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Mother of student who died by suicide seeks $14.5 million from Utah school district
Brittany Tichenor-Cox, the mother of 10-year-old Isabella “Izzy” Faith Tichenor, has filed a $14.5 million damages claim against the Davis ...
Bryan Ke
Bay Area
California boy chased home, punched by alleged bullies despite offering $50 for his safety
An Asian American boy was allegedly followed and punched by a pair of minors just outside his home in Santa Clara, California, on Saturday ...
Carl Samson
Crime
Former (G)I-DLE member Soo-jin drops lawsuit against bullying allegations
Former (G)I-DLE member Soo-jin will stop taking legal action against the bullying allegations made against her. In a statement released on...
Daniel Anderson
Entertainment
Riot Games fines TSM $75,000, puts CEO Andy Dinh on 2-year probation for bullying
Andy Dinh, the 30-year-old CEO and co-founder of esports organization Team SoloMid (TSM), has been placed on a two-year probation and fined...
Michelle De Pacina
More step forward to accuse Korean actor Nam Joo-hyuk of bullying after his agency denies claims
More alleged victims of bullying have stepped forward after popular South Korean actor Nam Joo-hyuk’s agency released a statement on Wednesd...
Jane Nam
6th-grade Asian girl in NYC diagnosed with PTSD after 4 male bullies allegedly assault her
A sixth-grade student identified only as Emma is an Asian immigrant enrolled at George J. Ryan Junior High School in Queens, New York. Emm...
Hong Kong
Video of kneeling 12-year-old girl slapped in the face over 20 times by teens goes viral in Hong Kong
A viral video in Hong Kong shows a 12-year-old girl kneeling as a group of teenagers, aged 12 to 19, take turns slapping her across the fac...
Music
Hybe dismisses barrage of bullying accusations against Le Sserafim member Kim Garam as ‘one-sided’
Hybe released a joint statement with Source Music to address the recent allegations against Le Sserafim member Kim Garam, 16, and her hiatu...
Education
Indian American student choked by peer receives harsher punishment than his bully from Texas school
A viral video of a Texas student choking an Indian American peer has sparked a petition against the aggressor. In a video circulating online...
Sikh high school student suspended along with bullies who allegedly attacked him, knocked his turban off
Sikh students at Whiteland Community High School in Indiana were allegedly the targets of “severe bias-motivated harassment and physical as...
Business
Riot Games investigating founder of one of the world’s most valuable esports teams for bullying, abuse
Riot Games and esports organization Team SoloMid have launched an independent investigation after employees and professional players accuse...
China
Chinese man dies by apparent suicide over childhood bullying for being ‘effeminate,’ ‘sissy’
A Chinese man who claimed to be a victim of school bullying before being found dead by local fishermen has sparked calls for an end to an on...
New Sesame Street Song ‘Proud of Your Eyes’ Addresses Anti-Asian Bullying
Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind “Sesame Street,” released a video on June 23 titled “Proud of Your Eyes” to address anti-Asian bullyin...
Grace Kim
NextShark, Admerasia, Act to Change Unveil Initiative to Fight Bullying Among Young AAPIs
Admerasia, Act to Change (ATC), and NextShark are launching a new initiative to fight bullying in our communities. The COVID-19 pandemic ha...
Editorial Staff
Almost 25% of Young AAPIs Face Discrimination Because of Pandemic, Report Says
About one in four Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) young adults had a firsthand experience of discrimination amid the COVID-19 pan...
Campaign Seeks to Protect Asian American Youth From COVID-19 Bullying
A pair of nonprofits in California launched a campaign designed to protect Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) youth from discriminat...
Cyberbullying of Asians Up by 900% Amid COVID-19 Pandemic: Report
The hate toward Asians amid the COVID-19 pandemic has not only increased in physical spaces but in the vile corners of the internet too, uns...
‘Coronavirus!’: Vietnamese Students Bullied and Harassed at High School in Little Saigon
A video has recently been shared on YouTube where several Vietnamese students at a high school in Orange County, California were bullied and...
