Grindr users have reported “sexual racism” against Asian men according to Hack. Monash University PhD student Gene Lim, who is a gay Asian man, is looking into the impacts of “sexual racism”. “The first thing you start realising is that a lot of people don’t find Asians attractive, and it directly affects your self esteem,” he said. Participants in Lim’s research…
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…
A survey has found that Coronavirus racism is impacting the mental health of Asian Americans as reported by MedPageToday. Charissa S. L. Cheah, PhD, of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and colleagues surveyed 543 Chinese-American parents about Coronavirus racism. 50.9% reported COVID-19 discrimination in person and 31.7% reported experiencing online Coronavirus racism. 77.9% of the parents were mothers with 95.9% born…
A female customer was caught on camera kicking an Asian shop employee in an Ontario pharmacy. The incident was sparked when the customer was told to wear a face covering in the store. Instead of complying, the woman launched into a vicious attack against the employee. In the clip, the woman is heard making stereotypical kung fu noises before high-kicking the…
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…
An Asian realtor has been fired and arrested after spewing racist hate towards an African American man according to AsAmNews. Paul Ng of Scottsdale, Arizona, was filmed by LilAJDre telling him he did not belong there. LilAJDre AKA Dre posted the video on YouTube. The exchange begins calmly with both parties enquiring about what the other is doing. “Why are you coming over…
Montreal’s Chinatown has experienced a second wave of vandalism according to Global News. Earlier this year, Chinatown’s iconic gates were damaged as members of the community were blamed for the Coronavirus pandemic. Now, vandalism has once again returned to the area with six stores at Chinatown shopping mall Place du Quartier being targeted. Broken windows and other damages occurred in the…
American Independent has criticized the final US election debate for not mentioning anti-Asian racism. The final debate, which was held on Thursday between incumbent President Donald Trump and Democrat candidate Joe Biden, covered racism but only towards African Americans. “Mr. President you’ve described the Black Lives Matter movement as a symbol of hate. You’ve shared a video of a man chanting…
An Asian American mother was given a racist letter and had her home vandalized in San Francisco. The victim, identified only as Marie, was walking her infant twins down the street on Monday. A young man approached her without a mask so Marie asked him to put one on. Refusing, the man became aggressive and began chasing her. “It was quite…
A Joe Biden supporter has been caught on camera spewing anti-Asian hate. According to Asian Dawn, the incident occurred at a political rally in New York where Trump and Biden supporters descended into verbal abuse. Identified as Nicholas James, the man is seen in the video shouting, “film me! Film me you fucking chinks! Fucking dumbass chinks!” An Asian woman draped…
