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Business
How Love, Bonito is celebrating and uplifting women through fashion
What started as a humble blog shop named BonitoChico in 2005 has evolved into Southeast Asia’s largest omnichannel womenswear brand, driven ...
Editorial Staff
Entertainment
Film producer believes Hong Kong film industry is ‘going downhill’
Film producer Debbie Lam believes that the Hong Kong film industry is on a downward trend, as the industry sees a significant drop in the nu...
Bryan Ke
Crime
10% of hate crimes occur at schools, FBI report reveals
Schools or college campuses are the third most common location of hate crimes, according to a new FBI report. Key findings: The report, rele...
Bowen Yang leads mock awards show at ‘SNL’ as ‘A Guy Named Ethan’
Bowen Yang has a new alter ego — “A Guy Named Ethan” — to offer a satirical take on this year’s Oscar nominations. Introdu...
Ryan General
Food
Woman recounts story of traumatized Asian friend who mistook innocent exchange for racism
A woman took to Reddit to share her experience with a friend who misread a moment at a Chinese restaurant as a racist attack. What happened:...
Sports
Gymnast Yul Moldauer aims to inspire adopted kids to pursue their dreams
Gymnast Yul Kyung-Tae Moldauer, an adoptee from South Korea, expressed pride in being an Asian American athlete and emphasized his goal to i...
Michelle De Pacina
Live-action ‘Avatar’ showrunner shares reaction to original creators’ exit
Albert Kim, the showrunner of Netflix’s live-action “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” has opened up about his feelings after the animated series...
Culture
‘Shogun Santa’ back in LA’s Little Tokyo as decades-long tradition lives on
“Shogun Santa,” billed as the only known Asian Santa in Los Angeles, was spotted in the city’s Little Tokyo district over the weekend, sprea...
Civil Rights
Asian American group launches reporting tool for workplace discrimination
Stand with Asian Americans (SwAA), an organization led by Asian American business leaders, has launched a new tool for reporting anti-Asian ...
Carl Samson
Here are the Asian films, directors in Sundance 2024
Organizers on Wednesday unveiled the lineup of next year’s Sundance Film Festival, with Asian American star Steven Yeun leading one of the m...
News
SF candidates face stricter regulations when using Chinese names on ballots
In San Francisco, the tradition of political candidates adopting Chinese names for ballots is facing stricter regulations. Adhering to stat...
Issues & Racism
Hate crimes in Los Angeles county reach highest levels in 21 years: report
In 2022, reported hate crimes in Los Angeles County reached a 21-year high, according to a report by the LA County Commission on Human Relat...
Asian business owners targeted in burglaries in Illinois city
Police in Bloomington, Illinois, are investigating a string of burglaries that have targeted Asian small business owners in recent weeks. Vi...
South Korean defender Kim Min-jae nominated for Ballon d’Or
South Korean center-back Kim Min-jae has been nominated for a men’s Ballon d’Or. The only Asian: Kim, who currently plays for FC Bayer...
Social Media
Video: White woman calls out white people’s assumptions about her dating an Asian man
A 22-year-old woman has gone viral on TikTok for calling out white people’s reactions and assumptions when they find out that she’s a “non-A...
Asian MIT grad asks AI to make her photo more ‘professional,’ gets turned into white woman
A recent Asian American Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) graduate made headlines this month after sharing evidence of racial bias...
Art
5 upcoming Asian indie video games we can’t wait to play
If you’re currently updating your video game wishlist and need some indie game recommendations, look no further. Below, we’ve listed five up...
Isa Peralta
5 Asian indie video games you should play this summer
As the video game industry continues to grow, more and more developers from all over the world have taken on the challenge of creating their...
Teen filmed beating Asian security guard in San Francisco mall brawl
A video showing a teenager shoving and beating an Asian security guard in San Francisco’s Stonestown Galleria has gone viral on Twitter. The...
91-year-old woman with dementia punched, knocked into concrete in SF attack
A 91-year-old woman has reportedly fallen victim to a seemingly random attack in San Francisco’s Richmond District. The incident occurred at...
Stephanie Hsu recalls being asked to sound ‘more Asian’ during an audition
Before you read: Stephanie Hsu predicted ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ would be a hit during filming Watch: Stephanie Hsu’s ‘Everythi...
Ines Shin
Former Apple lawyer sues company for discrimination, colleague who allegedly sent her death threats
A former patent attorney at Apple is suing the multinational tech company for discrimination and for failing to protect her from a colleague...
Man accused of trying to gouge out Utah bus driver’s eye because he’s Asian
A man has been charged in connection with a brutal attack on a Utah Transit Authority (UTA) bus driver and a subsequent attempt to disarm po...
Feature
Arkansas’s secretary of state posts prank call of 2 Chinese restaurants to his Facebook
Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston shared a video of a prank call involving two Chinese restaurants on his personal Facebook page las...
Asian trio wanted for stabbing man in NYC robbery
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is seeking the public’s help with identifying three men connected to a reported robbery and stabb...
Man charged with kidnapping, sexual assault of senior Asian woman in Massachusetts
Christian M. Lynch, 26, has been arraigned on multiple charges in connection with the kidnapping, torture and rape of a 64-year-old Asian w...
Asian business owners targeted in string of Virginia burglaries
Authorities in Henrico County, Virginia, have warned residents of home burglaries that target Asian business owners, with at least two inci...
Asian student stabbed by alleged bully at New York high school
An 18-year-old Asian student was stabbed by a 17-year-old classmate at Proctor High School in Utica, New York, on Monday morning. Teachers...
Canada
TikTok users praise woman who defended friend from alleged Asian racial profiling at Toronto store
Asian content creator Lewis Chia shared a video showing how he was racially profiled while visiting Shoppers Drug Mart on Yonge Street and ...
‘He’s the kind of person who leads by example’: General Electric researcher HP Wang dies at 75
General Electric researcher Dr. Hsin-Pang Wang died from colon cancer on Sept. 6. He was 75. “He was really like a father and uncle to a l...
Health
Asian and Black patients in England wait longer for cancer diagnoses than white patients, study finds
Based on an analysis of 126,000 cancer cases in England between 2006 and 2016, Asian and Black people are forced to wait longer for cancer ...
Study
Short kings, rise and grind: Study says 5’6″ men need to earn $175,000 more a year to be as desirable as 6’ men
Finance influencer Vivian, popularly known as “Your Rich BFF,” broke down a study on online dating that found men who are 5 feet 6 inches m...
Jane Nam
13 Asian and Asian American artists who wowed Coachella 2022 with their dazzling ‘fits
Coachella wouldn’t be what it is without influencers going all out for the yearly festival. Akin to the Met Gala for social media’s most f...
Why calling out racism starts and ends with you
Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this piece are those of the author’s and do not necessarily represent the views of NextShark....
Daniel Anderson
‘It’s time to retire’: Beloved Asian grocery store in Salt Lake City closes after 23 years
Southeast Market, which specializes in Asian food and goods, is closing after 23 years of business. The Salt Lake City-based store offered...
NYPD looking for man who hit Asian subway rider with hammer after they bumped into each other
A 29-year-old Asian man was struck in the head with a hammer allegedly after bumping into his unnamed attacker at a Chelsea subway platform...
Maina Chen
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