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Fox News has not been having a great week after “The O’Reilly Factor” aired probably one of the most ethnically-insensitive and racist segments in television history. For those who haven’t seen it, you can watch the original footage below. Since then, a petition has started to…
· Carl Samson
One woman has become the talk of the town after appearing on “Same Bed, Different Dreams,” a show run by South Korea’s SBS. Apparently, netizens couldn’t guess her age right the first time, thanks to her youthful look.
· Ryan General
In what could be one of the most ethnically-insensitive four and a half minutes of modern cable television, a segment on the Fox News show “The O’Reilly Factor” visited Chinatown in New York for on-the-street interviews. The interviewer, Jesse Watters, spewed ignorance-driven…
· Carl Samson
Disney is ready to find the actress who will play Mulan in the movie’s live-action remake. The studio confirmed the film’s release date of November 2, 2018, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film will also be released in 3D.
· Carl Samson
Shanghai is now the most expensive city for luxury living in Asia, according to a lifestyle index released on Tuesday. The Chinese city beat Singapore, Hong Kong and the rest of the continent for the second year in Julius Baer’s latest Lifestyle Index, according to Nikkei Asian…
· Ryan General
[UPDATE 10-6-16 3:49 p.m. PST] Bruce Lee’s daughter issues official response condemning “Birth of the Dragon! The early reviews for the Bruce Lee biopic “Birth of the Dragon” are out and, understandably, Bruce Lee fans are angry for burying Bruce Lee and all the other Asian…
· Ryan General
With crimes targeting Asian-American communities in some parts of the U.S. at an all-time high, some residents have decided to take security in their own hands by organizing their own patrols. One such group watches over Sacramento neighborhoods, ready to respond to potential…
· Carl Samson
NBC has bought the show “Mail Order Family,” a comedy that tells the story of a widowed single father who orders a bride from the Philippines by mail. The show was sold by “Superstore” writer-producer Jackie Clarke, director-executive producer Ruben Fleischer and executive…
· Carl Samson
The U.S. government has accused a tech firm of discriminating Asian job applicants from software engineering positions. In a suit filed on Monday, the Department of Labor went up against Palantir Technologies, accusing the latter of placing Asians at a disadvantage in hiring…
· Ryan General
An Asian American councilperson in Philadelphia has called out a roaming food truck for being racist because of its name, “Wheely Wheely Good.” Helen Gym, a local politician and board member of the advocacy group Asian Americans United took to Twitter to express her outrage over…
· Ryan General
With just a few weeks left before the elections, Donald Trump’s campaign team has announced its own coalition for minority groups. More than two-dozen Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) supportive of the Republican presidential nominee have formed the Asian Pacific…
· Ryan General
Three armed home invaders quickly realized that they chose the wrong house to break into after its owner, an armed and dangerous Asian woman, began firing at them, killing one in an instant. The suspects allegedly entered the woman’s home at Spring Drive NW in Gwinnett County,…
· Editorial Staff
It’s no secret that Asian males are constantly emasculated when it comes to mainstream media — they’re usually portrayed as nerds or martial artists at best. Even when they do get lead roles like Jet Li in “Romeo Must Die” or Chow Yun-Fat in “The Replacement Killers”, they don’t…
· Ryan General
Many would lay the claim of being Michael Jordan’s number one fan, but no matter what anyone of them thinks, he or she can never come close to Irene Liiao of Manhasset, New York. Posting on Twitter on Tuesday, Liiao shared her unique obsession with NBA GOAT Michael Jordan when…
· Laura Dang
One woman who defied her parent’s wishes of becoming a doctor is now one of the biggest fitness icons on social media and inspiring millions to improve their health. Cassey Ho, 29, is the founder of Blogilates, a YouTube channel for fitness, fashion and health with over 3.2…
· Editorial Staff
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.…
· Jacob Wagner
If Bon Appétit Magazine’s recent video on “How to Eat Pho” wasn’t bad enough, things have just gotten worse. A chef of Asian descent is claiming to know the proper way to eat PB&J, a delicacy that I, as a white man, have been eating ever since I was born on this Earth.
· Editorial Staff
After an NBA career that pioneered the path for Asian basketball players, Yao Ming is now in the Basketball Hall of Fame. Yao was honored at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts alongside WNBA player Sheryl Swoops, Colored Basketball World…
· Editorial Staff
Nearly 20 years ago, an Asian-American man witnessed the 9/11 terrorist attack from his office situated just three blocks away from the World Trade Center. Though he was out of harm’s way, 29-year-old Zack Zeng decided to sacrifice his life in order to save others. Zeng, whose…
· Ryan General
An American Airline flight attendant who wore a “Black Lives Matter” pin has become the center of debate on social media after a woman found the image “disgraceful” and posted it on the Facebook page of the airline to call its attention. Facebook user Maggie Dietrich Dryden , a…
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