racism
Hundreds of students at an Oregon high school walkout to protest racist anti-Asian, Black, Muslim video
Hundreds of students at an Oregon high school walked out of class in protest on Wednesday after their peer posted a video in which they used racial slurs.
Students at Tigard High School in Tigard, Oregon, coordinated the walkout in solidarity with their classmates of color.
Chinese American woman alleges she faced ‘abuse,’ ‘Cadet COVID’ nickname at New Mexico police academy
A Chinese American woman who was in training to become an Albuquerque police cadet in New Mexico alleges in a lawsuit that she was racially discriminated against and harassed out of the academy.
Star pupil: After Nan Zhang experienced two burglaries in her home in one week, she wanted to become an officer for the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) to serve and “protect [her] community,” according to KOAT.
‘Yellow banana’ chant at World Table Tennis Championships draws backlash, ITTF apology
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has committed to preventing “racist incidents” following the “yellow banana” chant of spectators at the World Table Tennis Championships in Texas on Saturday.
What happened: A crowd member reportedly began chanting “yellow banana” during the fourth round of a 16-round match between Chinese table tennis star Liang Jingkun and British player Liam Pitchford at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, according to South China Morning Post.
‘I had to send him back to China’: UFC fighter faces heat for comment aimed at Mongolian opponent
A comment made by UFC flyweight fighter Cody Durden following his victory over opponent Qileng “the Mongolian Murderer” Aori drew immediate backlash, prompting Durden to apologize.
Racist remark: After claiming his first victory as a UFC fighter in a close decision on Saturday, Durden exclaimed that he sent Aori “back to China where he came from,” MMAmania reported.
‘Go back to China’: Oakland Chinatown business vandalized with anti-Asian graffiti
A Chinese market in Oakland’s Chinatown was subject to anti-Asian vandalism on Monday Nov. 15.
Racist graffiti: New Tin’s Market’s owners found graffiti on the walls of their business, located on 7th Street in Oakland’s Chinatown neighborhood, Monday morning, with one of them reading, “Go back to China yellow f*ckers.”
Conservative leader calls for defunding of PBS over ‘Sesame Street’ intro of Asian American muppet
A conservative union chairman has called out PBS and proposed to defund the network after its children’s show “Sesame Street” introduced its first-ever Asian American Muppet early this week.
What happened: Matt Schlapp, the president of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), took to Twitter on Monday to criticize PBS and “Sesame Street” for introducing Ji-young, a 7-year-old Korean American Muppet.
‘What are you doing here, Asian?’: Three suspects sought by police for group attack on NYC man
Three suspects are being sought out in connection with an attack on a 30-year-old Asian man in New York City on October 23.
Reported incident: Security footage from the incident provided the New York Police Department with images of the attack and perpetrators.
MMA fighter defends boba shop owner from upset customer wanting sushi in viral video
A now-viral video shows 26-year-old mixed martial arts fighter Khai Wu standing up to a customer for verbally attacking an Asian business owner in Tracy, Calif.
What happened: In the video posted on Nov. 2 by journalist John Hyon Ko, the customer, who was blurred out, can be heard speaking to the boba shop owner in a condescending way for not selling sushi.
Maryland Gov. Hogan announces initiatives to combat anti-Asian hate
Republican Gov. Larry Hogan announced his plans to begin community and law enforcement initiatives that will work to combat Asian American discrimination throughout the state.
Announcement: Hogan announced his plan to implement anti-discriminatory initiatives at a press conference on Monday.
Anti-Asian online hate speech surged 1,667% in 2020 in US and UK, according to new study
An increase in online abuse towards Asian people during the pandemic has been reported worldwide, with a new study showing the number jumping 1,662% in 2020 from 2019.
Anti-Asian hate: Anti-bullying charity Ditch the Label and Brandwatch, a digital consumer intelligence company, found 5.5 million instances of anti-Asian sentiment and hate speech online since 2019.
‘Sesame Street’ introduces Ji-Young, the show’s first Asian American muppet in its 52-year history
The beloved American children’s show “Sesame Street” will introduce its first Asian American muppet in its 52-year history this month in a Thanksgiving special which will also feature appearances from Simu Liu, Padma Lakshmi and Naomi Osaka.
The Korean American muppet, a 7-year-old named Ji-Young, was created to foster discussions about the Asian American experience amid the recent rise in anti-Asian hate, the Associated Press reported.
How Asian American CEO Nadya Okamoto is working to end the period stigma one used tampon at a time
Half the world’s population menstruates at some point, yet we’re still made to feel ashamed about it. The bleeding, the bloating, the cramps, the sore breasts — society has chosen to suppress discussion of what those assigned female at birth go through on a monthly basis. It explains why menstrual products are still taxed as luxury goods and why the companies that sell them have long wanted to convince people that the shedding of the uterine lining comes out in the form of translucent blue liquid.
But Nadya Okamoto, Harvard-graduated author of “Period Power” and co-founder of the non-profit organization PERIOD.org, has made it her life’s mission to change that. And she’s using her platform on TikTok to connect with younger audiences and destigmatize menstruation one controversial video at a time.