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· Carl Samson
San Dieguito superintendent to sue after being placed on leave for her remarks about Asian students
Superintendent Cheryl James-Ward is reportedly suing the San Dieguito Union High School District (SDUHSD) after its board placed her on administrative leave over her controversial remarks on Asian students. During a recent board training session, James-Ward attributed the…
· Bryan Ke
‘Do you like some peanuts?’: Viral TikToker attempts to teach students ‘how to speak like an American’
Viral TikToker Mryang_English’s is back with more “How to speak/sound like an American” videos, much to the delight of fans. In a video posted on Wednesday, the TikToker, who has 40 million likes and 2.9 million followers, teaches his student how to say, “I like a coke and a…
· Jane Nam
3,800 Japanese students kick off the new school year virtually in the metaverse
To kick off the new school year in Japan, which begins in April, approximately 3,800 students gathered in the metaverse. In what a Sora News article described as “Metaversity,” 29 trade schools held their opening ceremony in the Metaverse to welcome new students. While Japan…
· Carl Samson
San Dieguito superintendent apologizes for saying Asian students succeed because they’re wealthy Chinese
Cheryl James-Ward, superintendent of the San Dieguito Union High School District, faced criticism after suggesting that Asian students are successful because they come from wealthy families immigrating from China. The official’s remarks came in response to a question during a…
· Ryan General
USC sues YouTubers for ‘Russian mafia’ pranks that scared students, disrupted classes
The University of Southern California has sued YouTubers Ernest Kanevsky and Yuguo Bai, neither of them USC students, accusing them of barging into classrooms during live lectures and creating disturbances for YouTube videos. Their most recent “prank” was conducted last month,…
· Bryan Ke
‘I don’t eat cat’: Worksheets depicting racist Asian stereotypes given to students in 2 Quebec schools
Asian Canadians have condemned two French-language grammar worksheets distributed to students taking French courses at the Cole Internationale de Français of the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) and the adult learning center Centre Louis-Jolliet in the city of…
· Jane Nam
USC awards honorary degrees, dedicates rock garden to incarcerated Japanese American students of WWII
On April 1, the University of Southern California opened a traditional Japanese rock garden to honor 120 Japanese American students who were forced out of school and into internment camps during World War II. In 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066,…
· Jane Nam
Japan’s legal adult age change sparks concerns that high school students will be coerced into porn
Starting April 1, Japan will lower its legal adult age from 20 to 18. The new law will allow those 18 and over the rights and responsibilities that come with being a legal adult, including the right to obtain loans, enter contracts and sign leases. The Japanese public has also…
· Bryan Ke
Cornell students from China jeer, walk out on Uyghur student who asked lawmaker about Uyghur genocide
A group of international Chinese students from Cornell University allegedly booed Rizwangul NurMuhammad, an Uyghur student and Fulbright scholar, during a public service career talk last week. NurMuhammad asked guest speaker Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) about why the U.S. and the…
· Michelle De Pacina
Video of Minnesota high school students mocking Asian accents, performing Nazi salute draws condemnation
Edina High School students in Minnesota recorded and posted a video online in which they spoke in derogatory, mock Asian accents and performed a Nazi salute. The video, which has been taken down after it circulated online, was denounced by district officials. Principal Andrew…
· Michelle De Pacina
Indian students stranded in Ukraine plead for help: ‘There is a lot of panic’
About 13,000 Indian students studying abroad in Ukraine are still stranded and desperately calling on the Indian Embassy to help them evacuate the war-torn country. The Indian embassy is organizing evacuation efforts for Indian citizens in Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Romania and…
· Michelle De Pacina
Ex-Boston University lecturer accused of assuming Asian students’ ethnicities denies discrimination claims
Geoffrey Carliner, a retired Boston University lecturer, faced allegations of discrimination against Asian students in his cconomics class, which he denied despite the school’s Equal Opportunity Office (EOO) having reportedly found “preponderance of evidence.” A student claimed…
· Ryan General
Racist posts targeting South Asian students emerge on Boston College’s anonymous social media app
South Asian students at Boston College were targeted with hateful posts on Herrd, an app available exclusively for Boston College students. Directed at specific students and South Asians in general, the posts insulted South Asians’ physical features and compared the group to…
· Ryan General
California school worker on leave after message to students’ parents that said ‘China gave us this Covid’
An employee at Baldy View Elementary School in California was placed on leave after sending anti-Asian messages to students’ parents via a school messaging app. “The school wants everyone to wear red tomorrow (Feb. 1) but I disagree and do not support the CCP,” read the message.…
· Ryan General
Canadian restaurant apologizes for calling police on 12 South Asian students deemed ‘unwanted guests’
In Canada, 12 South Asian students were reportedly kicked out of a Cactus Club restaurant after they were mistakenly connected with a separate incident that had occurred at another of the upscale restaurant chain’s locations. According to the police, the restaurant called to…
· Michelle De Pacina
University of Toronto hands out ‘hell bank notes’ meant for deceased to students on Lunar New Year
A graduate residence building at the University of Toronto mistakenly offered red envelopes of “hell money” meant for the deceased to its students during Lunar New Year. “Giving 冥币 (hell money) to a living person is a horrible act because you are conveying to the person that…
· Editorial Staff
Supreme Court to hear cases alleging Harvard, UNC admissions discriminates against Asian students
The Supreme Court agreed to hear cases on the consideration of race as a factor in college admissions at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. The Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) is pushing for the court to repeal its 2003 ruling in Grutter v. Bollinger,…
· Khier Casino
Wisconsin fan booted from basketball game after slant-eye gesture at Northwestern students
A TikTok video showing a Wisconsin Men's Basketball fan doing a slant-eye gesture at Northwestern students during Tuesday’s game has gone viral. The spectator can be seen a few seconds later in the video being escorted out by athletics staff. The official TikTok page of the…
· Carl Samson
House GOP candidate calls for Texas-wide ban on Chinese students
Shelley Luther, a Republican candidate running for Texas House, said Chinese students should be banned from the state’s universities. Luther made headlines in 2020 after refusing to shut down her salon in Dallas amid emergency orders. Rep. Gene Wu, a Democrat from Houston,…
· Bryan Ke
Students fight for their lives against zombies in new teaser for Netflix’s ‘All of Us Are Dead’
Netflix has released an official teaser that hints at what to expect from the manhwa-turned-TV series “All of Us Are Dead.” The 12-episode show, based on Joo Dong-geun’s zombie webtoon “Now at Our School, All of Us Are Dead,”will premiere on Jan. 28. The official teaser for the…