AsAmNews reports that an Asian tea shop owner in Washington DC was pepper sprayed in a racist attack. CCTV footage shows Zhang Yunhan sitting behind the counter when the man enters the store. The man, whose mask is hinging below his chin, is heard shouting “Chinese tea” and “Covid-19”. “Go away! I’m calling 911!” Zhang says at the man points his pepper…
A racist anti-masker was caught on camera threatening to sue a Thai restaurant in NYC for refusing him service. The incident occurred in Maple Thai Eatery in Astoria, Queens. Kathaleeya, the daughter of the restaurant’s owner, uploaded the clip to Instagram. “This guy was harassing me at my family’s restaurant today. He had no mask on and made a poor false statement…
Eater reports that restaurants in Montreal’s Chinatown are using fortune cookies to combat anti-Asian racism. Last week, Montreal’s Chinatown experienced a second wave of vandalism with six stores being targeted. Earlier this year, Chinatown’s iconic gates were damaged as members of the community were blamed for the Coronavirus pandemic. A dozen restaurants in the area including Dobe & Andy, Beijing, and Fung Shing are now using…
After having waited anxiously for election night, the world will have to wait even more to find out who the next US President will be. At the time of writing, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Michigan and key state Pennsylvania are yet to declare their results. As the night went on, it became evident that the night was going to be…
Malaysian comedian Nigel Ng AKA ‘Uncle Roger’ was punched in the face in London. Recalling the incident on his Instagram story on 30 October, Ng said the incident occurred when he was walking back to his home in the UK capital. “This random guy just came up and punched me in my face,” Ng said. In the clip, Ng’s bleeding lips…
A Chinese restaurant in Victoria, Australia has received a racist letter telling the owners to “go back to Wuhan”. Ashburton based restaurant Ton Lok Chinese Restaurant posted a picture of the letter in a Facebook post. “Very sad to see that some people think Australia belongs to them,” the restaurant wrote on Facebook. “This is a first and hopefully the last…
The British government has been ridiculed after claiming that a UK-Japan trade deal will make soy sauce cheaper. During Tuesday night’s broadcast of The Great British Bake Off in which contestants were celebrating Japanese Week, the trade department took the opportunity to promote the government’s post-Brexit deal with Japan. “The bakers used a lot of soya sauce in the first challenge on #GBBO,…
The Great British Bake Off has been accused of racism after contestants cooked Chinese treats for ‘Japanese Week’. On last night’s episode, the contestants were tasked with making Japanese steamed buns but instead made buns with Chinese, Indian and American fillings. Contestant Hermione even turned her ‘chicken nikuman’ bun into a panda, which originates in China. Another contestant, Lottie, made cheeseburger steamed buns. Twitter…
Oregan Live reports that Choi’s Kimchi Company co-founder Matt Choi, was stabbed to death in his Southeast Portland apartment. Portland Police Bureau revealed the 33-year-old was stabbed around 1:56am on 25 October at his home in the 300 block of Southeast 12th Avenue. According to a GoFundMe page in benefit of the family, Choi was killed in his sleep by a stranger. Choi…
South Korea is suffering a kimchi shortage, causing prices to surge 60% according to Bloomberg. Typhoons over the summer wiped out fields of cabbages across the country, leading to a shortage of the vegetable. South Korean households buy vegetables including cabbages in bulk to make kimchi for the next year. The tradition known as ‘gimjang’ has been followed for over a…
