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· Bryan Ke
President Donald Trump has seemingly mocked the United States’ Asian allies during his recent conference to discuss his tax reform plans at St. Charles, Missouri, on November 29. In his speech, Trump mentioned his trip to Asia was a “tremendous success.” However, his message…
· Carl Samson
The family of an American teen who was raped, tortured, and murdered in Paraguay is now demanding the involvement of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to speed up probe in the case that first shook the South American country two years ago. Luis Alejandro Villamayor,…
· Editorial Staff
In April 2015, San Jose residents Tina Lam and Michael Cheng bought the most prestigious street in San Francisco for just $90,000. The street, located in Presidio Terrace, has 38 mansions on it — with an average cost of $5.1 million per home. What’s beautifully ironic about this…
· Heather Johnson Yu
The BBC has aired a new television show called “Chinese Burn” centered around the life of three Asian women in London, positioning itself to be edgy and tackling stereotypes surrounding Asian women. Unfortunately, it does nothing of the sort, and instead is extremely racist…
· Leanna Chan
The Chinese take-out box is a culinary icon. Easily recognized by its simple white folds and red font, the box has become a mainstay of Chinese-American culture, as many traditions are passed on through our stomachs. To some, it is a symbol of delectable morsels; to others, like…
· Khier Casino
C.B. Cebulski was appointed the new editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics earlier this month and he’s already under fire after admitting to Bleeding Cool that he wrote under the Japanese pseudonym, Akira Yoshida, from 2004 to 2006. Yoshida was brought onboard to bring “authentic”…
· Khier Casino
An Asian American woman from Georgia claims that U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers detained her for more than an hour because they thought she was a victim of human trafficking. Stephanie Ung, who was celebrating her 26th birthday, and her friend were on a Delta flight…
· Kyle Encina
A prostitute in New York opted to jump to her death amid a sting operation as colleagues explained that she told them she’d rather “kill herself” than get arrested again. A 38-year-old prostitute known by locals as “C.C” was sent to Booth Memorial Hospital after she jumped off…
· Bryan Ke
A group of veteran Asian-American officers from the San Gabriel Police Department is filing a lawsuit against their employer for race-based harassment and discrimination within their department. The officers, Allen Sam, Wei “Gilbert” Lee, Sunny Kim, Vy Van, and Nhat Huynh, who…
· Kyle Encina
Earlier this week, an “Asian American cultural fraternity” pleaded guilty to manslaughter and aggravated assault for the death of student Michael Deng in 2013. The Pi Delta Psi fraternity of New York’s Baruch College were also found guilty of hazing, conspiracy, and hindering…
· Max Chang
Are you having fried rice, dumplings, and/or egg rolls this year as a side for your Thanksgiving dinner? According to SHEFinds journalist Emily Belfiore, you should never do that, “like, ever”. 11 reasons you can fuck off with this take pic.twitter.com/5c35HDugnK
· Carl Samson
The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation on Harvard University’s use of race in admissions, threatening to sue the Ivy League school if it continues to refrain from providing requested documents. In letters sent last week, the Justice Department cited a 2014…
· Bryan Ke
Josh Rivers, the newly appointed editor of LGBT magazine Gay Times, has been fired effective immediately after several posts made by him surfaced involving racist, misogynistic, antisemitic, ableist comments among many other things. The publication announced that it had let…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Country superstar, “The Voice” host, and Gwen Stefani’s current beau, Blake Shelton, has been nominated as People Magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive” for 2017 — which is honestly weirding out pretty much everyone. People: Blake Shelton is the sexiest man Alive
· Ryan General
Its loud patterns and brightly-colored designs have given the Hawaiian shirt its distinctive look that almost always evokes a positive sunshiny vibe to the wearer. While its aesthetics may not be for everyone, the Hawaiian shirt, also called the “Aloha shirt” in Hawaii, has…
· Khier Casino
NBC is set to make TV history by developing a Korean family drama with a nearly all-Asian cast and the network is looking to work with “Sleepy Hollow” co-showrunner Albert Kim. The yet-to-be-titled series already has a script commitment at NBC, according to the Hollywood…
· Heather Johnson Yu
After facing severe backlash from netizens all over the world, South African restaurateurs Ryan Vermaak and Fabio di Cosmo have issued an apology for their eatery’s offensive name, Misohawni. “JHB ASIAN FOOD RESTAURANT APOLOGISES FOR NAMING MISHAP
· Ryan General
Mark Neuhoff, a graduate teaching assistant at Virginia Tech who was recently outed as a Neo-Nazi by students for his social media posts, has denied that he’s racist, noting that he’s “married to an Asian woman.” Virginia Tech student Tori Coan has also accused Neuhoff of…
· Carl Samson
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released Ny Nourn, the sexual assault survivor it plans to deport to Cambodia, after an extensive social media campaign. Nourn, who immigrated to the U.S. at the age of 5 after spending her early childhood in a Thai refugee camp, is…
· Bryan Ke
Georgia police are now on the look out for the crew of violent robbers who have already hit nine Asian-owned businesses in and around Atlanta in just one month. Due to the severity of the crimes, authorities added the crew to the list of Georgia’s Most Wanted.
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