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· Ryan General
Contestant’s Unexpected Final ‘Jeopardy!’ Answer Will Make You Cry
A “Jeopardy!” contestant caught host Alex Trebek off guard with a simple but sweet message delivered in true game show fashion. Instead of writing an answer for a Final Jeopardy clue, studio player Dhruv Gaur, wrote a message to express his appreciation for the long-running show…
· Ryan General
Teen ‘Jeopardy!’ Winner Donates $10,000 of Winnings to Cancer Research in Honor of Alex Trebek
A teen champion of “Jeopardy!” recently donated $10,000 to cancer research in honor of the show’s host, Alex Trebek. Columbia University freshman Avi Gupta won a “Jeopardy!” teen tournament earlier this year and took home $100,000 in prize money.
· Bryan Ke
‘Jeopardy!’ Contestant Has Epic Fail After Confusing Kid Cudi for Uncle Kracker
A contestant in the classic American game show, “Jeopardy!” is now making headlines for confusing rapper Kid Cudi and country singer Uncle Kracker. Yoooo this just happened on Jeopardy @KidCudi 😂😂😂😂😂#shootyourshot pic.twitter.com/lKucM7dPuO
· Ryan General
Jeopardy Contestant Who Asked ‘What Are Those?’ is the Hero We All Need
Stumped with her final question, Sabrina Duong, a Jeopardy! Teen Tournament contestant, became an Internet sensation on Thursday after responding with a popular Vine meme. Under the category “Natural Wonders”, contestant simply chose to have a little fun after Alex Trebek gave…
· Michelle De Pacina
Awkwafina and Sandra Oh to star as sisters trying to pay off their mother’s gambling debts in comedy film
20th Century Studios have taken over Gloria Sanchez’s untitled sister comedy from Netflix, starring Awkwafina and Sandra Oh. The sisters: Awkwafina and Oh will be playing estranged sisters who are forced to reunite and earn money together to pay off their mother’s gambling…
· Ryan General
Taekwondo athlete is fighting the US Olympic Committee for her right to represent Haiti in Tokyo
A teen athlete claims the U.S. Olympic Committee is trying to stop her from representing Haiti for the Tokyo Olympics. Taking a dream away: Taekwondo athlete Aliyah Shipman, who has been fighting and winning medals for the Haitian Taekwondo Federation for the last two years,…
· Carl Samson
Asian Family Business Opened 35 Years Ago Burned Down by Suspected Arsonist
A family-owned printing shop in San Francisco is in danger of closing after an alleged burglary and arson last week. Dragon Printing, located at 450 Taraval St., Sunset District found itself on fire just after midnight on Sept. 9, losing most of its inventory, machines and…
· Carl Samson
Cornell Students Want TikToker Expelled for Partying Without a Mask
A TikToker from Cornell University has come under fire for partying without wearing a mask. The backlash against Jessica Zhang, 18, sparked a petition calling for her expulsion from the university in Ithaca, New York, which allows gatherings of less than 30 people as long as…
· Ranier Maningding
Australian Nightclub Sells ‘Happy Ending’ Cocktails During Racist-Themed Event
Editor’s Note: Ranier Maningding is a copywriter and mastermind behind the social justice page “The Love Life of an Asian Guy“. The opinions expressed in this piece are solely his own. I first heard about the Mr. Chan’s page after someone shared a Facebook post they made for a…
· Ryan General
Popular Comic Artist Seeks ‘POC-Friendly Publisher’ After Long-Time Partner Dumps Latest Project
Renowned Filipino American comic creator Joshua Luna has recently announced that the thought-provoking online comic strips he has been making about Asian American identity and experiences will be published in a book called “AMERICANIZASIAN.” However, his announcement sparked…
· Ryan General
HuffPost Hijacks Asian Woman’s Story on Mental Health Stigma with Racist Sub-Heading
In hopes of breaking the stigma around mental illnesses, Michelle Yang wrote a powerful piece on how preconceptions on mental conditions held by the people around her made her bipolar disorder much tougher to deal with growing up. The article, which Yang pitched to Huffington…
· TobaccoFreeCA
Why Korean Americans Smoke Socially More Than Other Asians
Editor’s Note: This post is sponsored by the California Department of Public Health. Smoking cigarettes is huge in Asia.
· Ziye Wang
NYC Dietitian Commits Suicide After Posting Heartbreaking Note Online
A successful young nutritionist hanged herself after posting a heartbreaking suicide note on her website earlier this week. Tara Condell, 27, was found dead at her Manhattan apartment with a cloth around her neck this Wednesday at around 4:30 p.m., the New York Post reported.
· Ryan General
Suspicious Wife Chops Off Husband’s Penis with Scissors by Surprise in China
A Chinese man was separated from his penis after his paranoid wife decided to chop it off with a pair of scissors. The husband, identified only by his surname Li, did not see the attack coming from his beloved spouse, KNews reports via Shanghaiist.
· Editorial Staff
‘Roseanne’ Sparks Major Backlash After Belittling ‘Shows About Black and Asian Families’
Bob’s Burger writer Kelvin Yu has accused the latest episode of ABC’s “Roseanne” of being “reductive” and “belittling” after a joke was made about the other programs on the channel featuring POC families. The scene in question featured the titular character and her husband, Dan…
· Kyle Encina
Chinese Football Star May Lose Career After Drunk Driving and Crashing into 6 Vehicles
Rising Chinese football star Zhang Xiuwei’s career seems to be suffering following a DUI case in August that cost him six months’ worth of salary. The 21-year-old football player crashed his Porsche 991 into six cars in Heping District while he was under the influence of alcohol.
· Ryan General
China is Poaching Taiwan’s Educated Citizens to Work on the Mainland
China’s efforts in recruiting educated Taiwanese citizens have placed Taiwan at a grave risk of suffering from a massive brain drain, experts warned. Based on official government data 2015, over 720,000 of Taiwan’s 10 million strong workforce sought better job opportunities…
· Editorial Staff
Chinese Pilots Caught Allegedly Smoking in the Air — Angry Passenger Confronts Them
A passenger boarding his flight from China to Thailand took the liberty of confronting a flight attendant about someone “smoking” inside the plane. The passenger alleged that the pilots were lighting up cigarettes. Incidentally, this passenger happened to be Justin Ross Lee —…
· Riley Schatzle
Taiwanese Woman Allegedly Gave Birth on U.S.-Bound Flight To Get Citizenship For Her Baby
A former flight attendant for China Airlines has come forward with new details about the Taiwanese woman who gave birth on a plane en route to Los Angeles from Taipei. The ex-attendant, Lucienne Chen, said the media painted the event as a heartwarming story, but the “miracle at…
· Editorial Staff
How This Entrepreneur’s Startup Made $9.5 Million Before He Turned 20
Dan Fleyshman was already hustling to make money at just 4 years old. Back then, his parents owned three Levi’s stores and would sell the jeans at a swap meet in Long Beach during the weekends. Fleyshman would set up a stand right next to his parents’ to sell and trade baseball…