Shang-Chi star Simu Liu has marked is first TV show ever by appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Liu made the appearance just days after the premiere for Shangi-Chi was held in La. In the interview, the Chinese Canadian discussed the upcoming Marvel film and his experience bringing his parents to the premiere. “I brought a big group,” Liu told Sean Hayes, who was sitting…
A Russian hockey player has apologized for making a slant-eyed gesture towards a Chinese player but has simultaneously denied racist intent. Stas Petrosyan, who plays for Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk made the gesture at Beijing-based Kunlun’s Hu Yan during the teams’ match in the President’s Cup of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Following a scuffle between players, Petrosyan was seen pulling one of his…
Danish shuttler Viktor Axelsen may have won an Olympic gold medal but he has also won the hearts of Chinese fans. Axelsen won gold on Monday after defeating Chinese champion Chen Long 21-15 and 21-12 in the men’s singles badminton final. As a self-proclaimed fan of Chinese culture, Axelsen hugged his Chinese rival out of respect and sent a message to…
[dropcap size=big]K[/dropcap]aycee Gu is a London-based, first-generation immigrant Chinese woman, identifying as gay, with pronouns being she/her. She is also an ex-City lawyer-turned consultant, translator, interpreter and podcast host. She is the person behind Chinese Colloquialised, a platform that takes unique and engaging approaches to language-learning and cultural exchange. Kaycee is also an activist, working on materials to help challenge prejudices…
Chinese-Canadian pop idol Kris Wu has been arrested for suspected rape. Beijing police announced that the 30-year-old was detained on Saturday night. His identity was concealed by the police but media outlets identified him as Wu. Wu has been accused by internet influencer and girlfriend Du Meizhu of luring underage women to have sex. Du also claimed she was sexually assaulted…
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has said she would deport all Chinese citizens from the US if she could. Speaking on former Trump White House chief strategist Steve Bannon’s show, Greene said she would be tougher on China and take it out on Chinese citizens. “The Chinese understand one thing and that is money. If I was in charge and I had…
Yvonne Liu has three mothers: her birth mother, her finding mother, and her adoptive mother. She is a writer and memoirist, born to Hong Kong Chinese parents, and was adopted by an Asian American family. There are many questions about her life that even Liu herself doesn’t have an answer to. She was left on a crowded stairwell in a city…
A 16-year-old student has graduated from the University of Toronto. Vivian (Qiao) Xie is the youngest to graduate from U of T’s Faculty of Arts & Science, U of T Scarborough or U of T Mississauga since at least 1979 – the year the college began tracking such data. The Innis College student hopes to finish her PhD by the age of…
[dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]hroughout the pandemic, racism towards East and Southeast Asians has worsened. In 2020, Metropolitan police figures revealed that between January and June they had recorded a total of 457 race-related crimes in London against people who defined themselves as Chinese or of “oriental” ethnicity. Last year, in March alone, there were 34 racist crimes targeted at Chinese, compared to only…
Li Ying has become the first Chinese footballer to come out as lesbian. Li, who plays as a forward for China’s women’s national football team, made the announcement on Weibo a few days ago. She is also the first high-profile figure in any sport in China to come out. “You are the source and objective of all of my tenderness. 6.18,”…
