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· Bryan Ke
BBC Panorama’s investigative report uncovered a subreddit where thousands of users would allegedly trade and sell leaked explicit material featuring South Asian women. The forum was created and moderated by Reddit user Zippomad, who was later identified as Himesh Shingadia, a…
· Editorial Staff
Tina Fey is facing backlash after a TikTok user uploaded videos showing instances where the actor-screenwriter made jokes targeting Asian people. A clip from a 2014 interview with Jimmy Fallon is shown in one of the videos, where Fey is heard comparing her then 2-year-old…
· Daniel Anderson
Dr. Vanessa Toolsie, president of the Orange County branch of the NAACP, announced her resignation on Sunday via Facebook post, alleging anti-Asian racism from the organization. At the helm for only six months, Toolsie cited internal sabotage in the form of neglected emails and…
· Rebecca Moon
Visitors at the Asia Collective Night Market in Howard County, Maryland have described the event as a “nightmare” following overcrowding and traffic. The event, which was held on Saturday, promised patrons live music, cultural activities and various Asian cuisines from local…
· Michelle De Pacina
A 60-year-old Asian woman was killed in an attempted robbery in Oakland, California, on Sunday afternoon. She was inside a parked vehicle with a friend when the gunman approached them. Police are currently searching for the suspect. No arrests have been made. The incident has…
· Bryan Ke
Stockton police identified the man who was shot and killed during a triple shooting incident in Stockton, California, on Friday as Terry Toeurn, a 36-year-old food truck worker. Police responded to the shooting incident in the 4900 block of Greensboro Way at around 10:36 p.m. on…
· Bryan Ke
A 20-year-old man and a 17-year-old are now facing hate crime enhancements for a string of robberies in Sacramento, California, in April and May after investigators found evidence suggesting that the pair targeted the victims “due to their race.” The man was identified as…
· Ryan General
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins addressed a crowd on Tuesday night to discuss the recent attacks on older Asian Americans. “I come to you as a sign of change,” Jenkins was quoted as saying. “You’ve been struggling with feeling unheard and unseen… by the San…
· Bryan Ke
Dylan Kesterson, 34, is now facing a total of 23 charges after it was discovered that authorities had also linked him to a third bias incident in July in Portland, Oregon. In addition to being accused of attacking a Japanese father and his 5-year-old daughter on July 2 and…
· Bryan Ke
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man who was shot and killed following a minor traffic accident on South University Drive in Fort Worth, Dallas, on Monday as Chin "Jin" Shin, a 43-year-old Korean American business owner. Shin, who died from gunshot…
· Carl Samson
Alexander Wright, 49, has been arrested for beating MTA subway cleaner Anthony Nelson at the Pelham Bay Park Station last Thursday. Nelson, 35, was reportedly trying to stop Wright from harassing commuters when the assailant turned on him. Wright, who has been charged with…
· Ryan General
The rise of anti-Asian hate amid the spread of COVID-19 in 2020 resulted in fewer bookings for Asian American hosts on Airbnb, a Harvard study published on Aug. 3 suggested. The study, titled “Scapegoating and Discrimination in Times of Crisis: Evidence from Airbnb,” was based…
· Carl Samson
Demoryie Watts, 21, was arrested on Friday in connection with an armed robbery at a 99 Ranch Market in Rowland Heights, California, on July 9. Watts and an unidentified accomplice allegedly pistol-whipped an Asian couple for a $60,000 Rolex before stealing the watch. Police…
· Carl Samson
Three assailants — aged 18, 13 and 11 — were arrested for the brutal robbery of a 70-year-old Asian American woman in San Francisco on July 31. Surveillance footage shows a group of attackers punching and kicking the victim in her apartment lobby before allegedly fleeing with…
· Carl Samson
A meme that sandwiched an image of Florida Asian American Circuit Judge Vincent Chiu between photos of Mao Zedong and Xi Jinping has been slammed as racist by community members. The meme was created by Xavier Villacis, a former campaign consultant for Aldo Bartolone, who is…
· Carl Samson
A man accused of viciously assaulting two Asian women in a span of minutes in San Francisco’s Richmond District is being sought by authorities. The incidents, which were both caught by security cameras, reportedly occurred in the area of 26th Avenue and Geary Boulevard shortly…
· Bryan Ke
Tyler Buchner, an Asian American sophomore playing for the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish, has been tapped to lead the intercollegiate football team as its starting quarterback during the 2022 season opener against the Ohio State Buckeyes on Sept. 3. Buchner, 19, beat…
· Carl Samson
Cerner Corp., a health information technology provider based in Kansas City, Missouri, has agreed to pay $1.8 million in settlements after a Department of Labor evaluation accused it of discriminating against Asian and Black job applicants. Cerner allegedly tossed 1,870 Asian…
· Jane Nam
In a hilarious bit, comedian Jason Cheny addresses Asian American arrogance and asks “why Asian [Americans] have to hate on other Asians” in a video posted to his TikTok account. In a clip shared on Wednesday, Cheny points to an audience member and asks, “What’s your ethnic…
· Editorial Staff
A recent tweet claiming that the U.S. government has been “burying” the anti-Asian hate crisis is false. The allegation: In a recent tweet, investor and physician Michael J. Burry alleged that the government is “burying” the “anti-Asian violent hate crime crisis.” As of this…
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