Pakistani-Chinese Boy Bullied in Canada By Kids ‘Testing’ Him for Coronavirus
A doctor in Canada took to Twitter to share an unfortunate incident her son experienced at the hands of school bullies amid the coronavirus ...
Ryan General
Ph.D. Student From Malaysia Kills Herself After Months of Racist Bullying at Utah State University
A Utah State student’s reports of racist bullying that ultimately forced her to take her own life had fallen on deaf ears, a lawsuit alleges...
Asian American, Pacific Islander Kids Face High Rates of Bullying and Lack Visibility, Survey Finds
A new survey report produced by the nonprofit Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) has revealed that Asian American and Pacific Is...
Andrew Yang Reveals He Was Bullied as the ‘Skinny Asian Kid’ in School And Teachers Did Nothing
Andrew Yang has had his unpleasant share of bullying as a child. In a recent interview with U.S. attorney Preet Bharara for his podcast “Sta...
Japanese Company Now Offers Bully Insurance that Covers Legal, Medical Fees
Yell, an insurance company based in Tokyo, Japan has announced a rather unique insurance for families with children who have been victimized...
7-Year-Old Girl Allegedly Beaten to Death By Bullies at China’s Famous Shaolin Temple School
A seven-year-old Chinese girl allegedly died at the hands of bullies less than two days after being sent to a prominent martial arts school ...
Asia
Middle School Teen Brutally Assaulted by 12 High School Girls Over Alleged Facebook Comments
An alleged assault by 12 high schoolers on a middle school girl has rocked headlines and social media platforms in Indonesia with the hashta...
Opinion
A Letter To Every Asian Child Who Has Been Bullied For Their Race
As a naive 8-year-old sitting in a classroom full of non-Asian faces on my first day of school in America, I failed to see myself as differe...
Jin Hyun
Uncategorized
11 Cringey Questions Only Asian Kids Living in the West Got on Their First Day of School
Everyone talks about how sweet and pure children are but let’s be honest for a second, little kids have the worst filter and they can say so...
ONE OK ROCK’s New Music Video Shows What Growing Up Asian in the U.S. is Like
The music video for “Stand Out Fit In,” the second single from ONE OK ROCK’s album “Eye of the Storm,” is making waves among Asi...
Asian American Frat at Cal Poly Banned for 2 Years Over Dangerous Hazing Rituals
A campus chapter of the largest Asian American fraternity in the U.S. was suspended for two years following an investigation that verified i...
Pakistani Model Reportedly Takes Own Life Days After Taking a Stand Against Bullying in Viral Video
A model/fashion designer from Pakistan was found dead at her home earlier this month, just days after taking to social media to speak ...
South Korean Parents are Hiring Intimidating ‘Uncles’ for $450 a Day to Deal With School Bullying
Parents in South Korea have found an effective way to deal with school bullying via a new service that offers intimidating “uncles” for hire...
Olympian Chloe Kim Allegedly Called a ‘Spoiled Korean Prostitute’ by GWU Professor
Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim took to Twitter to expose an internet bully who berated her boyfriend, insulted her parents and described he...
Man Sentenced to Three Months in Jail for Bullying Classmate for 9 Years in China
A former school bully from Zhejiang province, China is now facing three months detention for spreading false rumors about a high school clas...
Horrifying Video Shows Students Bullying Special Needs Classmate in Singapore
A shocking video featuring four young female students bullying and hitting their schoolmate with a toilet brush caused controversy in Singap...
Sports
South Korean Olympians Might Get Kicked Off Their Team For Bullying Another Athlete
Two speed skaters on a South Korean women’s team have recently come under fire for what has been viewed as bullying their teammate. K...
Heather Johnson Yu
Viral Video Shows Boy Crying in Pain as Bullies Brutally Beat Him in China
A teenage boy was in tears as he struggled to walk away from a gang of nine bullies who assaulted him mercilessly in China. The incident too...