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Business
NYC sushi restaurant owner accuses Wegmans of stealing his concept and trade secrets
A New York City sushi restaurant owner has filed a lawsuit against Wegmans, accusing the grocery giant of stealing his restaurant concept an...
Michelle De Pacina
Government
Councilwoman in Georgia shamed as ‘un-American’ for wanting to add ballots in Vietnamese, Spanish
A councilmember in Georgia was shamed by her fellow councilmember for petitioning to add voting ballots in Spanish and Vietnamese. Dean’s ad...
Environmental
Native Hawaiians ask UN to help stop construction of $2.65 billion telescope on sacred mountain
Native Hawaiians have turned to the United Nations to help them stop the construction of a gargantuan $2.65 billion telescope on the sacred ...
Carl Samson
Education
Parents petition MIT to revoke admission of S. Korean minister’s daughter
Several South Korean parents have created an online petition calling for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to reevaluate the a...
Ines Shin
Entertainment
Donnie Yen responds to petition calling for his Oscars removal: ‘cancel culture has got to stop’
Donnie Yen has responded to a petition that called for his removal as a presenter for the 2023 Academy Awards ceremony due to his support of...
Ana Yoo
China
Over 50,000 petition to bar Donnie Yen as Oscar presenter over his support for CCP
Over 50,000 people have signed a petition demanding the Academy Awards Committee to withdraw its invitation to Donnie Yen to present an Osca...
‘Chainsaw Man’ fan creates petition demanding remake
Before you read: Trailer: Highly anticipated ‘Chainsaw Man’ anime promises dark, surreal trip full of gore ‘Chainsaw Man’ revs up the gore i...
Editorial Staff
Crime
Singaporean boy caught on camera flinging cat off 22nd floor triggers punishment debate
A video posted on Thursday shows a young boy throwing Panther, a beloved community cat, off the 22nd story of a building in Singapore. The...
Asian American History
Filipino American History Month recognized in Arkansas in historic first
Arkansas has recognized October as Filipino American History Month for the first time in its history. The recognition reportedly came in t...
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...
News
Over 100,000 sign petition to free British geologist facing death penalty in Iraq for taking pottery shards
Over 100,000 petitioners are urging the U.K. government to help save a retired British geologist currently facing the death penalty in Iraq....
Ryan General
‘I will continue to be brave’: Surviving WWII Filipino ‘comfort women’ fight for recognition, apology
The remaining Filipino women who were forced into sexual slavery by Imperial Japan during World War II are planning to submit a petition to...
Over 100,000 sign petition aimed at saving Netflix’s cancelled ‘Cowboy Bebop’ live-action series
Netflix’s live-action series “Cowboy Bebop,” starring John Cho, Mustafa Shakir and Daniella Pineda, was recently canceled following a steep...
One of the last remaining Japantowns is in danger of ‘irreparable harm,’ according to local SF community
Residents in San Francisco’s Japantown are calling for help in their protest against the city’s plan to buy a landmark hotel and turn it int...
Over 20,000 People Sign Petition for Disney Parks to Stop Casting White People in POC Roles
A Change.org petition is calling out Disney and asking the entertainment company to stop whitewashing the roles of the characters in its par...
Bryan Ke
Cambodia Will Ban Elephant Rides at Angkor Wat in 2020 After 2 Die From Exhaustion
The Cambodian government has responded to a petition calling for an end to elephant rides in Angkor Wat with some positive news. Two elephan...
People are Working to Save This Real-Life ‘Dumbo’ at a Zoo in Phuket, Thailand
Animal rights activists are now going full-speed in raising their voices to save what is now being dubbed as the real-life “Dumbo” from the ...
Civil Rights
Asian-Owned Restaurant in Australia Sparks Debate Over Its ‘Ching Chong’ Burger
A burger chain in Perth, Australia has come under fire for naming one of its menu items with a term deemed derogatory towards Asians. Lisa C...
Asia
U.S. Embassy Grants Dying Woman Last Wish to See Mother From Vietnam
A dying daughter’s wish to see her mother in the United States for the final time has finally been granted. Trinh Phan, 33, moved to the U.S...
Teen Gets Her School to Provide Free Tampons and Pads For Students
A “period emergency” that had her scrambling for a pad or tampon in the middle of math class inspired eighth-grader Cordelia Lon...
Meet the 18-Year-Old U.K. Student Who Launched the #ChineseLivesMatter Petition
Zishi Zhang, an 18-year-old student in the U.K., launched the #ChineseLivesMatter petition on April 11 calling for a federal investigation i...
Khier Casino
Asians Are Upset That Pokémon Go Still Isn’t Available in Asia Yet
Pokémon Go was recently released in 26 new countries this past Saturday, but it is still unavailable in Asian countries. The wildly popular...
Laura Dang
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