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· Ryan General
White Actor From ‘Iron Fist’ Briefly Rage Quits Twitter After ‘Whitesplaining’ Asian Representation
A somewhat heated discussion between an Iron Fist fan and Finn Jones, the actor who plays the superhero character for Netflix’s upcoming series, erupted on Twitter last Sunday. “Iron Fist” has first stirred controversy for missing the opportunity to cast an Asian actor in the…
· Ryan General
Kyrgyzstan’s Youngest Female Minister Sheds Light on Domestic Violence, Men Refuse to Listen
For decades, women in Kyrgyzstan have suffered from domestic violence, child marriage and bride kidnappings — issues that have long been ignored in the Kyrgyz parliament. Enter Aida Kasymalieva, the youngest female member of parliament (MP) in the Muslim-majority country in…
· Max Chang
Privileged CEO Finally Gives Real Apology For Destroying Chinese Designer’s Tech Career
Earlier this month, Dale Dougherty, CEO of DIY magazine Maker, accused Naomi Wu, a female tech icon in China, for being a fake person. Wu, 23, who’s also known online as “SexyCyborg“, has built quite a following online for her tech-focused videos on YouTube that show off some of…
· Editorial Staff
Once Homeless Harvard Student Could Become Cambridge’s Youngest Council Member
Meet Nadya Okamoto — a badass 19-year-old sophomore currently attending Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Okamoto was only a freshman in high school when she founded PERIOD, a non-profit organization that has successfully distributed feminine hygiene products to women…
· Eric Lafforgue
Photographer Reveals Just How Different South and North Korea are at the Border
I first visited the Demilitarized Zone from North Korea in 2008. The DMZ is a stretch of land 250 km (155 miles) long and 4 km (2.48 miles) wide that serves as a buffer zone between North and South Korea. I went there five times before being banned by the North Korean regime. I…
· Ryan General
Chinese Woman Brutally Stabbed in the Head For Her Purse in London Street Robbery
Recently married Qing Qing Rao has remained in a persistent vegetative state since she was attacked by a male assailant near her home in Dagenham, east London. The 30-year-old City employee was walking home from work when she was stabbed by Barry Peacham, 26, along a path in…
· Carl Samson
There Are Only 10 Women Out of 204 Members in China’s New Central Committee
While local media hyped up the presence of female delegates in the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), only 10 women ended up as members of the new Central Committee, an elite body of 204. According to according to Reuters, this means men make up…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Ryan Potter Cast as Beast Boy in ‘Titans’ Live-Action Series
Warner Brothers has announced that after an exhaustive search they’ve selected Ryan Potter to join the cast of DC’s “Titans”, according to Deadline. Potter, who many fans will recognize from Disney’s “Big Hero 6” as the voice of Hiro Hamada, will star along cast mates Brenton…
· Bryan Ke
Randall Park is Surprised There Aren’t More Asian Roles in Hollywood By Now
Whitewashing in films and TV is a controversial issue — luckily, there are people working hard to make a positive change in the film/TV industry to promote better diversity in media. ABC’s “Fresh Off the Boat” is one of the shows that has greatly helped make viewers more aware…
· Heather Johnson Yu
FuseTV’s K-Pop Podcast Cancelled Over Outrage Caused By Episode That Insulted BTS, GFriend
FuseTV’s K-pop podcast, K-Stop, has been cancelled following the controversy surrounding their most recent episode. The news comes in a two-part post to both Instagram and Twitter by one of the former hosts, Jeff Benjamin. pic.twitter.com/QpOVBAkWHS
· Rubayet Lasker
How Asian Communities Erase and Diminish the Lives of Bengalis
Nobody cares about Bangladeshis — our stories, our experiences, or our history. Obviously White people have never cared, but other people of color, Asians, even South Asians toss us aside like stray animals. I have worked to reject that. I have spent my life rejecting that. I…
· Heather Johnson Yu
People Are Now Upset About Daniel Dae Kim’s Casting in ‘Hellboy’ Because He’s Korean
It seems the casting debate is far from over regarding Hellboy’s Major Ben Daimio; as Daniel Dae Kim officially takes the controversial role, netizens everywhere have either lent their support or voiced their concerns on the decision. While many are jumping for joy over the more…
· Carl Samson
Asian American Actors Are STILL Being Used as ‘Tokens’ on TV, Study Finds
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders still remain greatly underrepresented on television, according to a newly-published study that comes 10 years after similar research. The study, titled “Tokens on the Small Screen” and coordinated by six California universities, looked at…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Shamed VC Justin Caldbeck Threatens Asian Founder With Lawsuit For Speaking About Sexual Assault
A letter from disgraced venture capitalist Justin Caldbeck to one of his sexual assault victims, Niniane Wang, CEO and founder of Evertoon, has recently surfaced wherein Caldbeck threatened Wang with legal action should she refuse to cease and desist speaking about “a number of…
· Bryan Ke
Star Wars Fans are Loving the Tico Sisters Action Figures for ‘The Last Jedi’
Disney and Lucasfilm have finally released the Tico Sisters action figures for “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”, and many Asian American fans were quite pleased with the studios’ toys. The studios released several products from Hasbro involving the two characters, Rose and Paige Tico,…
· Bryan Ke
Filipino Artist Reimagines Disney Princesses Wearing Traditional Filipino Clothing
Ever wonder what the Disney princesses would look like if, let’s say, they are all from a different culture outside North America, Europe or East/West Asia? One artist made that possible. Meet Edward Neibart III, the Filipino artist who re-imagined several Disney princesses like…
· Ryan General
Asian American Actress Draws Backlash After Being Cast to Play Native American
Due to Hollywood’s rampant whitewashing, it often gets us cheering whenever an Asian actor gets cast in any movie or television series. However, the recent casting of Kelsey Asbille (also Kelsey Chow) on the Paramount Network TV show “Yellowstone” has caused more backlash than…
· Kyle Encina
Meet the First Asian American Male Dancer to Appear in ‘Hamilton’ on Broadway
Eddy Lee is set to be the first Asian American featured in the renowned Broadway musical “Hamilton” as he tackles cultural diversity in films and challenges the ethnic group faces in the entertainment industry. It’s no exaggeration that Lee worked tirelessly to reach stardom,…
· Khier Casino
Actor Cast in ‘Hellboy’ Quits Over Whitewashing Controversy
British actor Ed Skrein is exiting the new “Hellboy” reboot amid whitewashing allegations days after he was announced to play Major Ben Daimio, a character of Japanese descent. The “Deadpool” actor shared the news in an open letter posted to his Instagram and Twitter, explaining…
· Ryan General
Meet the Asian American Lawyer Competing to Win Mrs. America 2018
An Asian American lawyer has stepped up to the plate in an effort to bring more diversity to the 2018 Mrs. America Pageant. Alice Lee Giannetta is a Manhattan-based litigation attorney who, at the suggestion of her husband, joined the pageant for married women after noticing the…