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· Ryan General
White supremacists hijack and flood Asian American lawmaker’s Zoom meeting with racism, pornography
Taiwanese American politician and New York assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou was holding a volunteer organizing event via Zoom on Monday when a group of white supremacists allegedly joined uninvited. The offenders reportedly shared pornographic images, used racist language and shouted…
· Bryan Ke
Zoom meeting about U of T ‘hell banknotes’ incident interrupted by man with gun, racist messages
Toronto Police are investigating recent reports about a man allegedly brandishing a large weapon on camera during a Zoom meeting for Asian students at the University of Toronto last week. The meeting was held for Asian students to provide a safe space for healing and support…
· Khier Casino
‘Cowardly and unconscionable’: Olivia Munn and Asian American women speak out after racist Zoombombing
An online gathering of Asian American women and allies aiming to tackle anti-Asian hate that was organized by the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum and included actress Olivia Munn was interrupted by a racist Zoombombing. Munn said the Zoombomber “momentarily…
· Carl Samson
Reports: CEO who fired over 900 employees via single Zoom call has history of fraud, mistreating workers
Better.com Chief Executive Officer Vishal Garg, who is currently making headlines after firing over 900 people before the holidays, has a history of fraud, mishandling finances and mistreating employees, according to reports. The rundown: Garg, who founded Better.com in 2016,…
· Ryan General
Terrified Girl Writes ‘Help… Robbers!’ to Zoom Class During Home Invasion in SF
Intruders ransacked an Asian man’s home in San Francisco during a home invasion robbery, leaving his 11-year-old cousin fearing for her life. The girl, who was distance learning at her cousin’s house on Friday, made a silent call for help after she was forced into a bathroom by…
· Carl Samson
Sacramento Teacher Gets Death Threats After Using ‘Slant-Eyes’ to Explain Racism in Zoom Class
A high school teacher in Sacramento, California is under investigation after making a controversial gesture in an online class last week. Nicole Burkett, who teaches Spanish and serves as a student advisor at Grant Union High School, stretched her eyes up and down to demonstrate…
· Bryan Ke
Village Leader in the Philippines Accidentally Streams Affair With Treasurer on Zoom Call
A village chairman in Dasmariñas City, Cavite, Philippines has resigned after he accidentally live-streamed himself having sex with the village’s treasurer while on a Zoom call. Jesus Estil, the captain of Fatima Dos Village in Cavite, joined a Zoom conference along with the…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese Students’ Association at Cal Poly SLO Zoombombed by Racists
A number of unidentified individuals allegedly crashed a Zoom meeting of the California Polytechnic State University’s Chinese Students’ Association (CSA) club and hurled racial slurs. The group encountered racist individuals during their weekly CSA Zoom meeting on Tuesday…
· Bryan Ke
Legendary Cellist Yo-Yo Ma Crashes Zoom Class Like a Boss
Asian American musician and humanitarian Yo-Yo Ma had apparently crashed a Zoom class last month that totally shocked the students. The 64-year-old cellist appeared in a Zoom meeting for a chamber masterclass at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee on April 25, according to the…
· Maina Chen
Massachusetts AP Chinese Class Zoombombed with ‘Slew of Racist Insults’
An AP Chinese class from Newton South High School in Massachusetts is the third victim this month of “Zoombombing.“ Lanlan Chen, who goes by Ms. Chen, was teaching her class of 15 over a Zoom video call on April 15 when the shared screen was flooded with racially charged slurs…
· Ryan General
Asian Student Group at San Diego State University ‘Zoombombed’ by Racists
“Zoombombing,” a new type of trolling done by crashing on Zoom video calls, is now being used by racist individuals to spew hateful comments against Asians. Members of the Filipino American student organization Andrés Bonifacio Samahan at San Diego State University were recently…
· Carl Samson
‘You F*cking Ch*nk!’: Queer Chef Attacked With Homophobic, Racist Slurs During Zoom Cooking Class
A queer Asian chef in North Carolina reportedly endured homophobic and racist slurs while hosting a recent cooking class via Zoom. J. Chong, a sous chef at a local restaurant, was 30 minutes into her spinach pesto-making class when a wave of newcomers joined, but only to attack…
· Carl Samson
Obsessive Fan Stalks, Assaults Japanese Idol By Zooming in on Her Eyes
A Japanese “sasaeng” fan took stalking to a whole new level after finding the address of his favorite idol by zooming in on the reflection of her surroundings in her eyes. Hibiki Sato, 26, started picking up clues from a train station reflected in J-pop star Ena Matsuoka’s eyes,…
· Bryan Ke
University of California Scientists Create Contact Lenses That Can Zoom by Blinking Twice
A group of scientists at the University of California San Diego recently published a paper detailing the contact lenses they’ve invented that can zoom by blinking twice. In the paper, titled “A Biomimetic Soft Lens Controlled by Electrooculographic Signal,” the scientists went…
· Ryan General
Modobag: The Rideable Luggage That Lets You Zoom Past Slow People at the Airport
A Chicago-based company is aiming to change the way people breeze through airports with the help of Modobag, a motorized suitcase. The rideable luggage seems perfect for people who find traversing inside an airport a cumbersome experience. While the concept may look silly at…
· Daniel Anderson
‘I only write love songs’: 88rising’s Stephanie Poetri dishes on her love language and new single ‘Breakfast in Bed’
88rising singer-songwriter Stephanie Poetri released her new single “Breakfast in Bed” with American rapper Gnash. The collaboration is the latest in her discography following her EP “oh to be in love” last March. Poetri spoke with NextShark ahead of the single’s drop and…
· Carl Samson
‘True allyship’: Black man hailed hero after saving elderly Asian man from carjacking perp
An unidentified man is being hailed as a hero after reportedly preventing a carjacking that purportedly targeted an elderly Asian man. A video of the aftermath shows the Good Samaritan driving the alleged perpetrator away with what looks like a gun. The alleged carjacker can be…
· Grace Kim
‘No matter how rich you are, everyone has problems’: ‘Bling Empire’ S3 cast on healing in the midst of drama
*Bling, bling* Los Angeles’ wealthiest Asians are here. The cast of the Netflix reality show “Bling Empire” joined NextShark over Zoom ahead of its third season premiere on Wednesday to dish on all the dirty drama that’s unfolded this latest round.
· Ryan General
Chinese LGBTQ-plus couples are getting married virtually through weddings hosted in Utah
LGBTQ-plus couples in China and Hong Kong are now getting married via virtual weddings hosted in Utah County, Utah. Since the state does not impose citizenship requirements for marriage licenses, Utah County was able to conduct virtual weddings for international couples online.…
· Daniel Anderson
Ed Sheeran lives out every Pokémon fan’s dream in music video for ‘Celestial’
Ed Sheeran and The Pokémon Company have teamed up for the singer’s latest single, “Celestial.” Sheeran, who is a longtime Pokémon fan, stars in the song’s music video, which blends real life and animated scenes of Pokémon helping him throughout his day. The video even recreates…