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· Carl Samson
Our New Senate is Making History For Having the Most Asian-American Women
The United States of America will have three Asian-American women as senators soon — the most in history. Hillary Clinton may have failed to shatter that highest and hardest glass ceiling, but Asian-American female Democrats are ready to take their seats in the Senate.
· Ryan General
One Asian Janitor in SF Made $276,000 in Over Time Pay Last Year
A BART station janitor in San Francisco earned more than a quarter million dollars in total pay last year, a research group discovered. According to public compensation data released by Transparent California on Tuesday, Bay Area Rapid Transit employee Liang Zhao Zhang grossed…
· Editorial Staff
Moron Tries to Impress Girls By Messing With Sleeping Panda, Immediately Regrets It
In a moronic attempt to impress two women, a man was wrestled to the ground by a giant panda after he went into its enclosure. The man, who’s said to be in his 20s, entered the panda enclosure at the Nanchang Zoo in China after climbing over a four-foot fence and jumping over a…
· Carl Samson
Thai Teens Dig Up Dead Dog to Eat, Get Rabies
Thirteen teenagers in Mukdahan, Thailand, were hospitalized after digging the grave of a dead dog and eating its body, unaware that it had rabies. They were given vaccines to prevent them from acquiring the virus, which is normally transmitted through animal saliva.
· Editorial Staff
Phillipine President Duterte Says Filipinos in America are Not Filipinos
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte recently disavowed Filipinos in America by publicly declaring that they are not considered Filipinos anymore. Rifts in the relationship between the Philippines and the United States continue to threaten America’s vital alliance in Asia. The…
· Ryan General
Police Van Rams Through Crowd of Protesters at an Anti-U.S. Rally in the Philippines
At least 10 people were rushed to the hospital after a police van in the Philippines rammed into a crowd of protesters at an anti-U.S. rally outside the American embassy in Manila on Wednesday. The disturbing footage showed rallyists being run over by the police van, while other…
· Laura Dang
Meet the Vietnamese Immigrants Who Created a Multi-Million Dollar Banh Mi Sandwich Empire
Lee’s Sandwiches, the multi-million dollar Vietnamese banh mi sandwich empire, began as a modest food truck run by a family that arrived in America with little to nothing. Chieu Le, the founder of Lee’s Sandwiches and the eldest of nine children, was in his second year of law…
· Ryan General
A Singapore Billionaire’s Son Now Owns 49% of Rolling Stone
A start up from Singapore has just purchased a significant stake in the pop culture magazine Rolling Stone. Singapore-based BandLab Technologies, a collaborative music online platform, bought a 49% stake of the influential American print and online magazine
· Editorial Staff
Elderly Japanese Cheerleaders Prove That Age is Just a Number
Asian women are forever young as proven by a group of marvelous senior cheerleaders in Japan. Japan Pom Pom is a cheerleading troupe made up of women who are at least 55 years old. The head of the group is 84-year-old Fumie Takino who founded the squad in her sixties. According…
· Editorial Staff
South Korea Just Invented What Might Be the Best Hangover Cure Ever
It’s no secret Koreans love drinking. They consume 13.7 shots of liquor per week, the most in the world. That being said, the arrival of a new hangover cure in the form of an ice pop is easily one great solution for drinkers.
· Ryan General
Philippine President Says He Will Literally Eat Terrorists if He Catches Them
Like how one would eat the Filipino delicacy ‘balut’, just give Philippine President Duterte some salt and vinegar and he will take care of the terrorist group Abu Sayyaf. “I will eat you alive,” Duterte exclaimed at the ASEAN Summit in Laos. The “Filipino Dirty Harry” has vowed…
· Ryan General
Why Millions of Rural Chinese Children Have Been Abandoned By Their Parents
Chinese workers from the countryside who chose to work in the big cities have caused 61 million children to be left behind in rural areas. They are entrusted under the care of relatives, family friends, and others who often do not have the financial means, physical ability or…
· Ryan General
Philippines’ President Threatens President Obama — Immediately Regrets It
Tough-talking Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is now backpedaling from his strong statements yesterday against United States President Barack Obama, saying that his words might have come across as a “personal attack”. Duterte made a statement on Monday before leaving for…
· Editorial Staff
Teenager Makes $2,000 a Month Sending Sexy Snapchats to Strangers
A 19-year-old college student found a lucrative gig sending sexy Snapchats to strangers on Snapchat Premium while her boyfriend made a documentary of it. After losing her job as a server at PF Chang’s, Hannah Weiiss signed up for Snapchat Premium and began charging subscribers…
· Ryan General
China Accuses Australia of ‘Chinaphobia’ For Blocking Billion-Dollar Sale of Its Electricity Network
China’s state-run news agency was not at all pleased after Australia decided to stop Chinese bidders from fulfilling a $10 billion corporate purchase. Australia has recently denied a bid from China’s State Grid Corporation for Ausgrid, the country’s largest electricity network.…
· Ryan General
Confused Chinese Tourists Lead Cops On a Car Chase, Didn’t Know They Had to Pull Over
A family of tourists from China inadvertently got themselves into a car chase with San Diego police officers after failing to recognize a signal and warning to pull over. According to ABC10 News, the clueless family was breezing through the freeway in a Honda CR-V when they were…
· Ryan General
Health Experts Warn That Boba Tea is Horrible For Your Body
Boba milk tea (Bubble tea), the drink that has grown increasingly popular in the United States and many parts of the world, may not be as safe as previously thought. Different versions may include a variety of added ingredients, however, the main components are mostly kept:…
· Editorial Staff
Girls in China Are Making Up to $20,000 a Month Live Streaming Their Lives Online
Young social media stars in China are making loads of money by live streaming on their phones, according to ABC Australia. China’s live streaming industry has gotten so big that the market is now valued at $11 billion — bigger than the country’s film industry. By comparison,…
· Ryan General
Stanford Mall Security Robot Viciously Attacks Toddler, Then Tries to Finish the Job
A mall security robot, reportedly knocked down and ran over a toddler at a Palo Alto shopping mall on Thursday to the horror of the parents who witnessed the incident. Developed by Silicon Valley-based Knightscope, Inc., the five-foot-tall, 300-pound machine called the…
· Laura Dang
Undocumented Santa Ana Student Gets Accepted to Harvard Medical School
An undocumented student from Santa Ana, California, has much to be proud of after learning she was accepted into Harvard Medical School. Blanca Morales has faced a lot of her adversity in her journey to becoming a doctor. At the age of five, her family moved from Mexico to the…