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· Jiselle Lee
Students will play video games as part of their curriculum at Japan’s first esports high school
Japan is taking the next step in esports development by opening the country’s first esports high school. The school, Esports Koutou Gakuin, will most likely open in April, according to Kotaku. It will be funded by the esports divisions of Japanese telecom company NTT and pro…
· Jiselle Lee
Chinese student who praised Tiananmen Square protestors was harassed by other Chinese students at Purdue
Purdue University’s president publicly responded to the alleged harassment and threats made to student Zhihao Kong, who posted on social media to commend the heroism of students killed in the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989. Soon after, Kong was reportedly followed by other…
· Ryan General
Tibetan students chain themselves to Olympics logo in front of IOC to protest Beijing 2022
Tibetan activists are urging countries to boycott the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing over China’s alleged human rights abuse record. A call for boycott: On Saturday, the Tibetan Youth Association in Europe (TYAE) and Students for a Free Tibet participated in a peaceful protest…
· Jiselle Lee
Biden admin asks SCOTUS to reject case that says Harvard admissions discriminatory toward Asian students
Biden administration U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth B. Prelogar backed Harvard’s race-conscious admissions process in a brief filed to the Supreme Court Wednesday, following a challenge to affirmative action laws. The brief: Prelogar asked the Court to reject the appeal of the…
· Jiselle Lee
Fresno State granted $1.2 million to support AAPI students studying criminology
The U.S. Department of Education awarded Fresno State a five-year $1.2 million grant to support Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) students studying criminology and forensic behavioral sciences. Supporting AAPI education: The college announced the receipt of their first…
· Jiselle Lee
Bakery named for Laotian refugee couple funds scholarships for UConn students taking Asian American studies
Hartford bakery owner Khamla Vorasane has started a $6,000 scholarship fund for University of Connecticut (UConn) students taking classes in Asian and Asian American studies. Honoring her parents: Vorasane, owner of BouNom Bakery in Avon, named the Nom & Boulieng Vorasane…
· Sarah Yukiko
Hundreds of students at an Oregon high school walkout to protest racist anti-Asian, Black, Muslim video
Hundreds of students at an Oregon high school walked out of class in protest on Wednesday after their peer posted a video in which they used racial slurs. Students at Tigard High School in Tigard, Oregon, coordinated the walkout in solidarity with their classmates of color.
· Jiselle Lee
UMass Lowell to build AAPI center, give scholarships to Southeast Asian refugee students with $1.5M grant
The University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML) will receive $1.5 million from the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) over the course of five years to support Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) students. Educational effort: UML has seen increasing amounts of Southeast Asian…
· Bryan Ke
Asian students attacked by group of teens on SEPTA train in Philadelphia, suspects to face charges
Philadelphia police are investigating an attack on a male student believed to be Asian or Asian American on a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) train. What happened: The incident occurred on the Broad Street Line near Erie Station at around 3:30 p.m. on…
· Jiselle Lee
University of Virginia students propose $3M budget for Asian resource center
Four University of Virginia (UVA) students wrote a letter to the university outlining their concerns about the lack of Asian community resources and representation across administrative leadership at the school. Students take a stand: The letter was authored by UVA junior…
· Bryan Ke
University of Maryland draws controversy for separating Asian students from ‘students of color’
The University of Maryland drew backlash over its enrollment and admissions graphic that separated Asian students from “Students of Color” and put them in the same section as white students. What happened: The graphic was shown during a presentation by Daryll Pines, the…
· Ryan General
SF students create a resolution urging the city to apologize for its anti-Chinese past
San Francisco may finally follow the steps of other California cities that have apologized for their historical discrimination toward the Chinese American community. A century and a half late: A resolution introduced at the San Francisco Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday…
· Bryan Ke
Group of Chinese students sue Apple for not including charger with iPhone 12
Five Chinese students took Apple to court after finding out the iPhones they purchased did not come with phone chargers. Samson and Goliath: The students, who attend Beijing University of Chemical Technology and Donghua University in Shanghai, challenged the tech giant after one…
· Bryan Ke
Survey: 34% of white college students lied about their race to improve their admission, financial aid odds
A recent survey has found that 34% of its white respondents admitted to lying about being part of a racial minority to boost their chances of getting accepted into college. Taking advantage: The survey, which questioned 1,250 white college applicants aged 16 and up, discovered…
· Bryan Ke
‘Dirty’ skin: Utah school district ignored chronic racial harassment of Black and Asian students
Hundreds of Black and Asian American students were regularly harassed at the Davis School District in Farmington, Utah, and officials deliberately ignored their complaints, according to a recent federal civil investigation. Racial harassment: Black students at the school…
· Ryan General
Judge rules UNC non-admittance of white and Asian students, race-based admissions not discriminatory
A federal judge endorsed the University of North Carolina’s (UNC) use of race as a factor in screening applicants after ruling that the university did not discriminate against white and Asian American applicants. No discrimination: Judge Loretta Biggs ruled on Monday that the…
· Maina Chen
USC to officially apologize to Japanese American students blocked from receiving degrees during WWII
Eighty years after an unjust dismissal from the University of Southern California (USC), the private university is searching for the 121 Japanese American Nisei students who were impeded from finishing their degrees and forced into concentration camps during WWII in order to…
· Editorial Staff
6 things parents can do to keep students safe from COVID-19
Kids all over California have returned to school, but in a time where COVID-19 or the delta variant is on every parent’s mind, what can be done to get the peace of mind that their children are safe in the classroom? California state officials have taken some of the most…
· Bryan Ke
Taiwanese teacher pissed off over inattentive students does what other teachers can only dream of doing
A Taiwanese teacher went viral on TikTok after a video was uploaded of her flipping tables inside her classroom during what appears to be an emotional outburst following the reopening of classes. About the video: The viral clip shows the teacher, who is in her 30s, taking out…
· Editorial Staff
Chinese school principal fighting food waste by eating students’ leftovers is all our Asian moms
A private school principal in China is gaining attention for his controversial method of warning his students against food waste — by eating their leftovers. The situation: Principal Wang Yongxin, from a secondary school in Qiyang, Hunan province, is seen in a viral video…