A report has found that 72% of Asian American and Pacific Islander elderly and their family were targets of fraud. According to The Huffington Post, the nation’s largest senior advocacy group AARP surveyed 1120 AAPIs aged 50 or older from across the US. The survey included phone interviews in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Tagalog, Vietnamese and Korean Publishing its results last week,…
Connie Chung has appeared in a special Mandarin Fresh Off The Boat episode. Tuesday’s Fresh Off The Boat episode was special for three reasons. Firstly, half the dialogue was in Mandarin, which is rarely seen in US television. Secondly, the episode was Lunar New Year themed, in time for Chinese New Year next week. Last but not least, Connie Chung made a short but…
A racist Trump supporter verbally attacked an Asian American woman in California. IB Times reports the incident occurred in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, where Jeanne Heo was approached by a man who asked where she was from. The man reportedly asked her if she “spoke English” before engaging in a tirdade of abuse. In the video, the man is seen saying, “go back to…
A proposed bill in Massachusetts that demands more specific data about the ethnicity of Asian Americans is being coldly received. New Boston Post reports that the bill proposed by Massachusetts lawmakers would allow state agencies to demand “more specific nation-of-origin information from Asian Americans”. Critics of the proposed bill claim it would go against he United States Constitution’s Equal Protection clause. State…
BIGBANG singers G-Dragon and Taeyang have confirmed they are awaiting military draft notices. YG Entertainment have confirmed that BIGBANG singers G-Dragon and Taeyang are preparing to receive military draft notices. “G-Dragon and Taeyang are waiting for their draft notices for active-duty service,” confirmed South Korean agency. G-Dragon and Taeyang will be the second and third members of Kpop group BIGBANG to serve…
Connor Clegg, student body president of Texas State University, has been criticised for racist posts on Instagram. San Antonia Current reports that students at Texas State University are calling for the impeachment of student body president Connor Clegg after racist posts were found on his Instagram account. Clegg had shared selfies with people of Asian descent in the background with hashtags including “#kimjongil “#pearlharborwasbad”…
Smoke from an iPhone battery has sent two Hong Kong Apple store employees to hospital. Channel News Asia has reported that two Hong Kong Apple store employees were sent to hospital after inhaling smoke emitted from a mobile phone battery. Emergency personnel were dispatched to the store in Hong Kong’s International Finance Centre mall after a police report was made. “The two…
Las Vegas police have met with Asian American community leaders in an effort to strengthen relationships. Review Journal reports that Metropolitan Police Department officials sat with community members on Tuesday to allow residents to meet their local officials. Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said residents were able to “put a name to a face” by meeting with the officers. “We’re not here to take…
The Brentwood Union School District is being sued after J. Douglas Adams Middle School ignored complaints of racial discrimination. East Bay Times reports that a sixth grade student at the J. Douglas Adams Middle School filed a lawsuit against the district after the school failed to listen to complaints of racial discrimination. Located in Brentwood, California, the school allegedly failed to…
China is offering long-term visas for foreigners of ethnic Chinese descent to live in the country for up to five years. Business Insider reports that the new visas are being rolled out to encourage foreigners to live in China to strengthen its econonmic development. China’s Ministry of Public Security announced last week that longer-term visas for ethnic Chinese foreigners living abroad that…
