Jin Hyun
223 articles
Rude, Genderless Giant Penguin With Millions of Fans is Now Korea’s Biggest Star
South Koreans both young and old have fallen in love with a new internet celebrity, Pengsoo the giant penguin. In an origin story, the 10-year-old explained that it swam all the way from the…
Coronavirus Sparks Racism and Xenophobia Against Asians, But It Also Happened 120 Years Ago
Ebola, SARS, MERS, and now the coronavirus (COVID-19) — for each of these viruses, the Western media identified an entire racial group as scapegoats for the outbreak. History has a cruel way of…
Meet the Real-Life Hustler Who Inspired Constance Wu’s Character Destiny
When “Hustlers” hit the big screen, all eyes were on Constance Wu and Jennifer Lopez. Audiences flocked to cinemas to see the film about the famed crew of female sex workers who devised the notorious…
How ‘Parasite’ Smashed Hollywood’s Misconceptions About Asians and Foreign Films
Koreans are plastered with plastic surgery, they’re manufactured and they lack originality. Asians aren’t expressive enough to be good actors. Asian culture is too bizarre and exotic to connect with…
Meet the 44-Year-Old Who Quit Her Desk Job and Became a U.S. Pole Dance Champion
Natasha Wang quit her desk job as a publicist nine years ago, and since then, she’s traveled to nearly every corner of the globe inspiring women everywhere, in spite of language and cultural…
10 Surprising Facts About Asian American Civil Rights You Never Learned in School
Asian American history has never been the focus of teaching curriculums in American schools. As a community, we’re often treated as perpetual foreigners despite having a rich history within the…
Automation is a Bigger Threat to Millennials Than We Think and Andrew Yang’s UBI is the Solution
During this challenging, unstable time, every story on the news seems to be pointing to a new threat to our existence. Between video clips of Greta Thunberg at the latest climate emergency protest…
U.S. Diplomat Gets Flak in Korea With ‘Controversial’ Mustache
Harry Harris, the United States ambassador to Seoul, South Korea has been accused of being disrespectful due to the style of his facial hair. Harris began his role as ambassador in July 2018 after…
Jon M. Chu Wants to Make a ‘Star Wars’ Rose Tico Spin-Off After Disney Disappointed Fans
“Star Wars” fans were left disappointed and outraged over the treatment of Kelly Marie Tran’s character, Rose Tico, in the new “Star Wars” film, “The Rise of Skywalker”. Among those unsatisfied with…
Andrew Yang is Now the 4th Most Favored Democratic Primary Candidate
Andrew Yang has surpassed Mayor Pete Buttigieg in the 2020 Democratic primary net favorability rankings, according to a new poll. The most recent poll revealing Yang’s net favorability score, which…
7 Asian Drinking Games You Can Play to Ring in the New Year
It’s not exactly a secret that Asians love to drink. Despite the curse of the Asian glow which haunts many of us, nothing will get in the way of our forbidden love for soju and sake. Games like beer…
10 Gifts That Will Keep You Warm When Your Asian Parents Refuse to Turn the Heater On
With Christmas just around the corner, it’s safe to say we’re officially in the winter months. But for many, the coldest months are yet to come. Especially for those of us living in Asian households…
12 Gifts For Your Matcha-Obsessed Friend This Christmas
Matcha lattes have been all the rage lately, with the beverage taking over cafe chains all over the world. Matcha, which can literally be translated to “powdered tea,” is harvested from high-quality…
Indian Students and Police Clash After ‘Anti-Muslim’ Bill is Passed
Students in India have joined in protesting an “anti-Muslim” Citizenship Amendment Bill which was signed into law on Thursday. The CAB, which would allow Hindu, Christian, Jain, Buddhist, and Sikh…
9 Ways to Be More Eco-Conscious This Holiday Season
With the holiday season comes endless tinsel, gifts, and decorations. And with it, also comes mountains of waste piled as high as a Christmas tree. If Greta Thunberg hasn’t scared you enough into…
Boba Barista Creates Eco-Friendly Boba Bottle You Can Take With You Anywhere
Galina Lang has worked for three years as a part-time boba barista while studying marketing at a Bay Area university when she began to notice the mounds of plastic cups and straws piling up every…
North Koreans See Their Families for the First Time After Escaping Through 3000-Mile ‘Underground Railroad’
International NGO Liberty in North Korea has released an emotional video in which North Korean refugees were given the chance to see their families again for the first time since escaping the…
Chrissy Teigen Reveals How Celebrities Fly Commercial Without Being Bothered
Celebrities are regularly spotted at airports, leaving their gates upon arrival or onboard a flight in the first-class cabin. However, they are rarely spotted queuing up at the departure gate with…
