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· Ryan General
Korean-American Store Owner Faces 8 Years in Prison For Killing Robber
A Korean-American store owner who shot and killed a suspected thief last year will be serving an eight-year jail term following a recent court decision in Washington. Devastated family members of 31-year-old Min Sik Kim were left in tears after the judge handed down the…
· Ryan General
Deported Korean-American Adoptee Found Dead of Apparent Suicide
Five years after being deported back to Korea, a Korean-American adoptee was found to have apparently jumped to his death from an apartment building in Ilsan, in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. According to Global Overseas Adoptees’ Link (G.O.A’.L), 42-year-old Phillip Clay…
· Khier Casino
The First Korean-American General in the U.S. Marine Corps Just Got Even More Badass
Daniel D. Yoo, the first Korean-American general in the United States Marine Corps, was recently appointed as the major general of the Special Operations Command Pacific (SOCPAC). A change-of-command ceremony took place on Friday at Camp Smith in the Hawaiian town of Aiea on the…
· Carl Samson
Korean-American Snags Lead Role in RomCom Featuring a ‘Blasian’ Couple
A Korean-American man has won the lead role in a new romantic comedy movie that’s currently winning praise for its racial representation. William Jeon will star alongside black actress Stacey Malone to make up the lead couple in “I’m Having an Affair With My Wife”, which looks…
· Carl Samson
Korean-American Inspired By Obama Runs for a Seat on New York’s City Council
If he wins in the upcoming elections, Ronnie Cho would be among the first Korean-Americans to gain a seat on New York’s City Council. In an interview with NBC News, the 34-year-old revealed that his decision to run for office was partly inspired by former U.S. President Barack…
· Ryan General
Masked Man Attacks Korean-American Reporter on Live TV
A local TV reporter doing a beat assignment report of an attempted rape in New York City’s Lower East Side on Friday night was suddenly pestered by an assailant in a hockey mask. CeFaan Kim of ABC 7 NY was reporting live at Delancey St. when a man put an arm around his neck in…
· Heather Johnson Yu
US Soldier Faces Charges for Allegedly Raping Korean Woman Abroad
A soldier from the United States Forces Korea stationed at Osan Air Base in Gyeonggi Province, allegedly raped a Korean woman he met in a club on April 1, Gangnam Police Station said Monday. The American soldier is now facing charges for sexual assault in South Korea, according…
· Ranier Maningding
White People Made a Comedy About North Korea, Now They Want Sympathy for Otto Warmbier
Editor’s Note: Ranier Maningding is a copywriter and mastermind behind the social justice page “The Love Life of an Asian Guy”. The opinions expressed in this piece are solely his own. Trigger Warning: Violence
· Carl Samson
K-Pop Star Featured on the NBA’s Facebook Gets Trashed By Their Racist Fans Instead
A post on NBA’s Facebook page featuring Korean-American singer Jay Park has been flooded with racist comments from netizens who could at least pass on as plain ignorant. The shout-out, which showed Park posing for the camera in a Cavs jersey, has received at least 2,300 comments…
· Ryan General
Adopted Korean Boy Beaten to Death By Father to Be Commemorated at Maryland School
A South Korean boy who was killed by his adoptive father in the United States back in 2014 will be commemorated with a statue by a school in Maryland. The Linwood Center, a school for children with disabilities, announced on Sunday that it will dedicate a statue next week in…
· Khier Casino
What Happens When an Asian Man Walks Around NYC Wearing a Romper
Rompers for men have been making the rounds on the Internet, so Vine and Instagram celebrity QPark wanted to do a 10-hour social experiment in New York City to see what all the fuss was about. Rompers are a popular item of clothing for women, but the one-piece suits have become…
· Jessica Xiao
6 Things You’re Telling Me When You Say I’m A ‘Bad Asian’
Originally published on Everyday Feminism I’m currently jobless.
· Heather Johnson Yu
Why ‘I Don’t Date Asian Guys’ Is Problematic (Especially When Asian Women Say It)
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past week, you’ve heard about Lily May Mac’s scandalous tweets that have landed her some seriously negative publicity. As the days go by, more and more tweets are uncovered, such as her disdain for Asian men, her likening Black…
· Khier Casino
Jamie Chung Goes on Twitter Rant to Clarify ‘Bullsh*t’ Remark About ‘Crazy Rich Asians’
Jamie Chung is clarifying comments she made earlier this week in a CBS News interview about how the casting of half-white actor Henry Golding in the adaptation of “Crazy Rich Asians” was “bullsh*t”. In a series of tweets and exchanges with followers on Instagram, she says she…
· Khier Casino
Jamie Chung Calls ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Casting of Half-White Actor ‘Bullsh*t’
Actress Jamie Chung has spoken out against the ongoing trend of whitewashing in recent movies such as “Ghost in the Shell” and “The Great Wall”, calling diversity in casting a “double-edged” sword. “Well, it’s unfortunate but it’s the reality of movie stars. They’re…
· Max Chang
Asian-American MTV Comedian Praises United For Assaulting David Dao
Esther Ku is a Korean-American comedian who’s a cast member of MTV shows “Girl Code” and “Wild ‘N Out”. She’s attracted quite a following online with her controversial and racially tinged jokes. Some of her gems include: “When I have kids, they’re going to be really weird…
· Ryan General
Korean Teen Who Got Into All Four U.S. Military Academies Proves Asians Aren’t All Nerdy
An Asian American teenager from Virginia has achieved the rare feat of an academic grand slam for having received appointment letters to all four of America’s military academies. Timothy Park of Fairfax, Va. was recently granted admission to the U.S. Military Academy at West…
· Editorial Staff
Professor Sues UIC For Forcing Him to Teach Math Because He’s Asian
Seung-Whan Choi, an associate professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, is suing the school for years of discrimination, including being forced to teach statistics despite not being qualified. Choi, a Korean-born international relations professor in the department of…
· Ryan General
K-Pop Artist Who’s Been Training For 9 Years is Finally Debuting and Fans Are Freaking Out
After training for 9 years, a K-Pop artist is finally getting launched as the newest member of a recently formed South Korean boy group and netizens are excited. As teased in the “2016 SAF Gayo Daejun,” SM Entertainment’s rookie group NCT 127 is set for their highly anticipated…
· Ryan General
Jeremy Lin is Now a Marvel Comic Character in the New Hulk
NBA superstar Jeremy Lin made his first ever comic book appearance on the latest issue of Marvel’s “Totally Awesome Hulk” which was released on Wednesday. The Lin-Hulk team up was the idea of New York comics writer Greg Pak, who said he got struck with Linsanity during the…