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· 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…
· 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…
· Ryan General
Singaporean Teen’s Latte-Making Skills are Strong AF
Skilled baristas may impress you with floral, anime art or even portrait designs on your favorite brew, but the creations of a talented teenager from Singapore will definitely blow your mind. Taking coffee art to the next level, 17-year-old Daphne Tan can craft intricate…
· Kyle Encina
Woman Blames GPS For Making Her Drive the Wrong Way on Highway in China
A woman was caught on CCTV camera and fined for driving slowly down the fast lane of the wrong side of a highway in Shandong Province, China. When questioned by authorities, she put all the blame on her GPS for making her do so. The Chinese woman explained she had no idea that…
· Ryan General
University Professor Suspended After Brutally Assaulting Street Cleaning Woman in China
A university professor in China was recently suspended after his abuse of a female street cleaner last week was exposed on local social media. Identified only by his surname Ge, the lecturer from Shaanxi University of Science and Technology was reportedly driving with a female…
· Ryan General
Massage Therapist Finally Suspended Two Years After Woman Accused Him of Sexual Assault
A California massage therapist with numerous complaints of misconduct lodged via the California Massage Therapy Council finally got his license suspended two years after an Asian American customer filed her complaint against him. In 2015, Soo Young Kim of Greenbrae filed a…
· Jenny Shay
How Baby Names of POCs are Being Culturally Appropriated
This summer, I came across a Popsugar Moms article titled “Quirkiest Baby Names in Every State,” which is based on a 2015 survey by Nameberry.com. Although I’m not interested in becoming a parent any time soon, I decided to take a look, just in case there were good ones to add…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Natalie Portman’s Character in New Film ‘Annihilation’ Was Originally of Asian Descent
“Annihilation“, the popular first book of Jeff Vandermeer’s Southern Reach Trilogy, is receiving the Hollywood treatment — complete with Whitewashing the main character, a person of Asian descent. Natalie Portman has been cast to play the lead role, the Biologist, instead of a…
· Bryan Ke
J.J. Abrams is Remaking Beloved Anime ‘Your Name’ and Fans are Extremely Worried
Paramount Pictures, along with Hollywood director J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions, officially announced the plans to create a live-action adaptation of “Your Name”. Anime fans clearly did not like the news thinking it may become another “Death Note” disaster. Bad Robot…
· Ryan General
After a Brain Disease Took Her Musical Ability, TOKiMONSTA is Making a Comeback
Nearly two years after Korean American music producer and DJ Jennifer Lee, aka TOKiMONSTA, was diagnosed with a rare and deadly brain disease, she is now gearing up for a comeback that is nothing short of miraculous. In 2015, the hardworking Los Angeles-based musician had to…
· Ryan General
Finn Jones Finally Gets Martial Arts Training For ‘Iron Fist’ Season 2
After playing a super-powered martial artist for two seasons (one in “Iron Fist” and another in the “Defenders”), Finn Jones is finally getting around to actually training in martial arts for the second season of “Iron Fist”, Netflix’ worst reviewed Marvel show ever. The…
· Carl Samson
How China’s ‘Fried Pancake’ Vendors are Making More Than $180,000 a Year
Selling jianbing, a traditional Chinese street food, can reportedly earn vendors more than $180,000 a year — at least, in Beijing. For the uninitiated, jianbing — or “fried pancake” — is easily one of China’s most popular breakfasts, a convenient package similar to crepes. It’s…
· Bryan Ke
Restaurant Sends Thugs to Brutally Beat Man After Wife Leaves Negative Review in China
A man in Changsha, China was nearly killed by ruthless thugs armed with clubs, causing serious brain injuries, after they read a negative online restaurant review written by the man’s wife, identified by her surname Yu. According to Shanghaiist, the police asked the barbecue…
· Ryan General
Man Caught on Camera Fighting Off Thieves Specifically Targeting Asians in Los Angeles
Vincent Ng was just being kind to a stranger who claimed she needed to borrow a phone for an emergency. Little did he know that it was just all part of a plan to rob him of his smartphone. Part II
· Ryan General
Chinese Delivery Man Brutally Attacked by Teenagers, Immediately Goes Back to Work
After a terrifying attack from a group of teenagers, a 46-year-old Chinese food delivery man in New York found himself immediately resuming his job anyway, simply because he has no other choice. Dao Li was reportedly robbed of $150 after being beaten by three teenage attackers…
· Ryan General
Chinese Man Proposes to His Beloved Girlfriend With a Bouquet of Beef, Totally Nails It
We’ve seen many interesting proposals from Chinese men that have involved a variety of props and a great deal of creativity, but this one has a meaty twist. Some romantic men have attempted to impress their sweethearts with grand proposals using a fleet of luxury cars or a…
· Ryan General
Asian American Restaurant Employee Fatally Shot and Robbed in Georgia
An Asian American restaurant employee was fatally shot and then robbed by his attacker as he lay on the ground bleeding in Macon, Georgia. A local officer found 38-year-old Jian Fang Wang with gunshot wounds while lying in the parking lot of Hot Wings Plus at 3497 Pio Nono Ave.…