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· Laura Dang
Asian Student’s Story on Racism Ends Badly After Saying ‘Black People Can Be Racist’
An Asian female student at a California college campus was shot down by members of a safe space group for saying “Black people can be racist.”
· Editorial Staff
New Video Shows How Real Racism is in the Workplace and More
We all know that racism and white privilege exists in our society. But just how bad is it? The above video by Brave New Films outlines some of the challenges African-Americans face in the workplace and other environments as compared to their white counterparts.
· Max Chang
New Study Reveals Systemic Racism Towards Asians in Silicon Valley
Google, Yahoo and other tech giants are more likely to hire Asians as computer programmers than to promote them to management and executive positions, according to new research. The study was conducted by Ascend, a group focused on Asian business issues. They analyzed data filed…
· Editorial Staff
Donald Trump Asked a Harvard Student The One Question Asian Americans Hate Being Asked
Joe Choe is a 20-year-old junior at Harvard University who enjoys calling out politicians and world leaders at political events, especially if they have a history of spewing inaccurate or outlandish statements. Donald Trump is one such politician, but when Choe attempted to…
· Editorial Staff
Homeless Man Sobs After His Puppy is Ripped From His Arms in Heartwrenching Video
A video of a French animal rights group wrestling away a puppy from a distraught homeless man in central Paris has outraged viewers. In the video, members of the Lilles-based Cause Animale Nord are seen forcibly taking the man’s dog away and then leaving. The homeless man is…
· Jacob Wagner
Stunning Photos Show a Side of Asian Culture in America That Few Ever See
Although many Asians in America struggle to make a living, that doesn’t stop people from stereotyping them as being part of the “model minority.” Cynthia Trinh, a 31-year-old activist and former intellectual property lawyer in Brooklyn, New York, is challenging Asian-American…
· 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…
· Max Chang
Former Reddit CEO: Ellen Pao Was Actually Trying to Save You All
Former Reddit CEO Yishan Wong wasn’t done revealing the burning truths behind the recent chaos at Reddit. His latest revelation? Like Severus Snape was to Harry Potter and Itachi Uchiha was to Naruto, Ellen Pao was always on the side of free speech, even for the nastier…
· Waylae Gregoire
Early Racist Dr. Seuss Drawing at Auction for $20,000 Shows How Much People Can Change
Most fans of Dr. Seuss don’t know that the beloved children’s author once harbored a racist side, but the fact is coming to light as one of his early comics exemplifying the point has gone to auction for a minimum bid of $20,000. Dr. Seuss, whose real name is Theodor Seuss…
· Max Chang
Kanye West’s ‘Best, Illest Quotes’ From His Oxford Guild Business Society Lecture
Gather around and listen everyone! Kanye West dropped some straight Kanye truth to the 350 members of the Oxford Guild Business Society on Monday.
· Sebastian Dillon
Rich, Grumpy VCs Got Angry Over This Entrepreneur’s Post About Stealing From Whole Foods
There are two kinds of people in this world — those who can take a joke, and those who blow even the smallest things they don’t understand out of proportion … Okay, not totally out of proportion, but you won’t not be able to smirk and shake your head at how ridiculous some…
· Jacob Wagner
Yelp Sides With Racist Stalker Restaurateur, Bans Customer From Warning Others
Looks like the saga of Ninja City vs. Ruchu Tan has yet to end. In a surprising turn of events, Yelp has apparently banned Ruchu Tan from posting on Ninja’s City’s page, as well as deleted his updated review where he noted the racist and threatening messages he received on his…
· Alan Van
Everyone is Freaking Out Because Kim Kardashian Went to a Tech Conference
“Why is Kim Kardashian at a tech conference?!” TechCrunch blared out in headline form today. It’s a good question, but a rhetorical one. Why is there world hunger when so much food is wasted? Why does racism still exist? Why is Kim Kardashian anywhere at all?
· Editorial Staff
Recent Survey Shows The Damaging Effects of Being Ignored at the Workplace
Nobody likes to be ignored, especially where you work and want to be valued for your contributions; being ignored at work is even comparatively worse than being bullied. The University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business published their results of a recent survey of…
· Benny Luo
Miss California 2013 Explains Why She Loves the Startup Scene
Winning the Miss America pageant has been a long time goal for San Francisco native Crystal Lee. After multiple attempts to win the Miss California title, Crystal finally won the crown back in June. That accomplishment further put her on course to fulfill her dream of winning…