Elite high school’s admission policy did not discriminate against Asian Americans, Virginia court rules

A Virginia federal court has ruled that Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology’s (TJHSST) admission policy aimed at student...

Nearly 75% of Chinese Americans experienced racial discrimination in past year, survey reveals

A recent study has revealed that nearly 75% of Chinese Americans have experienced some form of racial discrimination at least once in the pa...

Meet the Gen Z entrepreneur who wants to help alleviate the mental health crisis through sound

With Travis Chen at the helm of the music therapy app SoundMind, thousands of users are lulled into a blissful trance, soothed by lush sound...

Texas bill proposes barring Chinese and N. Korean citizens from attending universities

On Friday, State Rep. Tony Tinderholt introduced a bill to ban undocumented immigrants, along with citizens from China and North Korea, from...

VA school district responds to AG’s demand they cease ‘illegal discrimination’ against Asian students

The Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) system has responded to Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares’ demands for it to cease its “illeg...

Amid anti-Asian and anti-white claims, Pfizer amends fellowship to allow applicants ‘regardless’ of race

Pfizer reportedly amended its criteria for a coveted fellowship program accused of discriminating against Asian and white applicants. The “q...

Lawsuit accuses Google of firing exec after he rejected female boss’s groping advances

A former Google executive has sued the tech giant over claims that he was fired after allegedly being groped by a high-ranking female collea...

Asian Americans exposed to racism may experience ‘multiple medical symptoms’: study

Before you read: Asian Americans Suffer the Most from Racial Discrimination, Study Finds We Really Need to Talk About Mental Health for Asia...

Former Apple lawyer sues company for discrimination, colleague who allegedly sent her death threats

A former patent attorney at Apple is suing the multinational tech company for discrimination and for failing to protect her from a colleague...

Ex-CEO fired for alleged LSD use files discrimination suit, says startup sacked him for being Asian

Justin Zhu, co-founder and former CEO of Iterable, has filed a federal lawsuit against the company, citing anti-Asian discrimination. Zhu ...

Antioch mayor apologizes to Chinese American Navy veteran for discrimination 82 years ago

Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe has officially apologized to Alfred Chan, a 98-year-old World War II Navy veteran who experienced discrimination...

Retired Asian captains sue NYPD over alleged promotion bias

Four retired Asian police captains are suing the New York Police Department (NYPD) over alleged bias after they were passed over for promot...

Pfizer defends exclusion of Asian and white applicants in fellowship, says it’s ‘non-discriminatory’

Pfizer is standing by its fellowship program accused of discriminating against Asian and white applicants, saying it reverses “the effects ...

Texas A&M reaffirms support of diversity program accused of anti-Asian, anti-white discrimination in class-action suit

Texas A&M University (TAMU) passed a resolution on Monday endorsing its Accountability, Climate, Equity and Scholarship Faculty Fellows...

K-pop star Crush denies accusations he avoided dark-skinned fans at concert

K-pop artist Crush has responded to backlash surrounding viral footage that purportedly shows him avoiding Black fans during a recent perfo...

Asian women in US financial sector say bamboo ceiling prevented their career advancement, study reveals

The Association of Asian American Investment Managers surveyed more than 600 women who identify as Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders an...

Texas A&M faces class-action suit alleging discrimination against Asian and white men

Richard Lowery, a finance professor at University of Texas at Austin, filed a federal class-action suit against the Texas A&M Universit...

Amazon discriminating against Asians, whites in grant program, class action lawsuit says

A new class action lawsuit is accusing Amazon of discriminating against Asian and white applicants through its so-called “Diversity Grant.”...

Asian American attorney says she was passed up for promotions because of her race in federal lawsuit

An Asian American attorney based in Darien, Connecticut, has launched a federal lawsuit against her former employer for allegedly discrimina...

Pfizer excludes Asian, white applicants from 9-year scholarship program

Pfizer is excluding Asian and white applicants from its new nine-year program for scholarships and guaranteed employment. Open to undergra...

Indonesian university apologizes for discriminating against non-binary new student

Hasanuddin University, located in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province, has come under fire after a viral video showed a faculty member dism...

Airbnb hosts with ‘distinctively Asian names’ received fewer bookings during pandemic years, study shows

The rise of anti-Asian hate amid the spread of COVID-19 in 2020 resulted in fewer bookings for Asian American hosts on Airbnb, a Harvard st...

Missouri firm Cerner to pay $1.8 million for allegedly discriminating against Asian and Black applicants

Cerner Corp., a health information technology provider based in Kansas City, Missouri, has agreed to pay $1.8 million in settlements after ...

California’s Siskiyou County accused of discrimination against Asian Americans in new class action lawsuit

A federal lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Asian Americans Advancing Justice in San Francisco accuses California...

Thai beauty pageant finalist denied entry into Dubai for being transgender

Thai model Rachaya Noppakaroon, who is transgender, said she wasinterrogated for hours at the Dubai airport because her passport stated tha...

Top high school in US discriminated against Asian American applicants, judge rules

Judge Claude Hilton ruled Friday that Fairfax County public schools discriminated against Asian students applying to the Thomas Jefferson H...

Ex-Boston University lecturer accused of assuming Asian students’ ethnicities denies discrimination claims

Geoffrey Carliner, a retired Boston University lecturer, faced allegations of discrimination against Asian students in his cconomics class,...

San Francisco apologizes for historical racism, violence against Chinese Americans

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors released a resolution apologizing for the "systemic and structural discrimination" the cit...

Former NBA player racially abused in China by angry fans

Former NBA player Sonny Weems was subjected to racial discrimination after a game between the Guangdong Southern Tigers and the Liaoning Fl...

Japanese restaurant in Illinois under fire for refusing service to two Black customers

An Asian food court stall in Illinois has gone viral on TikTok after an employee refused to serve two Black sisters because of his alleged e...

Bus conductor in India sparks online outrage for off-boarding a woman due to fish odor

A video of an elderly Indian woman crying and demanding justice after she was kicked out of a bus for smelling like fish has sparked online ...

Canada Goose sparks controversy in China for ‘bullying’ customers with alleged discriminatory return policy

A popular Canadian luxury winter clothing brand has angered consumers and protection groups in China over its alleged discriminatory return ...

AAPI group warns against California’s plan to redistrict San Gabriel Valley, splitting of Asian vote

The Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment (CAUSE) is calling upon AAPI communities to join them in protest of California’s ...

Maryland Gov. Hogan announces initiatives to combat anti-Asian hate

Republican Gov. Larry Hogan announced his plans to begin community and law enforcement initiatives that will work to combat Asian American d...

Sponsored posts on SFWeekly promote ‘Oriental brides’ with natural ‘attraction to foreign men’

New sponsored posts appearing in SFWeekly, the online version of the recently closed periodical of the same name in San Francisco, are perpe...

Study: Half of US-based Chinese scientists express fear of racial profiling and surveillance by feds

A new survey has revealed a persisting fear among U.S.-based Chinese scientists of being under federal surveillance due to racial profiling....