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· Bryan Ke
Law Firm Claims Attorney Who Posted Racist LinkedIn Comment About ‘Wuhan Lab’ Was ‘Hacked’
A Texas-based personal injury attorney is under fire after allegedly commenting a racist message on an Asian man’s LinkedIn post. What happened: Charlie Liu, a software engineer from Orange, Calif., shared on LinkedIn last month that he is now unemployed after leaving his old…
· Carl Samson
Tech Company Says Job Ad for ‘Non-Asians’ on LinkedIn Had No ‘Discriminatory Intent’
A multinational tech company has apologized for a recent job advertisement that blatantly discriminated against potential Asian applicants. Aptude, which is based in Illinois, went viral last week over its now-removed LinkedIn ad that sought after a data analyst for the tech…
· Laura Dang
LinkedIn May Owe You Up To $1500 — Here’s How to Get the Cash
Individuals who used the professional networking site LinkedIn between 2011 to 2014 may be able to file a claim against the company worth up to $1,500. The payout comes as part of a settlement the company agreed to in resolving the $13 million class-action lawsuit filed against…
· Editorial Staff
That Awkward Moment a Startup Bro Asks LinkedIn’s Founder Why His Product Sucks
It’s tough to be one of the most respected entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley when startup bros try to call you out for having a confusing product. Reid Hoffman, venture capitalist and billionaire co-founder of LinkedIn, had an awkward interaction last week at Fortune’s Brainstorm…
· Bryan Ke
Hundreds gather to honor late advocate for Asian American seniors Im Ja Choi
Hundreds of people gathered at the memorial service for Im Ja Choi, a celebrated advocate for Asian American seniors, at the Evergreen Center in Pennsylvania on Saturday. Choi, who was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2019, died at a hospital in South Korea on June 22. She moved to…
· Carl Samson
TikTok executive under company investigation after he said he ‘didn’t believe’ in maternity leave
Joshua Ma, chief of TikTok’s European e-commerce arm for ByteDance — the platform’s parent company — was forced to “step back” from his role after telling employees that he did not believe in offering maternity leave. The London-based employees are involved in TikTok Shop, a…
· Carl Samson
25-year-old college dropout is now the world’s youngest self-made billionaire
Alexandr Wang, 25, co-founder of Scale, is now the world’s youngest self-made billionaire. Based in San Francisco, Scale aims to help companies generate high-quality data for artificial intelligence applications. Wang co-founded the startup in 2016 as an MIT freshman during…
· Ryan General
Onlyfans creator claims having sex with Meta employees led to unbanning of her Instagram account
An OnlyFans creator has claimed during a recent podcast appearance that she had sex with Meta employees to have her blocked Instagram account restored. Kitty Lixo, who has a growing following on Instagram, made the shocking allegation on the “No Jumper” podcast.
· Bryan Ke
Mentally impaired Malaysian man accused of smuggling 1.5 ounces of heroin set for execution in Singapore
Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, a mentally impaired Malaysian man convicted of smuggling heroin in Singapore in 2009, will be executed next Wednesday, his sister and lawyer confirmed Wednesday. Dharmalingam, who was 21 at the time, was arrested with 42.72 grams (1.5 ounces) of heroin…
· 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…
· Carl Samson
These plastic-hungry fungi in China might just be the key to solving the world’s waste
Dr. Peter Mortimer, a South African mycologist, has been studying fungi in China’s Yunnan province for nearly 12 years. Last year, he and his team discovered four unrelated species of fungi that digest plastic and latex, a component of natural rubber. Some 6,000 species have…
· Bryan Ke
Nicole Lee on her way to becoming the 1st Asian American woman to serve on Chicago City Council
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Nicole Lee, former director for United Airlines, as her pick to replace former 11th Ward Alderman Patrick Daley Thompson on Thursday. Lee is the daughter of Gene Lee, a top aide of former Mayor Richard M. Daley, who was convicted in 2014…
· Editorial Staff
LA director of photography under fire for alleged abuse, harassment
Los Angeles-based director, producer and cinematographer Alan Dang has come under fire for his alleged pattern of abusive and manipulative behaviors. Singer-songwriter and actor Megan Lee first exposed Dang’s actions on March 12, accusing him of disrespecting her boundaries and…
· Bryan Ke
‘Irreplaceable’ Christina Yuna Lee active in fight against Asian hate, coworker says in emotional message
Kenneth Takanami, a former co-worker of Christina Yuna Lee, revealed in an emotional tweet on Monday that Lee was an advocate fighting against anti-Asian hate. “Christina started at Splice around the same time as the Asian hate crime shootings in Atlanta. It was an emotional and…
· Carl Samson
Woman stabbed to death in her NYC Chinatown apartment by suspect who followed her into her building
Christina Yuna Lee, 35, was found covered in blood in her Chinatown apartment early on Sunday. Her alleged killer, 25-year-old Assamad Nash, was reported to be a homeless career criminal who was charged with damaging 27 MetroCard machines last month. Mayor Eric Adams denounced…
· Editorial Staff
Racism or medical condition?: TikToker finds explanation for why he can’t open his eyes wider
TikToker Brian Xu went viral in a video claiming that there may be a legitimate medical explanation as to why he can’t open his eyes wider. “Racist folks making fun of my Asian eyes all my life made me not notice a medical condition!” he said. At one point or another, many Asian…
· Carl Samson
Michelle Go, woman who was shoved into path of NYC subway train, helped homeless people for 10 years
Michelle Alyssa Go, 40, was shoved into the path of an oncoming subway train in New York City on Saturday, resulting in her death. Go, described by family members as a “kind” and “intelligent” woman, spent the past 10 years helping homeless people find work. Her alleged killer,…
· Bryan Ke
How one man repopulated San Francisco with a locally rare butterfly species by using his backyard
Tim Wong, a San Francisco aquatic biologist, helped repopulate his city with a locally rare butterfly species by breeding them in his backyard. Saving the butterflies: San Francisco was once the home of the California pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor hirsuta), a butterfly…
· Jiselle Lee
70% of Latino and Asian immigrants in California saw workplace discrimination, UCLA study finds
A new study released on Monday by the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) found that 70% of Latino and Asian immigrants believe that there is anti-immigrant discrimination in the California workplace. Research: The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research surveyed 2,000…
· Editorial Staff
Chinese American employee claims coworkers taped their desk with biohazard sign, caution tape as ‘prank’
A LinkedIn post went viral after blasting a corporate workplace’s white employees for allegedly “pranking” a Chinese American coworker’s desk with a biohazard sign and caution tape. Just a “prank”: On Monday, Yeong Cheng, cofounder of the support group Denver Asian Collective,…