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· Jiselle Lee
Ally Maki gives an exclusive first look into Marvel’s new Hulu show ‘Hit Monkey’
Actress Ally Maki spoke with NextShark about starring as Haruka in the highly anticipated Marvel series “Hit-Monkey,” which comes out on Hulu on Wednesday. The show, based on the Marvel character of the same name, takes place in Japan and is centered around a Japanese snow…
· Bryan Ke
Ally Maki is the First Asian American Woman Cast in ‘Toy Story’
Ally Maki, who voices Giggle McDimples in “Toy Story 4,” was shocked when she found out that she was the first Asian American woman to join the franchise. The 32-year-old actress couldn’t believe she became a part of the animated film that she has loved since she was a child.
· Ryan General
China’s Terrible Air Pollution is Actually Making People Dumber, Yale Study Finds
Research by Chinese scientists claims to have found that air pollution causes people to become less intelligent. The study was based on a survey conducted by Yale and Peking University researchers who tested over 25,000 participants living around China, Shanghaiist reported.
· Ryan General
Japan is Finally Making Changes to a 100-Year-Old Rape Law
After being left unchanged for a hundred years, Japan is finally moving toward improving its archaic sex crime law. Japanese parliament’s lower house has recently approved a bill that intends to broaden the definition of rape, which is limited to only to vaginal penetration by a…
· Ryan General
Diversity is Actually Making Hollywood More Money But They Still Whitewash Films
Hollywood, take notice: Creating movies with the more diverse casts will make moviegoers flock to the theaters, according to a new study revealed. Diversity reportedly helps keep ratings for television shows and ticket sales for films up in the United States, according to the…
· Ryan General
New CAREN Act in SF to Stop ‘Karens’ From Making Racially-Biased 911 Calls
A San Francisco Supervisor has introduced a new ordinance that criminalizes racially-biased 911 calls. Racist 911 calls are unacceptable that’s why I’m introducing the CAREN Act at today’s SF Board of Supervisors meeting. This is the CAREN we need. Caution Against Racially…
· Elliot Sang
Korea’s Keith Ape Keeps Making Bangers, But Can He Finally Crossover in America?
Keith Ape wears his American influences about as boldly as any Asian artist; born Dongheon Lee, he lifted the name “Keith” from legendary graphic designer Keith Haring. The 24-year old has spent some years in Los Angeles after the success of his 2015 single, “It G Ma,” a viral…
· Bryan Ke
Baker Becomes Instagram Famous For Making Visually Satisfying Pies
The Seattle, Washington-based baker behind Loko Kitchen, Lauren Ko, uses pie as her canvas to create colorful and mathematically precise shapes and styles. Earlier this year, Ko only had about 100,000 followers on Instagram, according to Munchies. However, a few months later,…
· Editorial Staff
Gigi Hadid FINALLY Apologizes To Asians For Making That Racist Instagram Video
After drawing backlash from Chinese netizens for a racist Instagram video she made earlier this year, model Gigi Hadid has finally released an apology. this is y’all woke palestine queen? Gigi out here mocking Asian people. i would say she’s cancelled but she never started. rat…
· Editorial Staff
Paris Hilton is Actually Better at Making Money Than Donald Trump
With the upcoming presidential election, Donald Trump has constantly said that his business acumen is what makes him qualified to run the country. But just how good of a businessman is he? In a question answered on Quora, user Kevin Flint compares Trump’s business history to the…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
Apple Finally Admits Why They Keep Making Gold-Colored Devices
Apple is heavily influential, but it’s also influenced heavily by its global markets. It wouldn’t be surprising then to hear Apple admit that it greatly considers Chinese taste when developing its products, taking into consideration, for example, China’s color palette…
· Rebecca Moon
Andrew Tate apparently has really weird takes on ‘Chinese’ people
Comedic duo the Fung Brothers discussed some of controversial internet figure Andrew Tate’s “most infamous quotes about Chinese people” in the Aug. 16 episode of their “Hot Pot Boys” podcast. In the episode, the brothers played various clips of Tate’s comments on Chinese people.…
· Carl Samson
Man accused of sucker punching victim into coma in NYC is rearrested after originally walking free without bail
Van Phu Bui, 55, was released without bail after allegedly sucker punching 52-year-old Jesus Cortes in a random attack in the Bronx, New York City, on Aug. 12. The incident left Cortes with a fractured skull, a broken cheekbone and brain bleeding for which he was placed in a…
· Grace Kim
‘Pachinko’ author Min Jin Lee credits success to hallyu, rise in global popularity of Korean culture
“Pachinko” author Min Jin Lee has credited some of her success to the global popularity of Korean culture during Monday’s press conference for the release of a new Korean edition of her bestselling novel. When Lee was first promoting “Pachinko” five years ago, she noted that…
· Rebecca Moon
‘I am not the beauty standard’: Tearful Kiwi woman pleads for white men to stop making racist comments
A woman from New Zealand posted a video to TikTok on Sunday in which she tearfully pleads for “white men” to stop directing racist comments towards her as a “brown girl.” The woman explains that when she goes out, white men often refer to her as “undesirable” for being a “brown…
· Jane Nam
‘Bridgerton’ star Simone Ashley studied snail mating to prepare for lovemaking scenes
“Bridgerton” actor Simone Ashley opened up about studying the slow mating process of snails to prepare for her love scenes with co-star Jonathan Bailey. The regency-era drama actor featured on a 55-minute episode of the Los Angeles Times podcast “The Envelope” on June 21 to…
· Carl Samson
California man charged for driving through Stop Asian Hate rally, yelling racial slurs
Steve Lee Dominguez, 56, was arrested on federal charges on Thursday for disrupting a Stop Asian Hate rally and yelling anti-Asian slurs in Diamond Bar, California. He reportedly ran a red light on March 21, 2021, and drove through about a dozen people who carried signs with…
· Carl Samson
Chinese food delivery worker with 3 jobs fatally shot in New York City
Zhiwen Yan, 45, a Chinese food delivery worker, was fatally shot while making a delivery in Queens on Saturday night. The father-of-three was shot in the chest and fell off his scooter before being rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police are reportedly…
· Michelle De Pacina
Hong Kong mother pleads guilty to fatally strangling, slashing wrists of her 16-year-old daughter
A 54-year-old mother in Hong Kong, Kwok Lin-choi, pleaded guilty before the High Court to manslaughter for drugging, strangling and slashing the wrists of her 16-year-old daughter. “I felt that my daughter had changed, so I gave her some sleeping pills and then killed her with a…
· Michelle De Pacina
Making history: Philippine women’s national football team qualifies for country’s first FIFA World Cup
Malditas, the Philippine women’s national football team, recently made history by earning a victory ticket to their nation’s first World Cup. The team will advance to the semis of the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup and make their way to Australia to compete in the FIFA Women's World…