”: In the now-viral video which was uploaded on Nov. 4, a batch of Chinese scallion pancakes can be seen…
· Sarah Yukiko
The beloved American children’s show “Sesame Street” will introduce its first Asian American muppet in its 52-year history this month in a Thanksgiving special which will also feature appearances from Simu Liu, Padma Lakshmi and Naomi Osaka. The Korean American muppet, a…
· Carl Samson
Bruce Schroeder, the judge heading the homicide trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, has drawn flak for making an off-color joke about Asian food inside the courtroom this week. What he said: In response to an inquiry for a lunch break on Thursday, Schroeder reportedly said “I hope the…
· Jiselle Lee
Ten influential Asians will be honored during the 2021 Asian Hall of Fame ceremony on Nov. 13. Seattle cocktail event: After separating from The Robert Chinn Foundation last year, the Asian Hall of Fame joins the foundation in celebrating its 35th anniversary and the 2021 Asian…
· Grace Kim
Half the world’s population menstruates at some point, yet we’re still made to feel ashamed about it. The bleeding, the bloating, the cramps, the sore breasts — society has chosen to suppress discussion of what those assigned female at birth go through on a monthly basis. It…
· Khier Casino
Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee said in a recent interview that she was the target of an anti-Asian attack in Los Angeles where she was pepper-sprayed and told to “go back to where they came from.” Racist attack: The 18-year-old athlete, who became the first Hmong American…
· Sarah Yukiko
Kaye Coleman, who grew up participating in her local Feast of the Lanterns, wrote that she was inspired to “change with kindness” because of her friendship with the late activist Gerry Low-Sabado. A local tradition: The Feast of the Lanterns has been celebrated in Pacific Grove,…
· Editorial Staff
One of the cheapest, most powerful yet scarcest resources we have in our society today is plain and simple kindness. It can help us understand and accept one another, give us the strength to overcome our greatest hardships, and an important antidote to our country’s racism…
· Jiselle Lee
A new study released on Monday by the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) found that 70% of Latino and Asian immigrants believe that there is anti-immigrant discrimination in the California workplace. Research: The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research surveyed 2,000…
· Carl Samson
Most South Asians have a gene that doubles the risk of death due to respiratory failure from COVID-19, a new study from Oxford University shows. Key findings: The study, which was published in Nature Genetics, found that 60% of people with South Asian ancestry carry a…
· Carl Samson
As the U.S. observes National Cancer Awareness Day on Sunday, difficult but pressing conversations surrounding the disease must be tackled by people who die from it in silence: Asian Americans. The big picture: Cancer is the leading cause of death among Asian Americans,…
· Ryan General
A Canadian provincial court has found a man guilty of attacking a 15-year-old Chinese Canadian boy at a local park over a year ago. The verdict: During a one-day trial on Nov. 3, Saskatoon provincial court gave 41-year-old Todd Weber a suspended sentence and 18-months probation…
· Jiselle Lee
Five new Asian American candidates won seats on the 51-member New York City Council on Tuesday — evidence of a new wave of AAPI activists getting involved in local politics. Shahana Hanif: Hanif, 30, will be one of the first two South Asian American council members on the New…
· Carl Samson
A man has been charged with a hate crime after allegedly attacking an Asian student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison last month. What happened: Gary J. Stephens Jr., 34, reportedly approached the male student at around 6:45 p.m. on Oct. 16. While the student was holding…
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