11 articles
Culture
Subtle Asian Baking founder Kat Lieu is building community through shared culture and tasty treats
Kat Lieu, creator of Subtle Asian Baking, talks trolls, appropriation and the joys of online community and content creation. Craving Asian b...
Chandler Treon
Gwen Stefani insists she is ‘Japanese’ in new interview
Before you read: ‘Those Are My Homies’: Gwen Stefani Shuts Appropriation Claims Over ‘Harajuku Girls’ Era Musician Gwen Stefani doubled down...
Sarah Yukiko
Entertainment
‘I apologize if I ever fell short’: Awkwafina quits Twitter after statement on ‘blaccent’ controversy
Awkwafina recently quit Twitter after receiving backlash from social media users who criticized her post that addresses her use of African A...
Ryan General
Issues & Racism
‘Transracial’ influencer Oli London says they plan to undergo penis reduction procedure to be ‘100 percent Korean’
“Transracial” internet personality Oli London said they plan to undergo a penis reduction procedure to be “100 percent Korean.” According ...
Awkwafina nomination for NAACP Image Award sparks renewed backlash
Actor and comedian Awkwafina, whose real name is Nora Lum, has received an NAACP Image Award nomination for her work in Disney’s “Raya and ...
Bryan Ke
Social Media
Rapper Asian Doll has ‘no apologies’ in face of online backlash for ‘Indian-themed’ birthday party
Twitter users have accused American rapper Asian Doll of cultural appropriation after she shared an online invitation for her upcoming ̶...
News
‘Those Are My Homies’: Gwen Stefani Shuts Appropriation Claims Over ‘Harajuku Girls’ Era
Gwen Stefani has responded to long-standing accusations of cultural appropriation over her “Harajuku Girls” era, making a point that such “r...
Carl Samson
Awkwafina’s Character in ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Sparks Black Cultural Appropriation Debate
Critics on Twitter have accused Awkwafina’s character in “Crazy Rich Asians” as appropriating Black culture, claiming that she did not act a...
‘Whitening’ Dentists Blasted for Wearing Offensive Cultural Dresses in Magazine Ad
Three dentists in North Carolina sparked fury on social media after wearing traditional dresses of other cultures for a “whitening” advert. ...
Bella Hadid Has a Japanese Alter Ego Named ‘Rebekka Harajuku’
Bella Hadid has a Japanese alter ego named Rebekka Harajuku, who even has her own Instagram account with a growing follower base. However, n...
Asian Woman Tries to Tell White People How to ‘Properly’ Eat PB&J — Gets it All Wrong
If Bon Appétit Magazine’s recent video on “How to Eat Pho” wasn’t bad enough, things have just gotten worse. A chef...
Jacob Wagner
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