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Entertainment
Watch: YouTuber IShowSpeed confronts Korean fan over alleged use of racial slur
YouTuber IShowSpeed confronted a fan during a trip in South Korea over the latter’s alleged use of a racial slur while referring to hi...
Ryan General
Crime
Suspect charged for slashing man with katana in NYC claims self-defense
One of the two brothers charged for injuring a drunk man with a katana in New York City’s Chinatown in 2020 insisted that the other group st...
Bryan Ke
Education
Texas mom demands school district protection after harassment of her kids
“The district’s job is to protect all children, and it has failed miserably in that regard,” the mother says during a dist...
Reinstatement of Wisconsin teacher who used anti-Asian racial slurs sparks outrage
Asian American leaders in Wausau, Wisconsin, have signed an open letter expressing their outrage over the reinstatement of a high school ban...
Michelle De Pacina
Issues & Racism
Manila journalists visiting US to interview hate crime victims become targets of anti-Asian hate
Visiting journalists from Manila purportedly became the target of anti-Asian hate just days after they interviewed Filipino victims of simi...
Vancouver woman charged for throwing coffee at Asian shop manager begins trial
Astrid Maria Secreve is facing a mischief charge alongside her ex-husband Jean-Jacque Berthiaume for allegedly hurling coffee and racial sl...
Carl Samson
Korean words are being mistaken for racial slurs in latest trending K-pop song
The latest K-pop song to trend on TikTok, “Darari” by Treasure, has caused misunderstanding among some users, given a particular set of lyr...
Editorial Staff
Andrew Yang apologizes for saying Joe Rogan isn’t racist because he works with black people
Andrew Yang attempted to backtrack on an earlier tweet that said podcast host Joe Rogan isn’t racist because he works with Black people. I...
Khier Casino
Man who hurled racial slurs at Asian police officer threatens to ‘f*ck up’ next police funeral
Terrell Harper, 39, threatened the NYPD via Instagram Stories and said that he would "f*ck up" the “next cop funeral.” Harper po...
News
‘Equivalent to the n-word’: Woman kicked out of Richmond store for using Cantonese slang term
An Asian woman was asked to leave a store in Richmond, Canada, for allegedly using a Cantonese term to describe a white person as a “ghost ...
Videos
Asian passenger on Toronto train is bombarded with racist slurs, spit at by female rider
A video of a woman unleashing a racist tirade against and spitting on an Asian public transit rider in Toronto has gained attention after b...
Sarah Yukiko
Woman Allegedly Throws Snowball at Asian Man’s Car and Calls Him a ‘F**king C**nk’ in Washington
A man took to social media to bring to light an incident in Renton, Washington in which he was allegedly provoked by a woman who called him ...
Racist Smoothie Chain Employees Fired After Calling Customers ‘Jackie Chan,’ ‘Ni**er’
A smoothie chain has come under fire after employees in two of its North Carolina stores used racial slurs to describe customers on receipts...
‘The Slants’ Rejected $4 Million Offer to Replace Lead Asian Singer with ‘Someone White’
The founder of the Portland, Oregon-based band, The Slants, allegedly once turned down a major label offer that asked to replace their Asian...
Leanna Chan
Civil Rights
Oregon State Rep Candidate Called a ‘Chink’ in Racist Note
A Republican candidate for state representative in Oregon received a shockingly racist hand-written note on one of his campaign letters in t...
Ziye Wang
Mom Shocked to Find Racial Slur ‘Gook’ on First-Grader’s Homework Spelling List
A school in Gaston County, North Carolina, was recently embroiled in controversy after a racial slur made it through a class’ spelling activ...
Sports
Jeremy Lin Defends J.J. Redick, Believes He Didn’t Say ‘Chink’ in Controversial Video
Asian American NBA star Jeremy Lin had a conversation with Philadelphia 76ers shooting guard JJ Redick regarding his use of a racial slur ag...
‘Drunk’ Scottish Man Films Himself Attacking Asian Group With Racial Slurs
A Scottish man is now under fire after he deliberately posted a video of him throwing racial slur towards an group of what appears to be Asi...
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