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· Ryan General
Transgender Filipino Lawmaker is Making Strides to Protect the LGBT Community
The Philippines, a nation dubbed as one of the most gay-friendly nations in the world, has yet to enact a law protecting the LGBTQ community. For 17 years, the bill that criminalizes discrimination against sexual orientation or gender identity has been constantly re-filed and…
· Editorial Staff
Dunkin’ Donuts Humiliates Chinese Mom For Her Accent, Enrages the Entire Asian Community
Last month, one Chinese mother’s posted a complaint on Facebook after allegedly being humiliated by an employee and a customer for her Chinese accent at a New York Dunkin’ Donuts. The mother, Peiyin Shih, claimed she was at a Forest Hills, New York Dunkin’ Donuts when a staff…
· Editorial Staff
You Can Now Communicate in Any Language With This Universal IconSpeak T-Shirt
If you’re a constant traveler who can’t be bothered to carry a local dictionary or just someone who wants to own a cool shirt, IconSpeak may be for you. According to their website, IconSpeak produces T-shirts 40 universal icons that can be combined with “gestures, vocals and…
· Max Chang
Marvel Just Upset the Entire Asian-American Community With One Announcement
Marvel has stirred the anger of the Asian-American community by missing an opportunity to right a cultural misappropriation long rooted in comic book history. This week it was announced that Caucasian actor Finn Jones, who plays Loras Tyrell in the HBO series “Game of Thrones”,…
· Editorial Staff
This ‘Mobile Food Market’ Bus Brings Fresh Produce to Low-Income City Communities
Fast food now has a completely new meaning thanks to a bus that was converted into a mobile food market that brings fresh produce to low-income urban neighborhoods in Toronto, Canada. The Mobile Good Food Market is on a mission to deliver fresh and healthy food in neighborhoods…
· Alan Van
Jerry Seinfeld Just Threw Major Shade at The Entire YouTube Community
While Jerry Seinfeld’s latest rant won’t have many Youtubers laughing, is he only speaking a truth most of us already believe? Or is he just generationally out of touch and exhibiting a lack of forward-thinking? Speaking at an Upfront for Sony streaming service Crackle…
· Thierry Godard
Startup Lessons from Craft Beer: Innovate and Build a Community
In 2001 Jeremy Goldberg was a Wall Street money pusher living a comfortable life in New York. But on September 11th everything changed, the disruptive events of that morning sent Jeremy on a life changing journey with four friends across the United States. Over the course of 48…
· Chikodi Chima
5 Online Communities To Help You Find Creative Inspiration
Looking for a little creative inspiration? Start here!
· Editorial Staff
Fans Are Extremely Worried Hollywood is Going to Make Mulan a White Girl
When Disney first announced that they were creating a live-action adaptation of their famous animated film “Mulan”, fans were excited. However, their excitement quickly dissipated when they realized the amount of whitewashing that has been going on in Hollywood films lately. It…
· Ryan General
Russian Beauty Queen Flees to Dubai to Sell Her Virginity for $13,000
When 17-year-old model Anna Feschenko recently left Russia to travel to the United Arab Emirates, she told her mother that it was for a prize she won after placing runner-up in the Miss Moscow pageant she joined in June. However, she has not returned since. Her friends informed…
· Ryan General
Thai University Under Fire After Photos Surface of Students Dressed as Adolf Hitler and Chinese Red Guards
Students of Silpakorn University in Thailand came under fire from local activists and netizens after photos of them wearing costumes of Adolf Hitler, Nazi uniforms and the Chinese Red Guards surfaced online. The cosplaying students, revealed to be from the school’s Faculty of…
· Chenyu Zheng
6 Jaw-Dropping Airbnb Homes to Experience the Authentic and Historic China
Airbnb has let me explore cities in new and magical ways, even in my own country. I am in constant search of renovated Chinese heritage houses that preserve the old yet add a new touch of life. Staying at the 6 artist and architect’s homes below in Guilin, Yangshuo, Dali, Mt…
· Editorial Staff
Two Chinese Scientists Become the First to Win China’s ‘Nobel Prize’
Earlier this week, two Chinese scientists became the very first to win what China is calling their own home-grown version of the Nobel Prize. It’s called the Future Science Prize and it’s China’s first non-governmental science award.
· Editorial Staff
Google is Under Investigation in Indonesia For Possible Tax Evasion
Indonesia’s tax office is launching an investigation of Google for potentially unpaid taxes on billions of dollars that the company allegedly raked in from advertising. On Thursday, a senior finance ministry official released a statement about the investigation.
· Ryan General
Elderly Hong Kong Dog in Wheelchair is the Star of International Pet Calendar
A 13-year-old wheelchair-bound dog in Hong Kong is about to become a worldwide star after earning a spot in an international pet calendar. The Walkin’ Wheels Calendar Contest, organised by handicappedpets.com, has recently set out to find the most beautiful pets with…
· Editorial Staff
Former Karaoke Hostess May Become the First Asian American to Represent New York’s Chinatown
Yuh-Line Niou, 33, is on track to becoming the first Asian-American to represent Chinatown and any part of Manhattan in the New York State Assembly. On Tuesday, Niou won the primary race for the 65th Assembly District and beat out five other prominent candidates in the running.…
· Laura Dang
Meet the First Chinese WWE Superstar
World Wrestling Entertainment is wooing China and it seems to be working. WWE, America’s popular wrestling entertainment company, is making moves on China after signing on its first Chinese pro-wrestler, Wang Bin, in June. The 22-year-old commenced training at the “performance…
· Ryan General
Being Gay is a ‘Human Weakness’, Says Philippine Catholic Bishop
The Philippines, which has recently been ranked as one of the most gay-friendly nations in the world, is about to get some “spiritual” intervention from the nation’s Catholic leadership. The Catholic Church in the Philippines, which was about to reaffirm its stand against…
· Ryan General
Maid Abuse in Singapore is On the Rise and It’s Basically Slavery
The number of domestic helper abuse cases in Singapore has been growing at an alarming rate and the governments of both employer and employees should start taking notice. Only 14 maid abuse cases were filed in the State Courts in 2012 — that number has nearly doubled in 2014…
· Ryan General
Thai-Chinese Virgins Compete to Become a Goddess and be Worshiped for Chinese New Year
Beautiful young Thai-Chinese virgins have gathered at a shrine in Nakhon Sawan in Thailand to compete on Thursday to become Guan Yin, the Goddess of Compassion, for the country’s upcoming Chinese New Year celebrations. The contest is among the traditional Chinese New Year rites…
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