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Bong Joon-ho believes that directors and creators should be more daring in their work when it comes to addressing issues like anti-Asian attacks. According to Deadline, the Parasite director did concede that because he is so far removed from what’s going on in the U.S., he has an outsider’s point of view. “But as someone […]
Violent crimes against Asian Americans have dramatically surged over the past year, particularly in metropolitan areas like San Francisco and New York City. The disturbing incidents have understandably ignited fear throughout the nation, so much so that many AAPIs have been hesitant to take public transportation, fearing they may be targeted in a racist or xenophobic attack. “Last […]
A 64-year-old Asian woman was fatally stabbed on Saturday morning while walking her two dogs in Riverside, California. KTLA-5 reports that police were called to the scene around 7:30 a.m. where they discovered Ke Chieh Meng bleeding on the ground after having been stabbed in the abdomen area. Meng was rushed to the hospital where she was […]
Hate crimes against Asian-Americans have been surging over the last year with the latest news of an assault happening in Tacoma, Washington. A 15-year-old has been arrested in connection with the attack, discovered in a video which shows the teenager allegedly assaulting an Asian couple. The clip has been making the rounds on social media, […]
The hottest song in Manila right now was written in Vancouver. “Backhouse Ballin’,” the latest single off Manila Grey’s new album No Saints on Knight Street, has been tearing up the radio charts of the Philippine capital the last couple weeks, even overtaking behemoths like “Peaches” by Justin Bieber and “Selfish” by DJ Snake and […]
UPDATED 3/30, 12:05 p.m. ET: The person who recorded the video of the incident has said that the man that was repeatedly punched “appeared to be Hispanic” not Asian, ABC 7 NY’s CeFaan Kim reports. The person also said that the altercation began after the Black man was called the N-word. See original story below. The New York City Police Department’s […]
Video showing a 65-year-old Asian woman being attacked has surfaced, WABC-TV reports. The victim, who was allegedly subjected to anti-Asian statements by the attacker, is seen being kicked several times in the footage. “Fuck you, you don’t belong here,” the man allegedly yelled at the woman, the New York Post reports sources as saying. The woman suffered a fractured […]
Jay Leno delivered an apology for the racist jokes he has made throughout his career about Asians, per Variety. In a joint press conference with Guy Aoki, leader of the activist group Media Action Network for Asian Americans (MANAA), Leno explained that since he considered those jokes to be harmless at the time, the comedian frequently spurned anyone who was critical […]
Police in Diamond Bar, California announced that they’ve opened up a hate crime investigation into a man who drove past several people that were protesting violence against Asian Americans, BuzzFeed News reports. The incident, which started as demonstrators crossed the street at a crosswalk in front of his car, also saw him yelling “F*ck China!” at […]
A Latino man was reportedly handcuffed after because authorities considered him to be a suspect in the deadly spa shootings in Georgia, Slate reports. Mario González narrowly escaped from the shooting at Youngs Asian Massage, but was allegedly detained until the gunman was identified. González later received confirmation that his wife had died inside. González and his wife, Delaina Ashley Yaun, […]
