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· Ryan General
White Guy Thinks He’s a Victim of Racism Because He’s Married to a Thai Woman
A white man recently wrote a curious piece expressing how he has become a victim of racism because he married an Asian woman. Writing for The Good Men Project, Dan Blacharski explained how he feels he’s being discriminated against by those who “refuse to accept the fact that I…
· Carl Samson
Jeremy Lin Reveals That Asian Racism in College Was Way Worse Than in the NBA
Racism is worse in college than in real life, at least according to Jeremy Lin. The Brooklyn Nets point guard, who happens to be the first American of Chinese or Taiwanese descent to play in the NBA, recalled unpleasant experiences while representing Harvard in “Outside Shot…
· Khier Casino
Southeast Asians in Pennsylvania Don’t Think Donald Trump Does Enough to Stop Racism
The Hampden Township Police Department in Pennsylvania held a meeting earlier in April after Asian Indians in the community expressed concern about recent hate crimes happening around the country. “First there was a shooting in Kansas City, then there was another shooting in…
· Ranier Maningding
Why ‘Get Out’, a Movie About Anti-Black Racism, Had an Asian Character
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. Designed as a two-for-one special, “Get Out” was both a brilliant horror film with terrifying…
· King Malleta
Chinese Students Find Creative Way to Fight Racism at Columbia University
Asian Students at Columbia University are hoping to fight indifference through a two-minute video that reveals the meaning behind their Chinese names. For anyone from the West, Asian names can oftentimes be confusing and more often than not, unrelatable. In the most deplorable…
· Ryan General
Korean-Nigerian Model Battles Racism to Become a Top Model in Korea
A young up-and-coming Korean-Nigerian model is making headlines in South Korea after breaking into the country’s fashion scene. Han Hyun Min is a 16-year-old male Korean-African model who is defying the norms of the Korean fashion scene by being the first black-skinned talent to…
· Editorial Staff
Facebook Keeps Deleting This Poem About Racism and Won’t Say Why
On July 6th, acclaimed American slam poet Beau Sia posted a racially and politically charged poem he’d written on Facebook. The post got over 700 shares, he forgot about it and moved on. Last week, Sia noticed someone liked the post he wrote in July, discovered that it still…
· Carl Samson
Asian-Americans Share Their Racism Stories After Journalist is Told to ‘Go Back to China’
Asian-American netizens have shared their experiences following a journalist’s story of racism posted over the weekend. On Sunday, New York Times editor Michael Luo posted an open letter to the woman who told his family to “go back to China.”
· Laura Dang
Asian Student’s Story on Racism Ends Badly After Saying ‘Black People Can Be Racist’
An Asian female student at a California college campus was shot down by members of a safe space group for saying “Black people can be racist.”
· Editorial Staff
New Video Shows How Real Racism is in the Workplace and More
We all know that racism and white privilege exists in our society. But just how bad is it? The above video by Brave New Films outlines some of the challenges African-Americans face in the workplace and other environments as compared to their white counterparts.
· Max Chang
New Study Reveals Systemic Racism Towards Asians in Silicon Valley
Google, Yahoo and other tech giants are more likely to hire Asians as computer programmers than to promote them to management and executive positions, according to new research. The study was conducted by Ascend, a group focused on Asian business issues. They analyzed data filed…
· Khier Casino
Racists Permanently Banned From Asian NYC Eatery After Harassing Black Workers
Jason Wang, co-owner and CEO of Xi’an Famous Foods in New York City, posted a video to Facebook showing two customers shouting at two black employees with one throwing racial slurs. The restaurant has around a dozen locations across Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn, but this…
· Khier Casino
Bruce Lee’s Daughter is Making a Film About Her Father and It’s Going to Be LIT
Indian filmmaker Shekhar Kapur is set to co-write and direct “Little Dragon”, another Bruce Lee biopic, but this time with the stamp of approval by Lee’s daughter, Shannon Lee. Co-scripted and produced by Shannon Lee, who also runs Bruce Lee Entertainment, a division of the…
· Khier Casino
Indian-American Doctor Found Fatally Shot in Car in Michigan
Ramesh Kumar, a 32-year-old Indian American doctor, was fatally shot in the passenger seat of his car at a rest area near Detroit, Michigan on Thursday. The police investigation into the incident is ongoing, but Ramesh’s father, Narendra Kumar, a former president of the…
· Ryan General
Disgraced Filipina Instagram Model Once Tweeted a Photo Supporting ‘White Power’
Even more proof of Lily May Macapinlac’s unbelievable racism has surfaced, painting an even clearer picture of what she actually believes in. After her anti-Asian men rant from 2012 that revealed her secret desire to be half white while bashing her own race, posts from two years…
· Max Chang
More Old Tweets Resurface Revealing Filipina Model Comparing Black People to Dogs
Instagram star Lily Macapinlac has been under fire this week after old tweets dating back to 2013 resurfaced showing her bashing Asian men and loving “white boys”.
· Max Chang
Filipina Instagram Model Under Fire For Old Tweets Bashing Asian Men, Loving ‘White Boys’
This post has been updated. Lily May Mac is one of Instagram’s most followed darlings, with over 3 million fans and counting. Thanks to her social media following and popularity, she was able to collaborate with a few brands and eventually got the opportunity to launch her own…
· Hannah Tran-Trinh
What It’s Like Having All White Friends in College
Editor’s note: This post originally appeared on Amherst Wire. Only 25 percent of University of Massachusetts Amherst students are people of color.
· Khier Casino
Scarlett Johannson and Tilda Swinton Are Embroiled in Yet Another ‘Whitewashing’ Controversy
Wes Anderson’s next film, “Isle of Dogs”, is set for release in April 2018, but it’s already catching flak for some of its casting choices within the seemingly Asian-themed plot after the first movie poster was released on Tuesday. Big names are attached to the project,…
· Ryan General
Asian-American Claims to Be a ‘White Supremacist’ Who ‘Loves White Boys’ on YouTube
As racially and culturally divided as America seems to be in 2017, nothing yet is perhaps more bizarre and conflicted than Ling Anderson, an Asian American who champions White supremacy on YouTube and compares himself to disgraced Alt-right personality Milo Yiannopoulos on…