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Crime
Restraining order renewed for Chinese woman facing racist abuse from ex-Seattle cop
On Sept. 24, a King County Superior Court judge renewed a 10-year restraining order for Zhen Jin, a Chinese American woman who, along with h...
Michelle De Pacina
Home
Connecticut ex-mayor faces backlash over racist Facebook comment
Former New Britain, Connecticut mayor Timothy Stewart is facing criticism and a Council resolution calling for his removal from the city Sch...
Alameda County firefighter put on paid leave over racist tirade
A freeway collision near Stockton, California, escalated when an off-duty Alameda County firefighter went on a racist tirade, which was reco...
Film & TV
Fan speculation on Avantika playing a live-action Rapunzel sparks controversy
“Mean Girls” star Avantika Vandanapu, known mononymously as Avantika, has faced backlash amid rumors of her potentially playing ...
Canada
Video: Man verbally abuses South Asian pizza delivery worker
A video of a customer in Canada verbally abusing a pizza delivery worker with racist slurs has gone viral on social media. Key points: ...
Business
British Airways cabin crew members fired for video mocking Asian passengers
Two British Airways cabin crew members were fired from their positions after they posted a racist video on social media mocking Asian passen...
Issues & Racism
Woman faces backlash for telling Asian dog walker to ‘Go back to China’
A woman is facing backlash on social media after being filmed harassing an Asian professional dog walker and hurling racist and xenophobic r...
Bryan Ke
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:...
Satire website accused of racism for Vivek Ramaswamy ‘7-Eleven’ joke
Conservative satire website Babylon Bee has come under fire after it published a parody article about Vivek Ramaswamy being offered a positi...
Editorial Staff
Culture
Woman shamed online for eating rice with bare hands in public
A viral video of a woman using her bare hands to eat at an airport has triggered a debate on social media about cultural practices and racia...
Ryan General
Australia
Man filmed demanding Asian father and son to stop fishing in ‘Australian waters’
A man was filmed berating an Asian man and his son while they were fishing, claiming that they were not allowed to fish as the area belonged...
Fresno Asian restaurant reopens after being shut down by racist rumor
After being forced to close amid false accusations fueled by a racist stereotype, a Laos-Thai restaurant in Fresno, California, has reopened...
Korean restaurant worker shares PSA for non-Asians in viral TikTok
A video of a Korean restaurant worker sharing his awkward experience with an old white couple who questioned his Asian origin has gone viral...
Carl Samson
Entertainment
Popular Korean webtoon ‘Get Schooled’ gets called out for ‘racist’ plotline
“Racism or racist content have no place on WEBTOON. It should not have been published, and we apologize to anyone who encountered it o...
Asian woman sues Los Angeles Metro for failing to help her during attack
An Asian woman who fell victim to what she believes was an attack against her race during a ride in Los Angeles’ Metro in May is now suing t...
Woman who harassed NYC Chinatown nail salon workers sentenced to 3 years probation
Sharon Williams, a 52-year-old woman who was arrested in April 2021 for harassing Asian employees at a nail salon in New York City’s Chinato...
Ann Coulter sparks outrage over ‘Hindu business’ jab at Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy
Conservative author and commentator Ann Coulter is facing backlash after targeting Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy in a post on X, formerly ...
Y Combinator CEO cartoonized to allegedly mimic Chinese Exclusion Act-era poster in ‘racist’ critique
Venture capitalist Garry Tan is calling out “hard leftists” in San Francisco for using his image in a cartoon that allegedly mimicked a post...
Human Rights Watch study finds prevalence of anti-Black racist content on Chinese social media
“Beijing should recognize that undertaking investments in Africa and embracing China-Africa friendship won’t undo the harm caused by unaddre...
Latto’s past racist tweets resurface as collab with BTS’ Jungkook goes viral
American rapper Latto, who recently collaborated with BTS’ Jungkook on his viral track “Seven,” is facing online backlash for resurfaced con...
Video: Thai streamer experiences racism in Brussels
A Thai Twitch streamer experienced multiple instances of racism in Brussels, Belgium, all of which were caught on camera. The first encounte...
Chandler Treon
Florida woman accused of threatening to run over Asian American woman in racist Maine attack
A Florida woman is facing a civil rights complaint in Maine for allegedly racially attacking and threatening to run over an Asian American w...
‘I really hate China’: Rhode Island officials accused of racism, sexism during Philadelphia trip
Two Rhode Island officials have triggered two investigations after being accused of “sexist, racist behavior” during a trip to Philade...
Japan
Controversial livestreamer attacked in public in Japan again during livestream
Controversial IRL (in real life) livestreamer JohnnySomali was recently attacked in public just days after he was slapped and berated by a “...
Controversial livestreamer slapped in the face while walking busy Japanese street
Controversial IRL (in real life) livestreamer JohnnySomali was struck in the face by a random passerby while livestreaming in Tokyo. What ha...
Journalist visiting Auckland to speak about anti-Asian racism gets racially harassed
Australian-based journalist Louisa Lim was racially harassed at a Chinese restaurant while visiting Auckland, New Zealand, to speak about an...
Woman in anti-Asian car incident video claims to be half-Filipino, posts apology
Ashley Barkis, the woman caught in a viral video last week assaulting an Asian man after a car collision in Los Angeles, is receiving online...
‘Are you from America?’: Viral video shows woman attacking group of Asians following LA car collision
Footage of a woman’s racist tirade against an Asian male driver in Los Angeles has gone viral on TikTok. A video uploaded by TikTok u...
Streamers mock Korean TikToker with racist ‘slant eye’ gesture, taunts
A Los Angeles-based Korean streamer was subjected to racist taunts and ridicule after trying to interact with two American women during an o...
Georgia football player apologizes for racial slur during NFL Draft
Collegiate football athlete Jamaal Jarrett has apologized for the racially insensitive remarks he made on his Instagram Live during the 2023...
News
Georgia football player caught spewing racist slur at Asian boy during NFL Draft livestream
Jamaal Jarrett, an incoming defensive lineman of the University of Georgia Bulldogs football team, was caught using a racist slur toward Asi...
‘You are not a child anymore’: Chinese vlogger confronts teen over racist gesture
A Chinese vlogger allegedly accosted by four teenagers while filming in Cambridge, England, went viral after confronting one of them for mak...
Lily Gao calls out ‘racist and sexist harassment’ for her Ada Wong portrayal in ‘Resident Evil 4’
Chinese Canadian actor Lily Gao has clapped back at the “racist and sexist” critics who bashed her portrayal of Asian American s...
Education
School board candidate in Missouri apologizes for resurfaced video referring to Asian woman as ‘panda’
A candidate for the Parkway School District Board of Education has recently apologized after a video of him making racist and derogatory com...
Man wanted for racist egg-throwing spree on San Francisco Muni bus
San Francisco police are looking for a man who has been accused of yelling anti-Chinese expletives while throwing eggs at Asian passengers o...
Ann Coulter to GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley: ‘Go back to your own country’
Conservative pundit Ann Coulter made a series of racist remarks about Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley during an appearance on ...
Ana Yoo
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