Sorry Margaret, Guests Need to Take Off Their Shoes in My House
A few weeks ago, an article titled, “I think it’s rude to ask guests to take off their shoes” began circulating the internet and Asian Twitter was NOT here for it. (We don’t condone internet…
Kamala Harris Drops Out of 2020 Presidential Race
After several months of struggling in the polls, Senator Kamala Harris has officially dropped out of the 2020 presidential race, stating that the campaign no longer had the financial resources…
Fans Outraged That Goo Hara’s Parents May Get a Share of Her Inheritance
The death of Korean singer Goo Hara shocked the world, as the heartbreaking news of her suicide came within six weeks of the death of another K-pop idol, Sulli. Twenty-year-old Goo was found dead…
Teen Accuses TikTok of Locking Her Account For Criticizing China’s Treatment of Uyghur Muslims
Seventeen-year-old Feroza Aziz posted a TikTok video promising to show viewers how to get longer eyelashes, instead, she abruptly changed the topic to discuss something far more serious. Disguised as…
American Professor Says ‘Indian Food is Terrible’ and Twitter Isn’t Having It
A White male professor has gone viral after his tweet critiquing Indian food sparked outrage online. Tom Nichols, an international affairs professor at the U.S. Naval War College in Rhode Island,…
Chinese Family Files Lawsuit After Daughter Jumps to Her Death 2 Hours After Leaving NYC Hospital
A 23-year-old woman jumped to her death in August 2018 after a hospital reportedly failed to provide her with adequate care and prematurely discharged her without giving notice to family members, the…
Family-Owned Thai Restaurant in Texas Gets Racist ‘Speak English’ Note From Customer
A Thai restaurant located in Lubbock, Texas received a disturbing anonymous message on Thursday, demanding that the restaurant’s employees “learn to speak English.” Thai Thai Restaurant posted a…
14-Year-Old Asian American Genius Elected Student Body President of Pierce College
Vivan Yee may only be 14-years-old but she’s already thriving at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, California as the president of the Associated Students Organization. Yee was only 12 years old when…
Andrew Yang Gets Completely Ignored for the First 32 Minutes of the Democratic Debates
Andrew Yang’s loyal band of followers, the “Yang Gang,” has pointed out that their candidate was ignored for over 30 minutes before being asked a question during the most recent Democratic…
Asian Australian Family Harassed by Racist Woman Calling Their Children ‘Rats’
An Asian Australian family was harassed by a racist woman shouting expletives on Friday at the Westfield Carousel Shopping Centre in Perth. The young couple, their 3-year-old son, and 4-month-old…
Why Filial Piety Can Be Toxic Asian Parenting
Filial piety — it’s the bedrock of every Asian household. From the moment we utter our first words and learn to crawl, we’re taught to respect and take care of our parents and elders. And in many…
CNN Under Fire After Saying Fresno Shooting is a ‘Milestone’ for Hmong Americans
CNN is being criticized for an insensitive headline regarding a recent mass shooting in Fresno, California, in which four Hmong men were tragically killed and several more were injured. Police have…
All 4 Victims Killed in Fresno Shooting Are Hmong American
Fresno Police are attempting to identify and track down two suspects who reportedly entered a family’s backyard event, fired into a crowd and hit ten men, killing four of them. Fortunately, most of…
CNET Mistakes ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Actor Chris Pang for Simu Liu in Embarrassing Mix Up
A CNET review of the newly-released “Charlie’s Angels” film mixed up Australian actor Chris Pang with “Kim’s Convenience” star Simu Liu. The review referenced Pang’s villainous character, Jonny…
3 Suspected Burglars Targeting Asian American Households in Texas Arrested
Three men were arrested in Plano, Texas in connection with a series of home burglaries targeting Asian Americans. The burglars are said to have had the same M.O. for each home they target, and this…
Anti-Black and Asian Graffiti Found in Syracuse University Dorms Spark Protests on Campus
Syracuse University has issued a public statement after two floors in a dorm building was reportedly vandalized with racial slurs on November 6. A slur against Asian people was sprawled on a bulletin…
Boba Guys in SF Suffers Another Break-In For the THIRD Time in a Row This Year
A Boba Guys store in the Mission District of San Francisco was broken into on Monday night for the third time this year. Andrew Chau, the co-founder of the boba chain, posted a photo of the shop…
Senior Trump Administration Official Caught Lying on Résumé, Going to Harvard, Being on Time Magazine
A senior Trump administration official has been caught embellishing her résumé, going as far as photoshopping her face onto a fake Time magazine cover and inventing a position on a United Nations…
