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· Maina Chen
‘My heart bled for them’: Director Justin Chon’s ‘Blue Bayou’ aims to change the fate of American adoptees facing deportation
In a shotgun home in the Louisiana bayou, a Korean adoptee’s small-town world is rocked when he finds out that in the 30 years he’s lived in America, he is not considered a citizen and is at risk of deportation. Justin Chon, the writer, director and star behind “Blue Bayou”…
· Kimberly Nguyen
Before Brown v. Board of Education, These Chinese American Parents Fought for Desegregation in 1880s SF
A Chinese American family from San Francisco won a lawsuit in the 1880s after the eldest daughter was denied admittance to an all-white school, creating a vital civil rights case for Asian families in America. Barred from an education: Joseph and Mary Tape, who had both…
· Bryan Ke
Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward to Give Seniors Smartphones With Free Data
Shibuya Ward officials are planning to provide 3,000 smartphones to senior residents with paid data plans as part of their initiative to teach the elderly how to use technology, especially during natural disasters. Officials hope to finish the rollout by September, according to…
· Carl Samson
Andrew Yang Spotted Filming His NYC Mayoral Announcement Video
Andrew Yang has reportedly been caught filming the announcement of his mayoral run in New York City. Reports of the former Democratic presidential candidate vying for the Big Apple’s highest office first made rounds in mid-December, but an official statement is yet to be made.
· Carl Samson
‘You F***ing Chinaman’: Racist Caught on Video Spitting At, Kicking Asian Man’s Car
A man in Alberta, Canada is facing charges after spitting at and kicking an Asian man’s car in a racist attack caught on video. The incident occurred Monday while Otis Chan, a Canadian-born Chinese, was sitting in his vehicle in an empty parking lot in the Inglewood neighborhood…
· Bryan Ke
‘He Died in the Hospital Alone’: Woman Blasts Factory That Refused to Close After Grandfather Dies
A woman from Nebraska was heartbroken after reading Smithfield Foods’ response to her grandfather’s passing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Vy Mai, 22, reached out to the meat-processing company through Instagram after her 80-year-old grandfather, Tam Mai, passed away last week at…
· Maina Chen
Pittsburgh Doctor Charges Only $35 Per Visit and Refuses Health Insurance
Pittsburgh doctor Timothy Wong runs an insurance-free Direct Access Primary Care micro practice, charging only $35 per visit.
· Kimberly Nguyen
He’s The First Doctor in the US Who Can Test People For COVID-19 in 10 MINUTES
Dr. Michael Dao, based in Garden Grove, California, is a 55-year-old internist who introduced fingerprick testing for COVID-19, a method that has been used in Asia as it shows results in 10 minutes. The 180 COVID-19 IgG/IgM Rapid Gold tests come from one of the largest Biotech…
· Khier Casino
SF Security Guards Suspended Over Response to Assaulted Elderly Chinese Man
Two security guards who responded to the assault on an elderly Chinese man collecting cans in San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood have been suspended and put on administrative leave after a video showing how they handled the scene surfaced online. “I would say that with all due…
· Editorial Staff
Elderly Chinese Man Assaulted in SF IDENTIFIED: 5 Facts You Need to Know
Editor’s Note: This post has been updated with more accurate information from the Community Youth Center of San Francisco (CYCSF). San Francisco police have announced that they have identified the elderly Chinese man who was robbed and assaulted on the street while collecting…
· Carl Samson
Cambodian American Returns to the U.S. After Deportation Mistake 5 Years Ago
A Cambodian American man has returned to his home in California five years after self-deporting to Cambodia in response to alleged threats from federal agents who had no clue of his U.S. citizenship. Sok Loeun, 35, was convicted of possessing marijuana in 2012 — a felony that…
· Wen Huber
He Was Abandoned After Being Burned as A Baby, Then a Loving Seattle Couple Adopted Him
This article was originally published on Love What Matters and reposted with permission. It all started with a fire, or at least that’s what I’ve been told from the people around me. The scars on my body remind me of it every day. I don’t really remember much from the accident.…
· Leanna Chan
11 Gifts Even Your Strict Asian Parents Would Actually Want
Shopping for your parents is no easy task. You probably know them better than anyone else in the world, but somehow it’s intrinsically difficult to find them something that they’d actually like. They tell you that they don’t want anything. They tell you not to waste your money.…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese ‘Master Butt’ Model Marries Esports Gamer She Met at an Arcade
Yuka Kuramochi, a Japanese gravure swimsuit model, has officially tied the knot with professional gamer boyfriend Keita “Fuudo” Ai, a member of esports organization Cygames Beast. #いいおしりの日 pic.twitter.com/Y8w8h1z3Gu
· Benny Luo
Andrew Yang Once Chewed Me Out During a Job Interview and Changed My Life Forever
It’s the summer of 2007, I’m sitting inside my room on campus with the A/C on full-blast. I had just finished my freshman year at UC Irvine. Back then, it was known as a “safety school” before rapidly moving up the UC ranks in recent years. I was born and raised in San Francisco…
· Carl Samson
China is Arresting, Deporting More Foreign Teachers Than Ever Before
Chinese officials are reportedly arresting and deporting more foreign teachers in an effort to comply with the government’s push for a “cleaner” and more patriotic education system. For one, Education First (EF), a Switzerland-based education company with 300 schools in 50…
· Ryan General
Podcast Hosts Fired For Making Racist ‘Jackie Chan’ Jokes With Chinese Accents On Air
Manchester City has reportedly fired two radio presenters who made “racist” Jackie Chan jokes with Chinese accents while on air. Mike McClean and Nigel Clucas are both members of the club’s casual staff who worked at the ‘City Square’ outside the Etihad Stadium before matches.…
· Ryan General
International Students Allegedly Scammed Apple Out of Almost $1 Million With Chinese ‘iPhones’
Two college students from Oregon are facing a criminal complaint from Apple after allegedly using thousands of counterfeit iPhones from China to cheat the company out of nearly $1 million. Zhou Yangyang and Jiang Quan are accused of sending the company fake devices to be…
· Carl Samson
Japanese Company Sues Kanye West’s Yeezy for $600,000 Over Alleged Fraud
A Japanese fabric company is pursuing legal action against Kanye West for allegedly dodging due payment on orders worth over $600,000. In its lawsuit, Osaka-based Toki Sen-I Co. claimed that West’s Yeezy Apparel, LLC placed an order for various fleece fabrics in June 2018…
· Ryan General
American Adoptee Deported by the U.S. Sues South Korean Government, Adoption Agency
Adam Crapser, the 43-year-old adoptee who was deported to South Korea in 2016 after spending most of his life in the United States, is now suing the South Korean government and the agency which processed his adoption. Adopted by an abusive couple in 1979 when he was three…
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