The Golden Dragon, a production by Music Theatre Wales is being condemned for yellowface casting. According to the Music Theatre Wales website, The Golden Dragon is a part-comedy, part-tragedy set in a pan-Asian restaurant. The story “follows the story of a Chinese immigrant working illegally in the kitchen.” However, according to the ‘Cast & Characters’ section of the website, no Asian actors have been…
A coachload of Chinese tourists were seen taking photographs of the remains of Grenfell Tower. The Evening Standard reports that the group had claimed to be “health and safety inspectors” visiting from the east. However, John Gregory, who posted pictures of the group on Facebook, was not convinced. “I can’t believe what I’ve just seen, a coach load of tourists taking photographs of…
Hip hop lover Jeffrey Wan is amongst the 18 candidates in The Apprentice UK 2017. Starting next week on Wednesday 4 October, 18 candidates will vie for Lord Sugar’s £250,000 investment. 28-year-old London based Jeffrey Wan is a self confessed hip hop lover and break dancer. In his audition tape for The Apprentice, Wan is seen showing off his moves and…
A British woman and her teenage stepson were attacked by a local Nepalese woman after the pair tried to haggle for a cup of tea. The Daily Mail reports that Gemma Wilson, 35, and her stepson Charlie, 15, were 4.5km into the 230km Annapurna Circuit hiking trek when the incident occurred. The pair had stopped for a drink. Charlie ordered a black…
The British Museum has apologised for a “racist” and “dumbed down” tweet involving Asian names. As reported by the BBC, Jane Portal from the London institution’s Asia department had said “sometimes Asian names can be confusing” on exhibition labels. “We have to be careful about using too many,” she continued. Portal had began working for the museum in 1987 as its curator…
Shanghai Tang founder and socialite Sir David Tang has passed away at the age of 63 after a long battle with cancer. Tang was born in Hong Kong and educated in Britain. Although perhaps best known as the founder of fashion label Shanghai Tang, Tang was also involved in a number of successful ventures. In 1991, Tang opened the China Club…
A British man whose pregnant Chinese wife was refused a UK visa has said he is “heartbroken”. David Kiff, 32 and Tiffany Wanwan Qiao, 27 were married in November 2016 and will become parents in September 2017. However, the BBC reports that Mrs Qiao Kiff was denied a UK visa despite being heavily pregnant. Whilst the Home Office recognised the legitimacy…
A deadly Japanese fungus has spread through hospitals in the UK. The Evening Standard reports that the outbreak of the potentially deadly fungus was blamed on “low nursing levels”. 31 patients were colonised with the ‘Japanese fungus’ Candida auris at King’s College hospital in London after it was contracted from a patient admitted from the Royal Brompton hospital. Over 200 patients in 20…
[dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap] have always been proud to be Chinese. Growing up in Britain during the 1990s, surrounded by a mix of Chinese family, friends of mixed ethnicity, and generally accepting people all round, it was not something I felt I needed to defend or actively promote. It wasn’t until I went to university, and came into contact with a wider public,…
Three Brits have been convicted in Singapore for sexual assault after gang-raping an unconscious 23 year old woman. The Star reports that Khong Tam Tanh, Le Michael and Vu Thai Son, pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a drunken Malaysian woman during a stag party in Singapore. Khong, 22, Le and Vu, both 24 are British citizens of Vietnamese origin. Originally charged with…
