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· Ryan General
NYC Sued By Chinatown Bus Company for Discrimination Against Minorities
A Chinatown bus company has claimed that the New York transportation department has repeatedly denied its bus stop permit request each year, affecting millions of its “minority” riders. The allegation, filed by bus operator Yep Tour, Inc. in a federal lawsuit against the city,…
· Carl Samson
Two People Poisoned After Drinking Herbal Tea From SF’s Chinatown
Two people ended up fighting for their lives after drinking herbal tea from a store in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Health officials said the incidents occurred separately, but both were caused by a lethal poison called aconite contained in the tea leaves. They said in a press…
· Carl Samson
Two Women Take The Worst Selfie Ever in London’s Chinatown
Two young British women were slammed by netizens after posting a “slant eye” selfie at London’s Chinatown on social media. British Born Chinese U.K. reposted the pair’s Instagram photo on Facebook this week, and so far, people are not pleased.
· 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.…
· Editorial Staff
Idiot Protestors Mistakenly Target NYC’s Chinatown to Rally Against China’s Dog Meat Festival
Animal rights protesters who targeted Chinese-Americans to protest China’s Yulin Lychee and Dog Meat Festival in New York City’s Chinatown are now being criticized as misguided and ignorant hypocrites. Last Friday, a group of animal activists and their dogs gathered in Chinatown…
· Natalie Ng
Asian Men Endure a Unique Type of Racism (and Why Asian Women Shouldn’t Ignore it)
Editor’s Note: Natalie Ng is a Biochem graduate student living with her husband and dog on the east coast. Her interests include blogging, biking, and Asian activism. The views expressed in this piece is solely her own. While we wish for it to be a thing in the past,…
· Ryan General
Chinese Couple Accidentally Gets Extra $10,000 in Singapore, Does What We’d Expect
An honest Chinese couple in Singapore returned an extra SGD $13,400 ($9,700) they received by mistake due to a money changer’s error. The pair reportedly had their money, amounting to 207,300 yuan, exchanged at the Crante Money Changer at People’s Park Complex on June 3.
· Khier Casino
Bruce Lee’s Daughter Begins Search For Young Chinese Actor in New Biopic
Casting calls have already begun for the upcoming Bruce Lee biopic “Little Dragon” with Betty Mae Casting searching for 16 to 18-year-old English-speaking Chinese actors “with a winning smile and wonderful sense of humor”. A representative for Lee’s daughter, Shannon Lee,…
· Carl Samson
NYC Hotel Celebrates Chinese Culture By Featuring an ‘Opium Den’ Lounge
A boutique hotel embellished with an Asian culture theme has opened at 50 Bowery in New York City’s Chinatown on Tuesday. Among its most interesting features: an “opium den” lounge. Enter Hotel 50 Bowery, a 229-room haven that draws inspiration from its surrounding…
· Ryan General
These Three Photos Are Going Viral For Flipping the Script on White People
A series of photos published in the May 2017 issue of “O, the Oprah Magazine” is tackling race in a unique way and sparking some heated discussions online. In the now viral images featured in the photo essay titled “Let’s Talk About Race”, American photographer Chris Buck…
· Ryan General
Thailand is Banning Bangkok’s World Famous Street Food
Bangkok’s famed street food will soon cease to exist as a local government body of the Thai capital has announced an initiative to clear all food stalls in the city. Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has recently ordered all food vendors to shut down their operations by…
· Ryan General
Robber Gets Brutally Humiliated After Trying to Hold Up Chinese Convenience Store in Italy
A pair of robbers planned to grab some easy cash from a convenience store in Italy when they were foiled in the most humiliating manner possible by the quick-thinking Chinese couple who owns the shop. The embarrassing botched heist attempt was captured by the surveillance camera…
· Khier Casino
Chinese Community in Paris Riot After Police Fatally Shoot Man in His Home
On Sunday, Paris police fatally shot 56-year-old Shaoyo Liu at his home in front of his family, sparking riots that left three officers injured and got 35 demonstrators arrested. Police said that officers from the anti-crime brigade arrived at Liu’s home on Sunday night after…
· Ryan General
When Chinese People Were Banned From the U.S., a Mexican City Came to the Rescue
Somewhere in Baja California, Mexico, a community of around 5,000 people is celebrating the Chinese New Year festival. They are the residents of Chinese descent who have been living in the large Chinatown in Mexicali called La Chinesca, according to San Diego Red. For…
· Ryan General
How a German Woman in Thailand Survives By Living Like a ‘Communist’
As an German expat living in Thailand, Madeleine Recknagel felt a huge disappointment in finding garbage almost everywhere she went, even in places that are supposed to be cared for. Not wanting to contribute to the growing garbage problem, she decided in 2015 that she will live…
· Benny Luo
Donnie Yen is Cool, But His Mother is MUCH Cooler
Donnie Yen has been making some huge strides in mainstream entertainment. From his breakout roles in the “Ip Man” movies to his recent role as Chirrut Îmwe in “Star Wars: Rogue One”, it’s safe to say that Yen is (and has been) making quite a name for himself. However, there’s…
· Ryan General
Why Jewish People Eat Chinese Food on Christmas
Feasting on Chinese food has become customary for a lot of Jewish people in America during Christmas, and many may still be wondering why. Aside from the obvious points that Jews celebrate Hanukkah, not Christmas, that they don’t enjoy “Christmas Hams” because they can’t eat…
· Editorial Staff
One Video Perfectly Sums Up All the Crap Asian Americans Had to Deal With This Year
An independent production company just did a “mannequin challenge” video that’s sure to resonate with Asian Americans and everything they’ve had to deal with this year. The video, which was just posted on YouTube, has a number of actors reenacting major issues Asian Americans…
· Khier Casino
Chinese Woman Who Kicked Dying Teen Faces Deportation and a $3,700 Fine
Sirui Luo, a 21-year-old Chinese woman who admitted to kicking a teenage boy after he fractured his skull during a brawl in Melbourne, Australia, was fined $5,000. Luo struck Jeremy Hu, a 19-year-old high school student, on April 15 just minutes following a brutal attack in a…
· Ryan General
Prankster Confronts Fox News’ Jesse Watters With Racist Segment Ideas
Jesse Watters, Fox News’ resident clown who does interviews on the street, has finally been put at the receiving end of some in-your-face shaming for the ridiculous stereotypes of minority groups he often uses in his bits. The hero, Jason Selvig, star of the new Netflix…