15 articles
Health
South Korea’s new face mask that can cover only noses so its wearers can eat confuses netizens
South Korean company Atman released a two-part mask that can be rolled up to expose the mouth while keeping the nose covered for convenient...
Rebecca Moon
News
Conservatives feel more comfortable with Asians who don’t wear masks, study finds
American conservatives feel more comfortable around Asians who do not wear masks than those who do, according to a new study. Aim and method...
Carl Samson
Los Angeles
Maskless California man bullies the wrong ‘Korean Uncle’ as H Mart Ahjummas come to his defense
A man who caused a ruckus after refusing to wear a mask at an H Mart in California was forced to leave the store as its manager and customer...
STUDY: If More Americans Wore Masks Like Asians, COVID-19 Infections Would Plummet
A new study has provided more evidence that wearing protective masks in public will indeed help in mitigating the spread of COVID-19 in the ...
Ryan General
Lifestyle
3 Ways to Stop Glasses From Fogging Up While Wearing a Mask
The CDC has suggested that everyone wears a face mask to slow the spread of COVID-19, but for people with glasses, a face cover can often le...
Bryan Ke
Closed Brooklyn Dry Cleaners Use Their Last Dollars to Give Free Face Masks to Community
Owners of La Dry Cleaners, a dry cleaning facility that shut down a month ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic, are now making free masks for th...
Washington Teens to Supply Over 30,000 Masks to Frontline Medical Workers
The Washington Youth for Masks initiative started by Angelina Chin, an Issaquah High junior, is raising funds and securing personal protecti...
Maina Chen
12-Year-Old Fashion Designer Sews Masks for Doctors and Nurses Fighting COVID-19
A 12-year-old fashion designer from California aims to sew 500 face masks for health care workers fighting coronavirus in the country. Ashly...
NYU Graduate, Taiwanese Company Help Groups Source Needed PPE From Asia
A-Action International Trading Co., a Taiwan-based international trading company, offers to be the missing link for those who need to source...
Taiwan Has a Brilliant Life Hack to Disinfect Face Masks Using Rice Cookers
With protective face masks in short supply due to the growing demand worldwide, any hack to effectively prolong the use of one mask could go...
Chinese Americans Unite Over WeChat to Fight COVID-19 in NY Despite Experiencing Abuse
A New York Times article has compiled a list of Chinese American associations and groups who have raised funds to secure and donate masks to...
Japanese Gundam Builder Fights Off COVID-19 With His Anime-Inspired Face Masks
A Japanese artist recently showcased the fashionable anime-inspired face masks that he wears outside amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Twitter use...
Bay Area Doctor Cannot Eat or Drink Because of the Lack of Masks
A hospital in the Bay Area is currently rationing N95 masks due to the COVID-19 outbreak, according to Grace (she requested her last name be...
Asia
You Can Now Turn Your Cat’s Head Into a Mask For $2,700
Cat lovers in Japan can now turn themselves into hyper-realistic clones of their pets. On Feb. 23, creatives from Shindo Rinka and Workshop ...
Fabulous Cab Driver Suspended After Caught Wearing Facial Mask During Shift Goes Viral
A cab driver from Taizhou, Zhejiang province, China was punished with a three-day suspension after a picture of him wearing a facial mask wh...
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