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China
Army of bots in China trolled 30 social media platforms trying to stir up Asian American protests, research finds
An online network with a pro-Chinese government stance was reportedly attempting to influence Americans and mobilize them into joining real-...
Ryan General
Opinion
Opinion: How White Supremacy Turned Asian and Black Communities Against Each Other
Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this piece are solely of the author. We are living in an unprecedented time, a time in which ...
Doug Kim
News
The First Chinese Immigrant in America Was Constantly Dehumanized as a Circus Attraction
Afong Moy was 16 years old when she arrived in New York City in 1834. The name, which was not her own, was given to her by Nathaniel and Fre...
Over 40% of the U.S. Speaks Asian Languages After English and Spanish
English is the most common language spoken in the United States but one map reveals what languages besides English and Spanish are used at h...
Khier Casino
Civil Rights
Asian Men Allegedly Assaulted by Racist Woman Yelling ‘Ignorant Gooks’ in Philadelphia
Two Asian men were allegedly verbally and physically assaulted after being called “gooks” by a Caucasian woman who didn...
Leanna Chan
‘Fox and Friends’ Host Remembers When America ‘Defeated Communist Japan’
Ainsley Earhardt, one of the hosts of “Fox & Friends,” made a mistake on national television when she recalled the United States defeati...
Bryan Ke
Music
How Filmmaker Hiro Murai Helped Create Childish Gambino’s Epic ‘This is America’
Tokyo-born filmmaker Hiro Murai has caught everyone’s attention with his brutally poignant music video for “This Is America,” a new single f...
Asia
Asian-Americans Seen as ‘More American’ If They Are Fat, Study Finds
New research published in Psychological Science has found that people view Asian-Americans who are overweight to be more “American,” making...
Anthony Bourdain Thinks Filipino Food Could Be the Next Big Thing in America
TV host and food critic Anthony Bourdain expressed his love for Filipino food in a recent interview with CNN, saying dishes from the Philipp...
Racist Vandals Spray-Paint ‘Chink’ on Hmong Family’s Garage Door in Minnesota
A family of Hmong descent who just moved from Saint Paul, Minnesota to a suburb in Oakdale was the target of racist vandalism after the word...
Law Firm’s Data Tracks Racist Incidents Since Trump’s Victory
The South Poverty Law Center recently conducted a study to see how prevalent harassment has gotten since Donald Trump won the presidential e...
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