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Bill Maher, host of the HBO series “Real Time” and a man known for calling a Japanese-American man a “chink”, is no stranger to dancing with racial slights against Asians. His latest offense cam in the form of a tweet playing on the conflict with North Korea and the stereotype…
· Heather Johnson Yu
It’s a piece of cake to bake a petty cake. Imgur user SharkswithFrigginLazerBeams shared his friend’s story that had been eleven years in the making (or should we say baking?) to the delight of netizens everywhere.
· Ryan General
Months after his arrest in January, the man accused of shooting and killing an elderly Pokémon Go player has been indicted by a grand jury on a first-degree murder charge on Wednesday. Johnathan Cromwell, a former security guard, was initially charged with second-degree murder…
· Guy Aoki
Asian Americans are used to not being supported when they’re treated unfairly because of their race or when they’re subjected to racial slurs (e.g. “’Jap?’ That’s just an abbreviation for Japanese! ‘Chinaman?’ What’s the big deal? How’s that different from ‘Irishman?’”). So it…
· Ryan General
During the 4th of July weekend, a digital road sign used by California Department of Transportation was spotted by motorists containing the message “caution asian (sic) drivers” in the North Bay area. Instead of the typical “caution ahead” message, the Caltrans sign found in…
· Yuenting J.
I was in the eighth grade when I first encountered a self-hating Asian. The person in question was a 1.5th generation Korean girl and one of the few other Asian students in my nearly all-white Canadian high school. Being (heterosexual) teenaged girls, we naturally spent a lot of…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Has United Airlines learned nothing? According to Hawaii News Now, a teacher from Hawaii was forced to hold her toddler throughout the entirety of their three and a half hour flight even though she had purchased a ticket for him. The reason? United Airlines had given away his…
· Khier Casino
A Korean-American man traveling with his family says he was recently kicked off a Cancun-bound Delta Airlines flight from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on June 30 because of “discrimination.” In a Facebook post, 28-year-old Justin Cho wrote that he was scheduled to fly…
· Carl Samson
In an apparent display of either ignorance or mockery, Swiss part-time model and YouTuber Cocomadkilla called East Asians “Ching Chongs” in a blog post. For context, Cocomadkilla features and reviews cosmetic products in her blog.
· Ryan General
Merely a week after a creepy white venture capitalist in the form of Justin Caldbeck of Binary Capital was exposed of preying on Asian female startup founders, another Silicon Valley corporate honcho is being accused of sexual harassment by multiple women. 500 Startups…
· Khier Casino
Tracy Sin-Yee Tam was an “angel” — that’s how 32-year-old doctor was described by her colleagues at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital after she was killed in a shooting rampage on Friday. “She was very well liked by hospital staff, and we are certainly grieved throughout the hospital,”…
· Khier Casino
Daniel Dae Kim, who starred in CBS’ “Hawaii Five-0” as Chin Ho Kelly, and Grace Park (Kono Kalakaua) will not be coming back for the show’s eighth season after being refused equal pay. CBS Television Studios, which produces “Hawaii Five-0″, reportedly offered Kim and Park 10-15%…
· Carl Samson
A substance deemed hazardous by California has been found in a whopping 91% of canned goods bought from Asian food stores across the state. Researchers from the Center of Environmental Health in Oakland purchased the goods from Asian stores in Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego…
· Ryan General
Binary Capital’s investors have just accepted Binary co-founder Jonathan Teo’s resignation. The development comes days after co-founder Justin Caldbeck and new partner Matt Mazzeo both resigned from the venture firm. Last week, Caldbeck was exposed to harassing numerous female…
· Ryan General
Some Asian parents in California’s Bay Area have banded together to express their concerns over being asked detailed information about their children’s race in school registration forms. According to Lucy Ye, she was asked to indicate what Asian ethnicity her child was on the…
· Ryan General
Tommy Le was supposed to graduate on June 14 at Career Link, an alternative high school completion program at South Seattle College but he was dead hours before the celebration began. According to the Seattle Times, the student, who has been described “goofy” and “bubbly” by his…
· Ryan General
An Asian woman has recently been making the rounds on social media, not just for being gorgeous, but also for defying norms with her profession of choice. Featured in a now viral video, an unnamed woman, believed to be Chinese, is shown doing her job as a construction worker.
· Carl Samson
Comedian Ronny Chieng voiced his thoughts on the value of diversity on the last day of filming Warner Bros.’ upcoming adaptation of Kevin Kwan’s “Crazy Rich Asians”, and he deserves a standing ovation for it. The Malaysian actor wrote on Facebook:
· Editorial Staff
KPMG, an auditing firm headquartered in New York, agreed to pay out a $420,000 settlement for allegedly discriminating against 60 Asian job applicants, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. In the case, The Office of Federal…
· Khier Casino
French luxury brand Kenzo presented its menswear and womenswear for spring 2018 in Paris over the weekend featuring only models of Asian descent to walk the runway. An All-Asian cast (mens/women’s) at a super-fun @Kenzo show. 80’ish models in total.…
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