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· Bryan Ke
Vancouver to Give Formal Apology to Chinese Victims of Historical Racial Discrimination
Vancouver’s civic government announced its plan to host an event in April 2018 where it will deliver a formal apology to victims of racial discrimination in the Chinese community, which was legislated by previous city leaders between 1886 and 1947. The 2017 city council made the…
· Ranier Maningding
Why You Need to Stop Calling Asian People ‘Ling Ling’ and ‘Ching Chong’
When William Hung first appeared on American Idol in 2004, the face of White America lit up like a Christmas tree at this in-real-life Asian stereotype. White people thought they saw the Asian Sasquatch. With his school boy haircut, buck teeth, thick accent and high-waisted…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Why White Supremacists Are So Obsessed With ‘Small’ Asian Penises
You want to hear a funny joke? Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse are up against each other in court, headed for divorce. The judge looks over all the paperwork, fumbles with his spectacles, and, after what feels like forever, exhales deeply. He takes his glasses off and puts the…
· Nia Tucker
Kung Fu Kennys and Black Samurai: Rap’s Fetishization of Asian Culture
Ever since the publication of my article “Sorry Asians, My Blackness Is Not Your Counterculture”, I’ve gotten a range of responses from praise, to accusation of hating Asians, click-baiting, and ignoring Asian presence in hip-hop. Now, here is my response to all of you, an…
· J. Maraan
Asian Americans Are Targeted For Hate Crimes More Than We Think
From robberies targeting Asian-owned businesses in Philadelphia and Sacramento to sexual assaults and rapes targeting Asian women in New York City and Seattle, crimes that target our community are more common than we are led to believe. Earlier this year at the OC Night Market,…
· Ryan General
Disgraced Filipina Instagram Model Once Tweeted a Photo Supporting ‘White Power’
Even more proof of Lily May Macapinlac’s unbelievable racism has surfaced, painting an even clearer picture of what she actually believes in. After her anti-Asian men rant from 2012 that revealed her secret desire to be half white while bashing her own race, posts from two years…
· Ranier Maningding
Why Iron Fist And Its Co-Creator Are Both Racist Trash
Editor’s Note: Ranier Maningding is a copywriter and mastermind behind the social justice page “The Love Life of an Asian Guy“. The opinions expressed in this piece are solely his own. On a scale from Rob Schneider to Bruce Lee, Netflix’s “Iron Fist” has received an endless…
· King Malleta
Food Network Under Fire After Show Makes Racist Prank With ‘Asian Hot Wings’
Many Twitter users and netizens are livid after a recent episode of Food Network’s “The Pioneer Woman” trashed an “Asian” dish in a subtle racist jab. According to Eater, what was supposed to be fun segment backfired when host Ree Drummond and her guests made fun of a batch of…
· Ranier Maningding
Sorry Asian Trump Supporters, White America Doesn’t Care About You Either
Editor’s Note: Ranier Maningding is a copywriter and mastermind behind the social justice page “The Love Life of an Asian Guy“. The opinions expressed in this piece are solely his own. According to the “Secret Asian Handbook of Secret Asian Stuff,” Asian-Americans should never,…
· Carl Samson
New Website Tracks Rising Hate Crimes Against Asian-Americans
Hate crimes against Asian-Americans can finally be tracked through one website launched just before Donald Trump’s inauguration. The site, titled “Stand Against Hatred,” was created by human rights nonprofit Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC) in an apparent effort to…
· Ryan General
Asian Man’s Business Billboard Defaced with Racist ‘No More Asians’ Poster in Australia
An unknown racist assailant recently defaced a Chinese Australian’s billboard ads with a poster filled with hateful messages. According to SBS, a property investor, Yancheng Wang, found a black and white poster listing anti-Asian phrases posted on his advertisements at a…
· Editorial Staff
White Woman Who Assaulted Korean Grandma in L.A. Caught on Video Yelling Racial Slur
UPDATE [02-03-2017 2:30 p.m. PST]: Karin Wang, Vice President of Programs and Communications for Asian Americans Advancing Justice in Los Angeles released the following statement: “We are deeply concerned that a racially motivated hate crime may have taken place in the heart of…
· King Malleta
Korean Grandma Allegedly Assaulted by Woman Screaming ‘White Power’ in L.A.
UPDATE [2-2-17 7:00 p.m. PST]: Video footage of the attacker, Alexis Duvall, was captured by a witness after the incident as she ran off and was uploaded on YouTube. Duvall is heard yelling a racial slur and swearing as she continued to run away from bystanders after she…
· Ryan General
Asians Are Now Being Targeted For Hate Crimes in LA, Experts Blame Donald Trump
At a time when minorities in the US are experiencing an unprecedented rise in hate-fueled crimes, a nonprofit group is aiming to provide a voice. Civil and human rights nonprofit Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ) recently launched a website to keep tabs on Anti-Asian hate…
· Ryan General
Reviews For the Bruce Lee Biopic are Out and Asians Should Be Pissed
[UPDATE 10-6-16 3:49 p.m. PST] Bruce Lee’s daughter issues official response condemning “Birth of the Dragon! The early reviews for the Bruce Lee biopic “Birth of the Dragon” are out and, understandably, Bruce Lee fans are angry for burying Bruce Lee and all the other Asian…
· Editorial Staff
Idiot Protestors Mistakenly Target NYC’s Chinatown to Rally Against China’s Dog Meat Festival
Animal rights protesters who targeted Chinese-Americans to protest China’s Yulin Lychee and Dog Meat Festival in New York City’s Chinatown are now being criticized as misguided and ignorant hypocrites. Last Friday, a group of animal activists and their dogs gathered in Chinatown…
· Editorial Staff
Saying ‘I have Asian friends’ Protects White People From Being Called Racist, Study Finds
Research reveals that using the phrase “I have Asian friends” makes a person’s comments appear less offensive and protects them from being called a racist. A study published early this year in the journal Social Psychology and Personality Science discovered that people viewed a…
· Editorial Staff
Tech Entrepreneur Who Sold His Company For $970 Million Becomes Victim of a Hate Crime
Justin Kan, one of the founders of live-video platform Twitch.tv — sold to Amazon for a whopping $970 million in August 2014 — recently became the victim of a hate crime. At approximately 3:38 a.m. Saturday morning, an unidentified male went to the front of Kan’s house and…