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· Ryan General
Asian Australian YouTuber John Lee, who shares fishing videos on his channel JYL Fishing TV, was recently subjected to racist insults while covering the Sydney International Boat Show in Cockle Bay. In a video published on Aug. 1, he can be seen standing up to a man who tried to…
· Bryan Ke
South Asian community members in Metro Vancouver expressed their concern after British Columbia police released a composite picture of 11 men who are believed to be connected to high levels of organized crime-related violence and gang violence. The Combined Forces Special…
· Bryan Ke
A video posted by TikTok user Candilicious on Saturday about her recent encounter with an expatriate in Singapore has amassed over 102,000 views. In the video, Candilicious shares that the man told her he exclusively dates Singaporean women and other women of Southeast Asian…
· Bryan Ke
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) released this year's Global Liveability Index, with Osaka, Japan, being the only Asian city ranked as one of the world's top 10 best places to live in. The index, which was released last week, placed Osaka, the capital city of Japan’s Osaka…
· Grace Kim
Michelle Yeoh will receive an honorary doctorate of fine arts degree from the American Film Institute “for contributions of distinction to the art of the moving image.” She will be the first Asian artist to receive the honor. The award will be presented on Saturday, Aug. 13, at…
· Michelle De Pacina
Mrs. Ren, a 70-year-old Asian woman, was brutally beaten and robbed twice by four juveniles at her apartment complex in San Francisco on July 31. Police have identified the four juveniles as an 11-year-old boy, a 13-year-old girl, a 14-year-old girl, who was captured kicking the…
· Michelle De Pacina
A federal lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Asian Americans Advancing Justice in San Francisco accuses California’s Siskiyou County and Sheriff Jeremiah LaRue of racial harassment against the Asian American community. Asian American residents in…
· Ryan General
The Pew Research Center recently published a report designed to reflect the voices of less populous Asian American groups whose perspectives and experiences are not often covered in typical survey research. The analysis, conducted in the fall of 2021 and released on Aug. 2,…
· Carl Samson
Google launched a new attribute on Wednesday that allows businesses in the U.S. to identify themselves as Asian-owned. The update adds to existing business attributes, such as “Black-owned,” “Latino-owned,” “veteran-owned,” “women-owned” and “LGBTQ+ owned.” Owners can use…
· Rebecca Moon
After disappearing from the menu earlier this year due to supply chain issues, Taco Bell announced that the Mexican pizza would return for good beginning Sep. 15. Taco Bell first removed the popular dish in 2020 and re-released it in May of this year but discontinued it after…
· Carl Samson
The hate crime charge against Anthony Evans, the man accused of slashing an Asian woman with a box cutter in New York City’s Times Square, was dropped on Wednesday. Evans, 30, was arrested on Tuesday morning for the incident, which left the victim with a severely injured hand…
· Ryan General
Esteemed producer Janet Yang just became the first Asian to be elected as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The 66-year-old Hollywood veteran, whose film and TV credits include “The Joy Luck Club,” “Shanghai Calling” and “High Crimes,” was elected to…
· Carl Samson
Anthony Evans, 30, has been charged with assault as a hate crime and criminal possession of a weapon for allegedly attacking a 59-year-old Asian woman in Times Square on Sunday. Surveillance footage of the incident at 7th Ave. and W. 42nd St. shows the alleged assailant running…
· Chandler Treon
Video games have become an integral part of many people’s lives. Impressive graphics and visuals, catharsis-inducing soundtracks and compelling storylines have slowly shifted the stigma surrounding the interactive medium from mind-rotting wastes of time to legitimate works of…
· Michelle De Pacina
Mrs. Ren, a 70-year-old Asian woman, was brutally beaten and robbed twice by four juveniles at her apartment complex in San Francisco on July 31. “They used their fist to hit my head multiple times and then they pulled me down and kept kicking me,” Mrs. Ren told ABC 7. She is…
· Carl Samson
New York State Sen. John Liu shared a racist, expletive-laden voicemail that allegedly greeted him when he came to work on Monday, showing that even elected officials are not spared from being the targets of anti-Asian slurs. Liu, who is Taiwanese American, purportedly received…
· Carl Samson
A 59-year-old Asian woman suffered a deep cut on her hand after being slashed with a box cutter in New York City’s Times Square on Sunday, according to reports. Surveillance footage shows her assailant running up to her from behind before slashing her with the box cutter. While…
· Jane Nam
In a new lottery-style admission system, Asian students are 20 percent less likely to be admitted into one of their top fiveNew York City school choices as compared to their Black and Latinx student counterparts. According to the New York City school admission results released…
· Michelle De Pacina
Train 4 Life Center in Suisun City, California, claims Omari Garland, the man accused of pistol-whipping and robbing a 70-year-old Asian man in Fairfield last month, picked a fight with another Asian man at their gym. Garland allegedly threatened the smallest man in the gym, who…
· Jane Nam
President Biden’s approval rating among Asian Americans have witnessed a major drop, plummeting from 72% to 44% in the past year. In a poll conducted from June 27 to July 4 by the Pew Research Center, U.S. adults were asked whether they approve or disapprove of the President’s…
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