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· Michelle De Pacina
Hawaiian restaurant in Texas sells out after TikTok about UT Austin ‘kicking out’ its owners goes viral
Austin-area Hawaiian BBQ restaurant Poke Bay will be closing its doors after five years of business following the University of Texas at Austin’s purchase of land on Guadalupe Street to expand the school’s campus. The decision leaves restaurant owners Paul and Priscilla Song…
· Michelle De Pacina
NBA fan asks Los Angeles Lakers’ Austin Reaves to sign his rice cooker in viral video
A video of a Lakers fan who brought a rice cooker to NBA player Austin Reaves’ autograph signing in Rowland Heights, California, on Feb. 6 went viral on social media. “I thought it would be funny, and it would be fun for him. I didn’t want to bring a basketball or a picture,…
· Kimberly Nguyen
‘We’re better than that’: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin calls anti-Asian hate ‘un-American’
The U.S. Defense Secretary affirmed the country had “lapsed” when it came to the rise of anti-Asian hate while giving a lecture in Singapore. Working towards a “more perfect union”: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke about the rise in anti-Asian attacks in the U.S. at the…
· Editorial Staff
Austin Police Officer ‘Indefinitely Suspended’ for Racist Texts, Memes About Asian Man
A police officer in Austin, Texas was “indefinitely suspended” after accusing an Asian man of spreading COVID-19. Daniel Castelline, who was relieved from duty in early November, made his remark in a text conversation with two other former officers between March 12-23, according…
· Ryan General
Actor Regina Ting Chen joins Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ for Season 4
Chinese American actor Regina Ting Chen is joining the highly-anticipated fourth season of “Stranger Things” as Miss Kelly, Hawkins High School’s guidance counselor. According to Chen, she is featured in multiple episodes of the latest season. “I loved the show prior to even…
· Ryan General
California and Texas dominate list of 10 best cities in US for Asian professionals
Online marketplace Apartment List celebrated May as Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month with the release of their year’s list of best U.S. cities for Asian professionals. Compiled by Apartment List and its Asian Pacific Islander employee resource group, API@A-List,…
· Jane Nam
‘The country I love is becoming the country I left,’ says Chinese GOP candidate Lily Tang Williams
Yesterday on Fox News, China-born GOP House candidate Lily Tang Williams expressed that she feared that America was beginning to become like China, the country she left. Host Tucker Carlson introduced Lily Tang Williams, who is running for Congress for the state of New…
· Celine Pun
Olympic gold-medalist snowboarder Chloe Kim reveals plans for mental health break
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim plans to take a full season off from competition to prioritize taking care of her mental health. Kim still plans to compete, however, in the upcoming Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. Two-time Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim plans to…
· Bryan Ke
Member of ISIS ‘Beatles’ gets life sentence over fatal kidnappings of American, Japanese and British hostages
El Shafee Elsheikh, 33, was found guilty of eight charges, including four counts of murder conspiracy, hostage-taking resulting in death and conspiracy to provide material support to a terrorist organization, following an 11-day trial in Alexandria, Virginia, that ended on…
· Bryan Ke
Sikhs sue Marine Corps for the right to wear turbans and beards during overseas deployment, boot camp
Capt. Sukhbir Singh Toor and three prospective Sikh U.S. Marine Corps recruits, Milaap Singh Chahal, Jaskirat Singh and Aekash Singh, sued the Marine Corps on Monday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia after they were told that they must remove their…
· Carl Samson
‘This is how you make Asians feel invisible’: Business Insider changes article cover after criticism
Business Insider was forced to change the cover image of a recent article to include a photo of an Asian entrepreneur “to better represent diversity.” The article, which was published on Wednesday, recognized seven self-made billionaires — three of whom are Asians — under the…
· Michelle De Pacina
Review of ‘Turning Red’ that criticized the movie’s characters as unrelatable prompts backlash, apologies
CinemaBlend’s Managing Director Sean O’Connell was heavily criticized online for his review of Disney Pixar’s “Turning Red,” which he deemed an “exhausting” film not “made for a universal audience.” His review circulated on Twitter, leading many users to accuse him of dismissing…
· Myra Khan
‘Is it going to just be for Indians?’: Madhu founders on their uphill quest to craft award-winning chocolate
After being recognized by the prestigious Good Food Awards with their innovative Idukki Black Pepper bar, Madhu Chocolate co-owners Harshit Gupta and Elliott Curelop spoke to NextShark about their journey in the food industry and what their win means for an LGBTQ Indian…
· Bryan Ke
‘I hated life’: Chloe Kim threw her gold medal in the trash while in a ‘dark place’ after Pyeongchang Olympics
Chloe Kim, 21, revealed she “hated life” months after she rose to fame following her gold medal win at the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. “Everyone was like, ‘I just met her, and she’s such a b*tch.’ I’m not a b*tch. I just had the most exhausting two months of…
· Jiselle Lee
Why we should thank our local Asian American reporters: Gia Vang, Chenue Her and Dion Lim keep marching forward in the face of racism
Asian American reporters, who have become watchdogs for the communities they serve, often receive the brunt of online anti-Asian hate. Local news anchors Gia Vang (Minneapolis), Chenue Her (Des Moines) and Dion Lim (San Francisco) spoke to NextShark about the racism and…
· Michelle De Pacina
‘Asian men are valid and beautiful’: 2022 BAM! Calendar celebrates sexy Asian men of Broadway
In collaboration with photographer Mari Uchida, Unapologetically Asian released a 2022 calendar featuring Broadway Asian men, including Zachary Noah Piser from the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical “Dear Evan Hansen.” Part of the calendar’s proceeds will go to Stop AAPI Hate’s…
· Maina Chen
‘Shang-Chi’ star Simu Liu explains why ‘first Asian’ titles matter, talks feeling like an ‘imposter’
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” star Simu Liu talks about his favorite skit from his gig hosting “Saturday Night Live” (“SNL”) and his struggle with imposter syndrome even as one of Marvel’s most successful leads in an exclusive interview with NextShark. Warning:…
· Jiselle Lee
Texas AAPI communities in Houston counties split into different districts, lessening voting bloc power
The Asian communities in Texas’ Harris County and Fort Bend County have been split up into new districts. Diversity in Texas: Gov. Greg Abbott approved Texas’ redrawn congressional districts in late October, spreading out higher concentrations of Asian votes across more districts
· Editorial Staff
Trump endorses Rep. Gosar a day after his censure over edited ‘Attack on Titan’ video of him killing AOC
Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) a day after the congressman was censured for posting an edited anime video that violently targeted Democratic leaders. What happened: On Nov. 7, Gosar, who has served Arizona’s 4th District since 2013, posted…
· Editorial Staff
New ‘Made in the East’ collection born from fighting anti-Asian hate with kindness
One of the cheapest, most powerful yet scarcest resources we have in our society today is plain and simple kindness. It can help us understand and accept one another, give us the strength to overcome our greatest hardships, and an important antidote to our country’s racism…