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· Jiselle Lee
University of Oxford graduate college to be renamed for Vietnam’s richest woman
A University of Oxford college is planning on changing its name to Thao College after receiving £155 million from a Vietnamese investment group. Donation: Linacre College signed a memorandum of understanding on Oct. 31 with SOVICO group to receive a donation of £155 million…
· Ryan General
Rising hallyu: 26 new Korean words added to Oxford English Dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED), the accepted principal dictionary of the English language, recently included dozens of Korean words in its September update. At the “crest of the Korean wave”: Citing South Korea’s culture, which “continues to rise in international…
· Bryan Ke
Immigration officials approve first-ever ‘Dreamer’ Rhodes Scholar’s application to leave to study at Oxford
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has approved a “Dreamer’s” application to leave to England to study at the University of Oxford, his lawyers, Boston-based WilmerHale, announced. The details: In 2018, South Korean immigrant Jin Park became the first-ever…
· Ryan General
Gemma Chan Reveals How She’s Used Her Oxford Law Degree Since Becoming an Actress
Actress Gemma Chan recently shared how her law degree from Oxford University somehow became quite useful in her acting career. The “Crazy Rich Asians” star was featured on the cover of Modern Luxury magazine’s March issue where she gave a fascinating interview about her…
· Carl Samson
‘Chinglish’ Phrase ‘Add Oil’ Officially Added to the Oxford English Dictionary
One of the most perplexing yet ever-present phrases used across China entered the authoritative Oxford English Dictionary this month. The dictionary defines “add oil,” previously considered to be Chinglish, as a phrase expressing “encouragement, incitement or support,” Formosa…
· Carl Samson
Oxford Student’s Debate Video on Tech Gets Attacked By Misogynistic Trolls
A competitive debater in the Oxford Union received more feedback about her looks than what she had to say. The debate on February 1, posted on YouTube at the end of the same month, motioned that the rise of technology empires threatens society.
· Bryan Ke
Aung San Suu Kyi to Be Stripped of Oxford Honor After Defending Rohingya Ethnic Cleansing
Myanmar’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is reportedly set to be stripped of her Oxford honor after her controversial defense of the Rohingya crisis currently taking place in the country. Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s leader who won the 2015 election by a landslide, came under fire for…
· Ryan General
Pakistani Activist, Nobel Prize Winner Malala Yousafzai Accepted to Oxford
Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, who, at age 17, became the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate, has recently announced that she has just won a spot to study at Oxford University. Yousafzai announced on Thursday that she was “excited” after she was accepted to study Politics,…
· Ryan General
Philippine President Duterte Says Oxford University is a ‘School for Stupid People’
Oxford University, which ranks consistently among the top five universities in the world, has recently been dismissed as a “school for stupid people” by no less than the brash-talking Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte. The 72-year-old leader’s pronouncement was reportedly a…
· Editorial Staff
Black Oxford Student Refuses to Tip Struggling Waitress Because She’s White
Many are coming to the rescue of a woman who burst into tears after a black Oxford student refused to tip her because she was white. Instead, the South African man and his friend wrote on the cafe bill: “We will give tip when you return the land.” Ntokozo Qwabe, who attended…
· Editorial Staff
Oxford Study Reveals Where You Can Touch Your Friends and Strangers
An individual’s level of comfort for being touched depends on a combination of factors that include the type of relationships involved. A new study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was carried out by researchers to determine the level of comfort…
· Max Chang
Kanye West’s ‘Best, Illest Quotes’ From His Oxford Guild Business Society Lecture
Gather around and listen everyone! Kanye West dropped some straight Kanye truth to the 350 members of the Oxford Guild Business Society on Monday.
· Jane Nam
‘This physical pain does not compare to the pain of losing my nation’: How 2 schoolgirls helped fight for Korean independence
Two million Koreans took to the streets from March 1 to April in 1919 to protest Japanese colonial rule. By the end, over 7,500 people had died, 15,000 people had been injured and over 45,000 people had been arrested. The protests were nonviolent and included participants as…
· Grace Kim
Hanbok or hanfu? Controversy swirls around Vogue feature as Korean professor and Chinese YouTuber weigh in
The controversy surrounding the hanbok featured at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the cultural dispute between Chinese and Korean netizens over their respective nations’ traditional clothing. Days prior to the…
· Bryan Ke
‘Equivalent to the n-word’: Woman kicked out of Richmond store for using Cantonese slang term
An Asian woman was asked to leave a store in Richmond, Canada, for allegedly using a Cantonese term to describe a white person as a “ghost man” or “foreign devil.” According to the store’s staff, “gweilo” is a term “equivalent to the n-word.” The woman has reportedly been banned…
· Carl Samson
South Asians carry a gene that doubles their risk of death from COVID-19, study finds
Most South Asians have a gene that doubles the risk of death due to respiratory failure from COVID-19, a new study from Oxford University shows. Key findings: The study, which was published in Nature Genetics, found that 60% of people with South Asian ancestry carry a…
· Michelle De Pacina
Possible oldest prehistoric art ever known is discovered by Chinese scientists in the ‘roof of the world’
Dr. David Zhang and his team of scientists’ discovery of handprints and footprints are being debated over as to whether they are the world’s oldest prehistoric art. Fossils on the travertine rock: Dr. David Zhang, a scientist from Guangdong, China, found impressions of…
· Isa Peralta
HarperCollins to remove ‘Brian Wong, Who Was Never, Ever Wrong’ from bestselling children’s book
Publishing company HarperCollins will remove a short story from a bestselling David Walliams book due to criticism from advocates that charged it with being “casual racism.” The backlash: In February, British comedian and children’s author David Walliams — who was accused of…
· Editorial Staff
How one UK educator convinced a publishing company to redo their flashcards depicting Asians with slant-eyes
During his fourth year of teaching in the U.K., primary school educator John Luk noticed something concerning about his classroom resources. While looking at a set of phonics flashcards produced by Read Write Inc., he realized that the Asian characters were illustrated with…
· Isa Peralta
How Spam Became a Luxury Item in South Korea
After the U.S., the world’s largest consumer of Spam is South Korea. But how did a simple processed meat product turn into a popular luxury item in an East Asian country? With its pale pink hue and spongy texture, Spam has been called “disgusting” and “inedible” in the U.S since…