Trump tries to downplay false claims about Harris’ race at first debate

Former President Donald Trump attempted to make light of his past false comments on Vice President Kamala Harris’ racial identity at their f...

What you need to know about race and ethnicity category changes on federal forms

The U.S. government is updating its categorization of race and ethnicity for the first time in 27 years to more accurately reflect the popul...

West Point sued over race-conscious admissions policy

Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), a conservative group that successfully won its Supreme Court lawsuit against Harvard and the University...

These TikTok users believe they can change their race to ‘become’ Asian

The viral acronym “RCTA” on TikTok refers to a community of people who believe they can change from one race to another. What is RCTA?: The ...

Chinese man wins lawsuit against company who fired him for failing to run 3 miles in 30 mins

A Chinese man has won his lawsuit against a manufacturing company for firing him over his failure to finish a 5-kilometer (3.1 miles) race i...

Watch: Cambodian runner does not give up despite heavy rain, last-place position at SEA Games

Cambodian runner Bou Samnang has gone viral, capturing the hearts of those who applauded her determination in finishing the 5,000-meter race...

This AI tool fixes ‘Asian bias’ in AI-generated images

A new tool aimed at addressing a bias toward Asian features in AI-generated images is gaining traction among members of the AI art community...

Asian lead roles have increased on Netflix, report finds

A study released Thursday by Netflix and the University of Southern California (USC) reported that 41.5% of series and 12.3% of films on the...

Woman who completed 8-mile race while pushing baby in stroller inspires netizens

A woman in central China has inspired many Chinese social media users after completing a 13-kilometer (8-mile) marathon while pushing her ba...

Chow Yun-fat, 67, completes 6-mile Hong Kong run in 1 hour

Hong Kong actor Chow Yun-fat participated in the 25th Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon on Sunday.   The 67-year-old screen legend began...

Identity influences how strongly Asian is associated with females and Black with males, new study finds

A new study has found that people’s stereotypical association of Black people with males and Asian people with females shown in earlier stu...

US Supreme Court poised to ban affirmative action in college admissions

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments concerning admissions programs that take race into consideration at Harvard University an...

Long-lost Korean twins who reunited after 36 years team up on ‘Amazing Race’ to ‘spend time together’

Molly Sinert and Emily Bushnell, long-lost twins who reunited decades after being separated at birth, are racing around the world against o...

‘I was harming the AAPI community’: Festival organizer apologizes for wearing Asian costumes

Kaye Coleman, who grew up participating in her local Feast of the Lanterns, wrote that she was inspired to “change with kindness” because of...

Singaporean rapper faces possible imprisonment for criticism of ‘Chinese privilege’ over ‘brown’ people

On Monday, Subhas Nair, a controversial Singaporean rapper who accused authorities of racism toward non-Chinese citizens, was charged with c...

Allegation of Black actor being removed from ‘Dune’ movie poster for China is disproven

Different variations of the “Dune” poster have ignited a controversy surrounding Chinese audiences and media portrayals. The initial claims:...

This Halloween, I won’t portray an Asian character

Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this piece are solely those of the authors and does not represent NextShark’s views. In the costume...

Survey: 34% of white college students lied about their race to improve their admission, financial aid odds

A recent survey has found that 34% of its white respondents admitted to lying about being part of a racial minority to boost their chances o...

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...

How Comedian Simmone Park Struggled With Not Wanting to Be White, Being Accepted as an Asian

Simmone Park, like many Asians around the world, struggled with coming to terms with her dual identity as a North Korean Canadian woman. As ...

Japanese People Race on Office Chairs to Win 198 Pounds of Rice

A hilarious race of people on their office chairs shook Japan’s Greater Tokyo Area earlier this week. The race, officially known as the Isu-...

African-Chinese Model Urges Singaporeans to Stop Using the N-Word on Twitter

An African-Chinese teen is making a stand to urge Singaporeans to never use the n-word – unless they are black. Melanie Kasise, a 16-year-ol...

Badass Filipino Tribe Races Down Mountain Using Hand-Carved Wooden Bikes

The Ifugaos, an ethnic group who inhabit the southeastern part of the Cordillera region in the Philippines, are known for their ingenuity an...

Former SNL Writer Kicked Off Stage By Asian American Group After Gay Black Joke

Nimesh Patel, a former writer for “Saturday Night Live,” was booted from a stand-up routine at Columbia University after cracking a joke abo...

Badass Japanese Runner Breaks Leg During Marathon, Crawls to Finish Line

In a stunning display of unwavering determination, a teenage runner from Japan managed to finish a relay marathon while on her hands and kne...

Harvard Admits That White College Applicants Had ‘Stronger’ Recommendations Than Asian Americans

Asian American applicants are supposedly failing to get into Harvard University partly because of weaker recommendations suggested by a scho...

Victoria’s Secret Model Says She Relates to Problems of Women of Color Because She’s Blonde

A Victoria’s Secret model has drawn backlash after saying that she relates to problems faced by women of color because she “didn’t speak Par...

Chinese Locals are Asked What They Think of White People — The Answers Are Making People Sad

Asian Boss, a YouTube channel that interviews people on the street around Asia about different topics, visited the streets of Shanghai to as...

Poor Asian-American Girls End Up Richer Than Poor Asian-American Boys, Study Says

Researchers at Stanford, Harvard and the Census Bureau recently published an extensive study comparing income inequality between genders and...

Dear Fellow Caucasians, Let’s Stop Using The Term ‘Colorblind’

Last week’s controversy surrounding Hellboy’s executive producer Christa Campbell wasn’t so much of an eye-opener as it wa...

Asian-Latino Americans Reveal the Challenges of Being Uniquely Biracial

Asian-Hispanic Americans go through different challenges that come with being multiracial, including being thrown a slew of insults. Several...

White People Refuse To Acknowledge Racism, So They’re Trending #AsianPrivilege Instead

Editor’s Note: Ranier Maningding is a copywriter and mastermind behind the social justice page “The Love Life of an Asian Guy“. The opinions...

Asian Brands Need To Do Better: Stop Using White Models

Editor’s Note: Eliza Romero is a Baltimore-based, Filipino-American fashion photographer and style blogger behind the website Aesthetic Dist...

Asian Americans Now the Most Likely to Marry Outside of Race, Study Finds

Asian Americans have been known to have some of the highest “intermarriage” rates in the United States. Now, new research conduc...

These Three Photos Are Going Viral For Flipping the Script on White People

A series of photos published in the May 2017 issue of “O, the Oprah Magazine” is tackling race in a unique way and sparking some...

Why ‘I Don’t Date Asian Guys’ Is Problematic (Especially When Asian Women Say It)

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past week, you’ve heard about Lily May Mac’s scandalous tweets that have landed her some seri...