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Government
White House clarifies Biden’s ‘xenophobic’ remark on Japan, India
The White House has offered explanations after President Joe Biden’s controversial comments in which he labeled allies Japan and India as “x...
Carl Samson
China
Rep. Jamaal Bowman says proposed ban on TikTok ‘racist towards China’
Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D, NY-16) is pushing back against Washington’s bipartisan effort to ban TikTok by calling the latest move a racist “hyst...
Bryan Ke
Entertainment
‘The View’ hosts blame Trump’s ‘xenophobia’ for people’s dismissal of COVID lab leak theory
“The View” hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Sunny Hostin said they believe that if Donald Trump had not used xenophobic rhetoric at the height of t...
Social Media
‘Delta Omicron Epsilon’: Billionaire banker Rich Handler makes derogatory ‘Wuhan’ reference on Instagram
Rich Handler, billionaire CEO of the investment bank Jeffries Financial Group, referenced the variants of COVID in a public Instagram story...
Sarah Yukiko
Education
US is ‘better off with fewer Asians, less Asian immigration,’ says tenured UPenn professor
University of Pennsylvania (Penn) tenured law professor Amy Wax made racist statements denouncing Asian immigration to the U.S. following a...
Coronavirus
‘Mayor Wuhan’: Boston leader Michelle Wu flooded with racist comments after COVID-19 vaccine policy
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said her office has been bombarded with racist comments since her announcement of vaccine requirements for entry in...
Sports
ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith apologizes after rant on MLB phenom Shohei Ohtani’s ‘marketability’
Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith made a public apology Monday night after his xenophobic rant on Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani dr...
Ryan General
News
Man hurls anti-Asian, anti-gay slurs at couple over parking space in Virginia
A home security camera captured a gay couple subjected to homophobic and xenophobic verbal insults on Saturday evening over a parking space ...
Canada
Man Hurls Racial Slurs at Stop Asian Hate Rally in Canada
A man was filmed yelling anti-Asian slurs at a Stop Asian Hate rally in Richmond, British Columbia on Sunday. What happened: The man hurled ...
‘China Kinda Sus’: Student Club Poster at Illinois High School Accused of Racism
A student club poster at Glenbrook South High School in Glenview, Ill., that took a jab at China has reportedly sparked outrage among parent...
Store in Louisiana Puts Up Sign Banning ‘Chinese Communists’
A store in Louisiana has recently drawn backlash over its sign refusing “admittance to any Chinese Communist MoFo.” Louis Pizzolatto, the o...
Editorial Staff
News Reporter Sparks Outrage With ‘Wuhan Bats’ Halloween Costume
An Australian reporter has come under fire after sharing photos of her family in “Wuhan bats” costumes for Halloween. Caroline M...
Swedish Restaurant Exposed For Having Xi Jinping ‘Bat Man’ Posters
A graphic poster depicting Chinese President Xi Jinping as “BAT MAN,” which was displayed in a restaurant in Stockholm, Sweden, ...
Anti-Asian Incidents Higher in Canada Than US Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Report Says
Canada has received more reports of anti-Asian incidents related to COVID-19 than the U.S., according to its first national report published...
Racist Letter Calling Chinese People ‘Murderers’ Posted on Shop in Melbourne
A profanity-laced note found in Melbourne, Australia proclaimed Chinese people as “murderers” and demanded that they return to t...
Letter Threatens Shooting Chinese and Indians for ‘Taking IT Jobs From Americans’ in Texas
A letter threatening violence against Chinese and Indian immigrants for “stealing” jobs in information technology from Americans...
‘Karen’ Struggles to Keep Dentures in While Telling Asian Woman ‘Go Back to Your Country’
A California woman struggled to keep her dentures intact as she hurled xenophobic and racist insults during a Trump rally. The woman, who s...
Toronto ‘Karen’ Stalks Asian Woman for Simply Reading in a Park
A woman in Toronto took to social media to expose a racist encounter with another woman who allegedly accused her of “trespassing̶...
Man Stays Perfectly Calm During Cyclist’s Racist Meltdown in Brooklyn
Editor’s Note: Zane Tang’s original video of the man has since been removed by Facebook. NextShark was able to get a hold of it ...
Torrance City Council Condemns the Rise of Racism During COVID-19 Outbreak
The City Council in Torrance, California has passed a resolution fighting xenophobia in response to the recent incidents of anti-Asian attac...
Ted Lieu, 149 Congress Members Urge DOJ to Condemn Anti-Asian Discrimination Amid Pandemic
California Congressman Ted Lieu, along with 149 members of Congress, is urging Attorney General William Barr to condemn anti-Asian discrimin...
Man Refusing to Wear a Face Mask Explodes Into Racist Rant in Asian Grocery Store
A man went on a racist rant inside an Asian grocery store in Canada after he was asked to wear a face mask amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The m...
‘Chinese Are Destroying Bay Ridge’: NYPD Investigates Anti-Chinese Posters in Brooklyn
Xenophobic posters have been circling the Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights residential area in Brooklyn since Wednesday. The posters caught the a...
Maina Chen
Opinion
Why People Gaslight Asian American Struggles
Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this piece are solely of the author. Amid the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak, San Francisco en...
Leanna Chan
White House Adviser, Trump Donor Calls COVID-19 a ‘Chinese Nightmare’
One of the influential advisers of the White House on issues concerning businesses in the United States has called the pandemic a “Chi...
Australian Woman Caught on Video Harassing Elderly Asian, Indian Photographer
Minutes after being released from police custody for her involvement in a racist incident, an Australian woman was caught on film racially a...
Teen Tries to ‘Bake’ Dog for Asians in Racist TikTok Video
A TikTok user has been accused of racism after posting a video addressing Asians while acting out trying to “bake” his dog. User...
Lululemon Art Director Posts Racist ‘Bat Fried Rice’ Shirts for Sale
Editor’s Note: This post has been updated with a statement from designer Jess Sluder, an update from Lululemon, Luluemon’s CEO, ...
‘F*ck Off Back to the Country You Came From’: Filipino Nurse in Australia Gets Racist Letter in Mail
A Filipino nurse in Australia is now worried for her family’s safety after receiving a letter that demanded them to return to their ho...
#HateIsAVirus Creators Talk About Tackling Racism and Hate Against Asian Americans
As Asians and Asian Americans are targeted by racism and xenophobia around the world, one campaign is calling out the hate and raising more ...
Kimberly Nguyen
Foreigners Are Reportedly Facing Racism and Xenophobia in China
Expatriate communities and foreigners in mainland China are experiencing discrimination while the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the world...
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Fighter Draws Backlash for Sharing Parody Video Mocking Chinese People
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter Gordon Ryan sparked outrage after sharing a parody trailer that depicted Chinese people as hunters of alien meat...
Man Finds Racist Message on Road Near Asian Community in Sydney
A designer was shocked to find racist graffiti on the road as he was traversing a street near his home in Sydney. Daniel Palmer, who is a de...
UCSC PhD Student Goes on Racist Rant Against Chinese People on Facebook
Editor’s Note: This post has been updated with a response from Skidmore’s attorney. Allison Skidmore, a Ph.D. student at the Uni...
I Didn’t Think it Could Happen To Me: Asian Hate Crime is Real
To be honest — the last few weeks as I’ve been self quarantined in my loft in downtown LA — I haven’t felt the extent of the hat...
Jaeson Ma
NYPD Investigating Disturbing Mass Shooting Threat in Chinatown on Instagram
An Instagram page, @antiasiansclubnyc, threatened to take guns to shoot all Asians on sight in New York City’s Chinatown. .@NYPDnews @...
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