A racist Nazi-saluting man threatened to behead a Filipino woman who turned him down. The incident occurred last Monday at Patricia Medrano’s apartment building in Edmonton. 28-year-old Riley Dodd had made a pass at Medrano and became belligerent when she turned him down. In a clip captured by Medrano, the man is heard saying “I’ll kill you, I’ll decapitate you, Filipino…
Health Affairs reports that Asian Americans are facing higher Coronavirus fatality rates than the rest of the population. In San Francisco alone, Asian Americans account for almost half of Covid-19 related deaths despite only making up one-third of the population. In California, Asian American fatality rates are three times higher than the rest of the state’s population. Los Angeles, Chicago, New York…
Solid8 tech CEO Michael Lofthouse has resigned after sparking a racist incident towards an Asian family. Last week, video footage of Lofthouse spewing racist hate towards the family went viral. Lofthouse’s comments included “Asian piece of shit”, Fuck you Asians”, “Go back to whatever fucking Asian country you’re from” and “You don’t belong here.” Gennica Cochran, who was working as a waitress at…
Cardi B has been criticised for using “chinky eyes” to describe her sister’s eyes. The rapper had posted now-deleted photograph of what her 2-year-old daughter Kulture on Instagram. “So, this how [Kulture] finna look? I love it,” Cardi wrote. One fan then commented how the image resembled Cardi’s sister Hennessey. Responding to the comment, Carid wrote, “I think cause Hennessy got…
Chinese students in America have expressed fear about the country’s new visa ban. The new directive targets 3000 to 5000 individuals including graduate students or researchers who have affiliations to Chinese entities that “implements or supports” Chinese military strategy. Under the new law, the secretary of state is able to cancel F or J visas for Chinese nationals who are already in…
Asian American organisations are hosting a Torrance rally to mark 1 month after the racist park incident. Last month Lena Hernandez was caught harassing an Asian woman who was exercising in a park in Torrance. “Get the fuck out of the state,” Hernandez said. “Go back to whatever fucking Asian country you belong in.” Hernandez was also caught on camera in another incident involving an…
An elderly Asian employee bravely stood his ground against a racist customer who refused to wear a Coronavirus mask. According to Global News, the incident occurred at a T&T Supermarket in Mississauga, Ontario. Footage of the incident showed the man becoming enraged after employees asked him to wear a mask. The unmasked man is seen standing right in front of the…
New Netflix series Baby-Sitters Club is being praised for its positive representation of Asian Americans with its character Claudia Kishi. Stemming from Ann M Martin’s 1986 book series of the same name, Baby-Sitters Club has veen given a 10-episode modern-day refresh by Netflix. Additionally, a short documentary by filmmaker Sue Ding titled The Claudia Kishi Club was also released on the streaming service, shedding…
The waitress who ejected a tech CEO from a restaurant for racially harassing an Asian family has spoken out. Earlier this week, video footage of San Francisco tech CEO Michael Lofthouse spewing racist hate towards the family went viral. Lofthouse’s comments included “Asian piece of shit”, Fuck you Asians”, “Go back to whatever fucking Asian country you’re from” and “You don’t belong here.”…
Twitch streamer Lannie AKA Ohlana has died by an apparent suicide at the age of 26. With over 100,000 Twitch followers and 186,000 followers on Instagram, Ohlana garnered a large following for her gaming content. The Vietnamese Canadian gamer would often stream Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Valorant, as well as real-life travelling vlogs. Just days prior to her death, Ohlana went live…
