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New York
NYC’s ‘most romantic’ restaurant accused of anti-Asian discrimination
One if by Land, Two if by Sea, a high-end restaurant dubbed one of the most romantic restaurants in New York City, has been called out for ...
Bryan Ke
News
‘Whites and Asians need not apply’: Election mailers show fake hiring ad
Election mailers distributed by the nonprofit organization America First Legal Foundation, which was founded by Donald Trump’s former senio...
Michelle De Pacina
Business
Pfizer defends exclusion of Asian and white applicants in fellowship, says it’s ‘non-discriminatory’
Pfizer is standing by its fellowship program accused of discriminating against Asian and white applicants, saying it reverses “the effects ...
Carl Samson
Pfizer excludes Asian, white applicants from 9-year scholarship program
Pfizer is excluding Asian and white applicants from its new nine-year program for scholarships and guaranteed employment. Open to undergra...
Crime
Sikh man’s lawsuit alleges Sutter County delayed hate crime investigation, cops washed away evidence
Rouble Claire, a 66-year-old Sikh American man from Sutter County, California, has filed a lawsuit against the county, its deputies and two...
Ryan General
Issues & Racism
A third of Asian Americans have changed their daily routine over fears of being attacked, survey finds
Three in 10 (36%) Asian Americans have modified their daily routines in the past 12 months over fears of being threatened or attacked, acco...
Georgetown Law professor caught addressing an Asian student as ‘Mr. Chinaman’ in viral video
Georgetown University Law professor Franz Werro referred to one of his Asian students as “Mr. Chinaman” during a class last Thursday. “Wha...
Uncategorized
Asian Americans Suffer the Most from Racial Discrimination, Study Finds
A recent study found that racial and ethnic discrimination has far-reaching negative effects on minority adolescent development, with Asian ...
Ziye Wang
Starbucks is Closing All U.S. Stores on May 29 to Teach People How Not to Be Racist
Starbucks will close all its U.S. stores on May 29 to educate employees on racial biases. The move comes after the arrest of two black men i...
Asia
Japanese Comedian Condemns His Own Partner for Blackface ‘Eddie Murphy’ Skit
Masatoshi Hamada, half of the comedy duo Downtown, came under fire after wearing blackface to play “Eddie Murphy” during the New Year Specia...
New Jersey High School Teacher Targets Korean Students to Tell Them She ‘Hates Koreans’
Leaders of several Korean-American organizations are pushing prestigious Bergen County Academies officials to take action against a Spanish ...
Vancouver to Give Formal Apology to Chinese Victims of Historical Racial Discrimination
Vancouver’s civic government announced its plan to host an event in April 2018 where it will deliver a formal apology to victims of ra...
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