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K-pop stars, paranormal romance and high school are among the most popular themes to appear in K-dramas, C-dramas and Taiwanese dramas that debuted on Rakuten Viki in 2022. Rakuten Viki, which holds the largest collection of Asian content for both free and subscription…
· Chandler Treon
In a list by insurance comparison website The Swiftest of the 50 most visited countries ranked for their safety, 12 of the 25 deadliest destinations were Asian countries. From most to least deadly, India, Cambodia, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Indonesia, China,…
· Carl Samson
John Sullivan, 77, has been slammed with multiple charges after allegedly hitting and dragging an Asian man with his car in Quincy, Massachusetts, on Friday. The victim, who was walking with his sister and her three children, first called out Sullivan for allegedly speeding on…
· Ryan General
Southeast Asian action hero Cleopatra Wong, played by Singaporean actor Marrie Lee (aka Doris Young) in a series of films in the late 1970s, is being revived for an upcoming show. Created by Filipino filmmaker Bobby Suarez, the character served as the inspiration for Uma…
· Ryan General
A new study has found that people’s stereotypical association of Black people with males and Asian people with females shown in earlier studies is weaker among Black women and Asian men. The new research, published in Social Psychological and Personality Science, involved a…
· Khier Casino
Traditional Chinese tea-processing techniques, Japanese ritual dances and Vietnamese pottery-making are some of the cultural practices that made it on this year’s intangible cultural heritage list by UNESCO. About 48 cultural practices from 61 countries were added to UNESCO’s…
· Carl Samson
Nearly half (49%) of Asian Americans oppose affirmative action, according to a new survey by higher education resource Intelligent.com. Of these detractors, eight in 10 (81%) said they oppose the policy because they believe it is racist. Other reasons for opposition include…
· Bryan Ke
Rep. Ted Lieu (D, CA-33) was elected vice chairman in House Democratic Leadership, the fifth highest position in the party, on Wednesday, beating Rep. Joyce Beatty (D, OH-3), Rep. Debbie Dingell (D, MI-12) and Rep. Madeleine Dean (D, PA-4). Lieu will make history as the…
· Carl Samson
Dream Commisso, 19, has been charged with a hate crime for her alleged role in the assault of a 42-year-old Asian man on a Manhattan subway on Nov. 19. Commisso, a man and another woman allegedly made anti-Asian remarks while ordering the victim and his female companion — who is…
· Bryan Ke
Celebrity doctor Ranj Singh, 43, called out this year's British Curry Awards for its lack of Asian representation and for letting a white presenter deliver a racist joke targeting Indians. “When the host is white, the judging panel is entirely white, the performers on stage are…
· Carl Samson
Mall of America, the largest shopping mall in the U.S., will have an Asian Santa as part of The Santa Experience this holiday season. Allan Siu, who speaks English and Cantonese, will be the first Asian Santa in the mall’s history. Siu joins five other Santas, including two…
· Carl Samson
A pair of men have been charged with hate crimes in connection with two separate anti-Asian incidents in Washington state earlier this month. William D. Simonson was charged with second-degree attempted assault and a hate crime after allegedly shoving a 16-year-old Asian girl…
· Carl Samson
Tammel Esco, 42, has received a 17.5-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to brutally attacking a senior Asian woman in Yonkers, New York, in March. The incident, which was caught on surveillance video, saw Esco punch the helpless senior more than 125 times, stomp on her…
· Carl Samson
Justin Zhu, co-founder and former CEO of Iterable, has filed a federal lawsuit against the company, citing anti-Asian discrimination. Zhu was fired from the cross-channel marketing platform in April 2021 over a 2019 incident that allegedly saw him take LSD before an important…
· Michelle De Pacina
“Almighty Zeus,” a movie produced by eight-division world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao, centers on anti-Asian hate crimes and showcases unity through the sport of boxing. The film was written, directed and produced by Chris Soriano, who also stars as the lead character.…
· Ryan General
Okoth Obeing, who is accused of killing taxi driver Balvir Toor in Canada in 2020, pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder on the opening day of his trial in the Manitoba Court of King’s Bench. Crown prosecutor Chantal Boutin told Judge Joan McKelvey during the trial on…
· Ryan General
Ladonna Richie, the woman involved in a verbal altercation with a Taiwanese American TikTok user identified as Stephanie, has refused to apologize for spewing racial slurs at her outside a gas station in Seattle. In an interview with advocacy group Black and Asian Souls Unite…
· Carl Samson
Danny Lim, a well-known street activist in Australia, has been released from the hospital after sustaining injuries during a police confrontation in Sydney earlier this week. The 78-year-old former politician was placed in handcuffs on Tuesday morning after allegedly refusing to…
· Carl Samson
Christian M. Lynch, 26, was ordered held without bail at a dangerousness hearing on Wednesday for allegedly kidnapping, torturing and raping a 64-year-old Asian woman on Nov. 12. The victim’s ordeal began at the Wollaston MBTA station when Lynch allegedly abducted her and took…
· Carl Samson
Police in Frisco, Texas are looking for suspects accused in at least four robberies targeting South Asian women in their 50s or 60s for their jewelry in recent weeks. The thefts, which involved a black sedan for a suspect vehicle, occurred on Sept. 13, Sept. 27, Nov. 20 and Nov.…
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