She’s the Cleanest Person in the World

NextShark met with Marie Kondo, author of the best-selling book “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Declutteri...

Her Mother was Vietnam’s Legendary Queen of Soul, Now It’s Her Turn

Certain artists live their whole lives dreaming to shine on stages: not Trace. She’d already seen the life firsthand as the daughter o...

Meet Flowsik, The Korean American Rapper From Queens Who Adopted Hip Hop Culture to Survive

There’s a popular clip on YouTube from Korea’s rap reality show, “Show Me The Money”, showcasing the Team Battle Mis...

Meet the Chef Using Food to Change the Way People See Asians

“I feel like I was put here to do this. When I cook, I feel something.” That’s something Jenny Dorsey told me about 30 min...

‘You Gook! You Slant Eye!’: Steve Aoki Recounts Struggles Growing Up Asian American

Steve Aoki is hands down one of the most successful DJs in the world. He was ranked 5th on the Forbes 2016 list among the world’s highest pa...

Ming-Na Wen is Playing ‘Mulan’ Again

Aside from the two live-action Mulan remakes currently in the works, the popular heroine from an ancient Chinese legend will also make an ap...

Former Miss Germany Finalist Receives Death Threats After Introducing Her Asian Boyfriend

A German YouTuber has opened up about receiving death threats just because she has an Asian boyfriend. In a video posted on January 9, Farin...

Logan Paul Who Loves Making Racist Asian Jokes Shows Japanese Suicide Victim’s Body in VLOG

Former Vine star and currently YouTube’s resident bumhole Logan Paul visited Japan’s Aokigahara forest famously known as the “suicide forest...

Asians Dominate the World’s Most Beautiful Faces of 2017

An actress from the Philippines and a K-pop superstar topped this year’s list of the world’s most beautiful and handsome faces by Independen...

Until Three Months Ago, I Was Ashamed of Being Asian

Until three months ago, I was ashamed of being Asian. It wasn’t until I ran for local office this year, at 19-years-old and as a Harvard sop...

Why ‘Star Wars’ Star Kelly Marie Tran is The Hero Asians Need

Meet Kelly Marie Tran. Unless, you’ve been living under a rock, she plays mechanic “Rose Tico” in “Star Wars: The L...

Ed Lee, San Francisco’s First Asian American Mayor, Dies at 65

San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Lee, who championed affordable housing and the tech boom in Silicon Valley, has passed away at 65. Lee collapse...

Meet the Mysterious Chinese Trump Supporter Who Gets Over 500,000 WeChat Messages a DAY

It’s no secret that Donald Trump is not particularly popular among minority groups — especially Asian Americans. In a 2016 survey cond...

Meet the Chinese Actress Disney Chose to Play Mulan

Chinese actress Liu Yifei, also known as Crystal Liu, has been cast as the beloved protagonist of the live-action adaptation of Disney’s 199...

Silicon Valley CEO Ruins 2 Years of Chinese Designer’s Work With a Single Tweet

Naomi Wu, 23, is known in China’s tech world as “SexyCyborg,” and has become the target of ill-informed misogynists far from her city as she...

Godfrey Gao: How the Asian Prince Charming Tackled Racism Growing Up

When I met first Godfrey Gao I wanted to hate him. He’s six-foot-infinity, his beard defies the laws of Asian facial hair, and his jawline c...

Once Homeless Harvard Student Could Become Cambridge’s Youngest Council Member

Meet Nadya Okamoto — a badass 19-year-old sophomore currently attending Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Okamoto was only a fres...

Cuban MLB Player Targets Japanese Opponent With Racist Slant Eye Gesture

Meet Yuli Gurriel, 33. He is the first baseman for the Houston Astros and is from Cuba. During last night’s World Series game against ...

Idiot Travels to Taiwan, Pays $329 For the World’s Most Expensive Beef Noodle Soup

Beef Noodle Soup is probably the most iconic dish in Taiwanese Cuisine. While it was first created by the Hui people, a Chinese Muslim ethni...

Orange County Woman Known For Infectious Laugh Among the 59 Killed in Las Vegas Massacre

Orange County resident Teresa Nicol Kimura, one of the 59 people killed in the brutal shooting in Las Vegas on Sunday evening, will be remem...

Daniel Dae Kim is Replacing Ed Skrein as Ben Daimio in ‘Hellboy’ Reboot

It seems Lionsgate is making good on their word to “recast [Ben Daimio] with an actor more consistent with the character in the source...

Why Asian Americans Should Not Remain Silent About Charlottesville

Dear fellow Asian Americans, Modern day Ku Klux Klan members marched through Charlottesville this past weekend, emboldened, in their own wor...

Hero Chinese Kid Sacrifices Summer Vacation to Help With Flood Relief

A young boy’s heroic deed during relief operations in China did not go unnoticed after a photo of him passed out from total exhaustion went ...

I Went to China to Hike the Most Dangerous Hike on Earth

I Hiked the Most Dangerous Hike in the World… … and it wasn’t so bad. ...

Rare Photos Reveal Life Inside China’s Largest Bitcoin Mines

Editor’s Note: The Bitcoin industry exists in a legal gray zone in China, and the miners in this story, concerned about attention from...

He Was Bullied as a Kid For Being Chinese, Now He’s the Black Power Ranger

Although I am straight, any idiot can see that Ludi Lin is an absolute heartthrob. Lets list everything out that makes Lin awesome. He’...

Meet the Most Famous Black Man in Korea

Sam Okyere is the most famous black man in Korea. Within the last few years, Okyere’s built up quite the reputation as a T.V. personality in...

He Was Bullied for Being Asian, Now He’s a Badass MMA Fighter and Hollywood Star

Meet Cung Le. He’s a badass Vietnamese-American actor and retired MMA fighter who had quite the track record for being an undisputed fighter...

Meet the Hong Kong Superstar Breaking Asian Male Stereotypes in Hollywood

Daniel Wu, who plays Lu Ren in “Tomb Raider”, has been making headlines for his hit AMC martial arts drama “Into the Badla...

Meet the Man Who Charges $780 a Day to Reveal Japan’s Hidden Secrets

I’m just going to come out and say it: Shinji Nohara probably has the best job in the world. Known as the “Tokyo Fixer”, Nohara’s job is to ...

Filipino-American Who Made Millions Off Snapchat Explains Why He’s Spent NONE Of It

At 28, Garrett Gee is living the life. In 2011, he launched his QR code startup Scan in his college dorm at BYU. In 2013, he received nation...

Inside Japan’s Magical Park Where Deers Bow to Humans For Food

About 290 miles west of Tokyo, there’s a magical place called Nara where over 1,200 wild deer live in harmony. The deer are a symbol o...

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 ...

Bruce Lee’s Daughter Drove Herself into Debt to Preserve Her Father’s Name

Bruce Lee is perhaps the most influential Asian entertainer and martial artist of the last century. Aside from his achievements in martial a...

Photographer Captures What It’s Like to Be Rich in North Korea

North Korea is changing, at least in the economic domain. Apparently, more and more citizens are becoming donju, or literally “masters...

How One Man Flew Singapore Airlines’ $16,000 First Class Suite For Just $480

Nearly a decade ago, the A380 began commercial service, and with it the possibility of innovative air products that would push the limits of...