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· Riley Schatzle
Picking up dates is not as hard as most girls think, according to Melody Low and Shayne Wong, YouTuber/comedians.
· Jacob Wagner
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
From the producers that brought the internet “100 Years of Beauty” comes a comical video called “Asian Food Versus Asian People.”
· Max Chang
Chinese actress Fan BingBing — familiar to U.S. moviegoers for her role as the mutant Blink in 2014’s “X-Men: Days of Future Past” — has been ranked fourth on the list of highest paid actresses in the world for 2015. According to Forbes, the 33-year-old actress pulled in a total…
· Riley Schatzle
Many children and adults in China are unknowingly rocking T-shirts with expletives like “F*ck You, Pay Me” and “I am a Whore.” While slogan T-shirts have always been an item of novelty in Asia, T-shirts being sold with profane English phrases on them at a mall in Luoyang, Henan…
· Laura Dang
Hunky, shirtless male employees appears to be the hot new marketing strategy for food vendors in Taiwan. One of the first examples of the recent trend was 26-year-old Yi Tin Chen, dubbed “Tawian’s hottest bean curd seller.”
· Editorial Staff
Jeremy Long is a law student at UC Berkeley, the highest rated public university in California and one of the top colleges in the world. He’s always been studious, having received Berkeley’s prestigious full-ride Regents’ and Chancellors’ Scholarship for his undergraduate…
· Jacob Wagner
One Asian tourist has hopefully learned his lesson about disrespecting the Queen’s Guard after getting getting a rifle pulled on him for an idiotic stunt.
· Jacob Wagner
An adolescent member of the Spanish monarchy has the internet up in arms after an alleged racist rant in a Madrid amusement park directed at an Asian student who tried to tell him it wasn’t right for him to cut in line. Prince Froilán, the 16-year-old nephew of King Felipe VI of…
· Waylae Gregoire
Asian-American students, generally known for their over-achievement and stellar academic records, are now being more often shunned by top universities all over the country because there are supposedly just too many of them — too many have perfect GPAs and ridiculously high SATs,…
· Laura Dang
Imagine what it would be like to ride in a car with an Avenger, except that they’re Asian. Some lucky passengers came close to doing just that when Uber, the American ride-sharing app, launched a two-day campaign known as “Uber HeroCar” in China. The campaign came as a reaction…
· Max Chang
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…
· Max Chang
A new LinkedIn study suggests that white collar workers in Hong Kong are some of the most superficial in the world because they care more for appearances than being truthful about their job history, according to SCMP. However, they still aren’t THE most superficial workers in…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
A new study published in the journal Language in Society reveals that educators at U.S. colleges with European-sounding last names tend to get better ratings from students than those with Asian-sounding last names. Used by students to evaluate their teachers, Rate My Professors…
· Max Chang
Apple has been taking fire from netizens after they released the beta version of their new set of racially diverse emojis, but Asians, in particular, aren’t happy about being depicted as yellow — literally. The innovative tech company has struggled in the past to offer any…
· Alan Van
[Updated 12-10-14 11:01 p.m. PST: Apparently, this is NOT the first time Professor Edelman has bullied a restaurant]
· Editorial Staff
If you are an entrepreneur or a business person, take note. Asian-Americans are now the biggest spenders in the U.S., which says something about our generation and could mean a great opportunity for your business.
· Laura Dang
An unexpected twist has emerged in the story of Michael Derrick Hudson, the white poet who used a Chinese pseudonym to get one of his poems published. Hudson had his poem “The Bees” published under the pseudonym “Yi-Fen Chou.” His poem was selected to be a part of the 2015…
· Max Chang
While some men might count a brooding look as part of their charm, they may want to try smiling more often if it’s a long-term relationship they seek. A recent psychology study found that women prefer men who smile for lasting relationships over the more distressed and serious…
· Mahbod Moghadam
I actually think Mucker Lab in L.A. is much better than Y Combinator — especially since it is located on Main Street in Santa Monica in the middle of the baller area next to all the cool bars. Also, the Mucker partners give you 24-hour access to the VC, so you can, like, throw…
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