Women’s History Month: 5 Modern Asian American Women Who Went From Struggle to Success

In honor of Women’s History Month, here is a list of some of the most epic, bad-ass, trail-blazing, modern Asian American women out th...

Actress Olivia Liang to Lead the New ‘Kung Fu’ Series

“Legacies” star Olivia Liang has landed the starring role in the reboot of the 1970s hit TV show “Kung Fu.” Inspired by the show...

Costco Worker Allegedly Denies Boy Because He’s ‘From China’ and Might Have Coronavirus

A sample stand worker at a Costco in Issaquah, Washington allegedly turned an Asian American child away on the suspicion that he was “...

He Could Be the First Asian President of the United States

Editor’s Note: Andrew Yang has announced his presidential bid for 2020. The views expressed in this piece are solely his own. When Benny, th...

Asian Women Immigrating to the U.S. May Have a Higher Risk for Breast Cancer, New Study Says

Asian women who immigrate to the U.S. may be more likely to develop breast cancer than Asian American women, according to a new study. The f...

Angelica Hale, Magician Shin Lim Advance to ‘America’s Got Talent: The Champions’ Finals

Two Asian-Americans have advanced to the finals of the spin-off show “America’s Got Talent: The Champions” – Filipino-American singer Angeli...

Dear White People Dating Asians, Your Relationship Does Not Excuse Your Racism

I’ve never liked small talk with strangers, not because I’m an introvert, but because as an Asian person there are always the same inane que...

Someone Made a Fake Twitter Account Claiming Racial Harassment at Papa John’s

A Twitter user with a female Asian profile picture made some shocking allegations against a Papa John’s pizza joint manager over the w...

Two Asian-American Filmmakers Receive Academy Award Nominations for Best Documentary

Two documentaries directed by Asian-American filmmakers have been nominated for the 2019 Academy Awards for Best Documentary (Feature): Bing...

Meet the Asian Americans Who Are Running for President in 2020

Among the eight politicians who have confirmed their bid to run for the 2020 United States presidential election so far are three Asia Ameri...

18 Asian Celeb Glow Ups That Prove There’s Hope For Us All

I don’t care who you are or what you look like as an adult, we’ve all had an ugly phase at some point in our lives and celebriti...

From Boba to K-Pop: Why ‘We Bare Bears’ is So Relatable to Asians

When it comes to entertainment, I believe we’re all subconsciously searching for characters or plot lines we can relate to — something...

How the Model Minority Myth and Masculinity Affects Asian American Teens

While girls generally do better than boys in their elementary school years, a new study found that Asian American boys match the grades of g...

Hawaii Representative Claims He’s ‘an Asian Trapped in a White Body’

At an event celebrating Asian Americans and Pacific Islander members of Congress, Rep. Ed Case (D-Hawaii) said that he is “an Asian tr...

A Letter To Every Asian Child Who Has Been Bullied For Their Race

As a naive 8-year-old sitting in a classroom full of non-Asian faces on my first day of school in America, I failed to see myself as differe...

5 Asian Americans Are Running For California’s 53rd Assembly District

Five Asian Americans are running in a team of 14-strong progressives to become delegates of the California Democratic Party’s 53rd Assembly ...

Why Asian Culture May Be Promoting Social Smoking

Editor’s Note: This post is sponsored by TobaccoFreeCA. Smoking is becoming a big problem for Asian Americans. All the leading causes of dea...

15 Things Asian American Kids Could Never Get Away With

Editor’s Note: This post is sponsored by TobaccoFreeCA. For Asian American kids, perhaps nothing is more relatable than the things you got i...

86% of Filipino Americans Who Vape Started Because of Friends

Editor’s Note: This post is sponsored by the California Department of Public Health. California is home to two growing trends: Asian A...

11 Cringey Questions Only Asian Kids Living in the West Got on Their First Day of School

Everyone talks about how sweet and pure children are but let’s be honest for a second, little kids have the worst filter and they can say so...

Asians Reveal The Most Hilarious Christmas Gifts They Got From Their Parents

Asian parents always have their unique ways of doing things, especially when it comes to Christmas gifts. As their children, we may not have...

8 Toxic Trends and People That Made Asians Facepalm All 2018

2018 has been a rollercoaster of a year. We’ve seen several new milestones for Asians across the globe but it’s fair to say, we’ve also had ...

Alan Yang’s New Netflix Movie ‘Tigertail’ is Another Step for Asian Americans in Media

“Master of None’s” Alan Yang is teaming up with Netflix again, and this time it is for his own movie he wrote and directed, call...

DJ Elephante Talks Harvard, Pursuing EDM, and Asian Parents

For many Asian Americans, being a musician seems to be only a hobby that our parents forced us to do as a child. For 29-year-old Tim Wu, kno...

We Really Need to Talk About Mental Health for Asian American Students

“Why are you even here?” “You have been here for three months, and you are already falling behind.” ...

‘Shang-Chi’ Will Be Important, But Far From Enough

Throughout my childhood, I wanted to play a superhero. I went through that same process many young, Asian, aspiring actors do; I researched ...

Ohio Elects Their First Laotian American State Senator

Tina Maharath, a 27-year-old financial analyst, was elected as state senator of Ohio’s District 3 last week. The Canal Winchester resident, ...

‘Jeopardy!’ Contestant Has Epic Fail After Confusing Kid Cudi for Uncle Kracker

A contestant in the classic American game show, “Jeopardy!” is now making headlines for confusing rapper Kid Cudi and country singer Uncle K...

ONE OK ROCK’s New Music Video Shows What Growing Up Asian in the U.S. is Like

The music video for “Stand Out Fit In,” the second single from ONE OK ROCK’s album “Eye of the Storm,” is making waves among Asi...

15 Shocking Facts About Asian American History They Never Taught You in School

When I was in high school, my U.S. history teacher spent an entire month — I shit you not — teaching the class about Andrew Jack...

Meet the Chef Using Food to Change the Way People See Asians

“I feel like I was put here to do this. When I cook, I feel something.” That’s something Jenny Dorsey told me about 30 min...

Bruno Mars Donates 24,000 Thanksgiving Meals to Hawaiians After Tour

Following the massive success of his “24K Magic” album and international tour which concluded at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu this ...

Lana Condor Responds to Criticism Saying She’s ‘Not Asian Enough’

Lana Condor has responded to claims saying that she’s “not Asian enough” due to her upbringing with a white family. Condor, who rose to fame...

5 Podcasts Hosted by Asian Americans That You Should Start Listening To

Podcasts have been the latest wave of information gathering and sharing in the digital 24/7 newscycle. A simple voice right to your ear whil...

Filipino-American Brothers Transform Amazon’s Alexa into Filipina Auntie ‘Tita’ in Video

Los Angeles, California-based Filipino-American brothers Kevin (nicknamed Frost) and Ken Francisco, are now going viral after sharing the pa...

Figure Skater Nathan Chen Wins Skate America Tournament By the Largest Margin in History

Figure skating sensation Nathan Chen has made a historic win on Skate America by defeating his opponents with the largest margin ever. The ...