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· Ryan General
Fil-Am cop in Alaska would rather lose his job of 27 years than get COVID-19 vaccine
A Filipino police officer in Bethel, Alaska is willing to risk his career of nearly three decades to avoid taking a required COVID-19 vaccination. A city’s mandate: On Sept. 27, the local government of Bethel officially enforced its vaccine mandate policy for all local…
· Editorial Staff
Pchum Ben, Cambodia’s ‘Festival of the Dead,’ will end early due to COVID-19
October 5 marks the beginning of Pchum Ben, a 15-day religious festival in Cambodia during which Buddhists commemorate seven generations of deceased ancestors. About the festival: The Pchum Ben Festival, also known as Cambodia’s “Festival for the Dead,” is the second biggest…
· Bryan Ke
Man faces hate crime charge for spitting at Asian UW-Madison student while mentioning COVID-19
A man was arrested and charged with a hate crime enhancement for spitting at a University of Wisconsin-Madison student of Asian descent and making COVID-19 remarks. What happened: On the evening of Sept. 15, the unnamed student was walking on West Dayton Street near Ogg Hall…
· Bryan Ke
Phi Nhung, Vietnamese American musical icon, passes away from COVID-19
On Tuesday, Vietnamese American singer Phi Nhung passed away after a month-long battle with COVID-19 at Cho Ray Hospital in Saigon. Heartbreaking news: Before she passed away, the 51-year-old singer was undergoing multiple different treatments, including extracorporeal membrane…
· Bryan Ke
UD professor referred to COVID-19 as ‘China Virus’ in his class syllabus
The University of Dallas community called out a professor on the first day of school for calling COVID-19 the “China Virus” in his syllabus. What happened: Leeann Hutson, a 1990 UD alumna, posted a picture of Dr. William Atto’s American Civilization I class syllabus on Aug. 25,…
· Editorial Staff
How do COVID-19 vaccines really work?
With the recent rise in COVID cases across America, calls to get vaccinated are growing a lot louder. Tens of millions of Californians are still not fully vaccinated. The threat of other (and more dangerous) variants is always out there. The COVID vaccine is literally the best…
· Khier Casino
‘Anti-sex beds’ from Tokyo Olympics to be reused for COVID-19 patients
A prefecture in Japan is re-using 800 cardboard “anti-sex” beds that were used in the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics for COVID-19 patients. The details: Osaka Governor Hiro Yoshimura has confirmed that the beds will be set up at a temporary medical facility in Osaka by the end…
· Carl Samson
‘I will kill it if I meet it again!’: Australian man demolishes sign blaming China for COVID-19
A video of an Asian man wrecking a sign that blamed China for the spread of COVID-19 in Melbourne, Australia, has gone viral on social media. Where it happened: The sign, which was made of metal, was attached to a pole outside a home in Glen Waverley, a suburb in the City of…
· Carl Samson
Jeremy Lin treats himself to pizza after recovering from COVID-19
NBA champ Jeremy Lin has been discharged from a Shanghai hospital after testing negative for COVID-19. 30 days in bed: Lin, 33, is currently signed with the Chinese Basketball Association’s Beijing Ducks. He returned to China in early August and contracted COVID-19 while in…
· Bryan Ke
Filipino Dota 2 icon dies from Covid-19 after weeks-long battle
On Friday, Aldrin “Dunoo” Pangan, known in the Filipino “Defense of the Ancients 2” (Dota 2) community as “Kuya D,” died from COVID-19 complications. What to know: Pangan, an esports commentator, had been battling COVID-19 since Aug. 9. He kept family, friends and fans updated…
· Carl Samson
COVID-19 not a biological weapon, US Intel says
SARS-CoV-2, the pathogen that leads to COVID-19, was not developed as a biological weapon, the U.S. intelligence community said after a 90-day investigation into the disease’s origins. Why this matters: Since the first case of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, near the end of 2019, the…
· Ryan General
Border Patrol officers seize over 3,000 fake COVID-19 vaccination cards in Tennessee
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPOs) have reportedly seized thousands of counterfeit COVID-19 vaccination cards from China at the port of Memphis, Tenn. Contraband: Suspicious shipments originating from Shenzhen, China, with recipients across the country, were…
· Carl Samson
California father and son arrested in Hawaii over bogus COVID-19 vaccine cards
A father and his son flying to Hawaii from Los Angeles were arrested as soon as they had landed after allegedly presenting fake documents to bypass the state’s mandatory quarantine policy. The allegation: Norbert Chung, 57, and Trevor Chung, 19, of the Pacific Palisades, are…
· Carl Samson
Meet Tun Lin Naing, the 13-year-old volunteer collecting COVID-19 corpses in Myanmar
As COVID-19 continues to overwhelm certain parts of the world, the task of dealing with those who succumb to the disease falls on brave individuals ready to risk their health, be away from their families and live with death every single day. In Myanmar, a 13-year-old boy is one…
· Ryan General
Jeremy Lin tests positive for COVID-19
Basketball star Jeremy Lin announced via an Instagram post on Saturday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 in Shanghai.
· Bryan Ke
India’s field hockey team captain dedicates bronze medal win to COVID-19 frontline workers
India celebrated its victory as the men’s national field hockey team took home bronze at the Tokyo Games, which team captain Manpreet Singh dedicated to COVID-19 frontline workers. Breaking the jinx: India and Germany’s match came to an end with a final score of 5-4, in favor of…
· Bryan Ke
Pioneer Asian American Broadway star Alvin Ing passes away from COVID-19 complications at 89
Alvin Ing, a pioneering Asian American Broadway actor, has died from COVID-19 complications at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Calif. He was 89. What happened: Ing was diagnosed with pneumonia in mid-July and contracted COVID-19 a few days later, the actor’s…
· Thy Nguyen
Olivia Rodrigo visits White House to tell young people COVID-19 vaccinations are ‘good 4 u’
Olivia Rodrigo appeared at the White House press briefing to help promote COVID-19 vaccinations to younger people on July 14. Instagram interaction: President Joe Biden’s administration will work with influencers, celebrities and teenage ambassadors in an effort to reach out to…
· Ryan General
AAPI Women Register Highest Long-Term Unemployment Rate During COVID-19
Women in Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) and other minority communities experienced the highest long-term unemployment rates resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, a recent analysis of UCLA statistics from 2020 revealed. Disproportionate figures: According to the…
· Carl Samson
Four French Students Sentenced, Pay Over $1,000 Fines for Anti-Asian Tweets About COVID-19
A Paris court convicted four young adults of “public insult of racist nature and incitement to commit a crime” after they blamed Chinese people for COVID-19 on Twitter. What they did: The French students, aged 19-24, posted the racist tweets after President Emmanuel Macron…