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Entertainment
Ash Ketchum voice actor ‘could not speak’ during final ‘Pokémon’ anime recording
Rica Matsumoto, the veteran Japanese voice actor behind Ash Ketchum in the “Pokémon” anime, admitted she experienced difficulty completing t...
Bryan Ke
Influencer overjoyed after followers help her fulfill her dream of meeting Stephen Chow
A Malaysian influencer was overjoyed and in “disbelief” after her followers helped her meet renowned Hong Kong filmmaker Stephen...
Culture
Cookbook author Grace Young named ‘Women of the Year’ honoree for Chinatown advocacy
Self-proclaimed “stir-fry guru” Grace Young was named one of USA Today’s Women of the Year, an award given to women by the outlet for their ...
China
Chinese influencer claims Dilraba Dilmurat fans attacked him for AI kissing video
A Chinese influencer claimed several angry fans of actor Dilraba Dilmurat stormed his office and attacked him for an edited video he posted ...
Indians slam NYT for saying chicken Manchurian is ‘stalwart of Pakistani Chinese cuisine’
Several Twitter users from India had a meltdown after the New York Times claimed in a tweet that chicken Manchurian was a “stalwart of Pakis...
Feature
S. Korean woman who passed driving test after 960 tries goes viral again
A South Korean woman who finally received her driving license after spending thousands of dollars and failing her written driving test aroun...
Donnie Yen slams Quentin Tarantino’s ‘cartoonish’ Bruce Lee in ‘Once Upon a Time’
In a recent interview, Donnie Yen criticized Quentin Tarantino for his depiction of the legendary martial artist Bruce Lee in his 2019 movie...
Art
Social justice art project in Sacramento raises awareness about history of AAPI discrimination
A local artist organized a silent social justice walk in Sacramento, California, on Saturday to raise awareness about anti-Asian hate and th...
Business
Air Canada to use AI to handle simple customer service issues
Air Canada has announced its plan to incorporate artificial intelligence for customer service issues. Speaking to The Globe and Mail, Air Ca...
Dalai Lama names US-born Mongolian boy as reincarnation of Buddhist leader
After years of searching and swirling rumors, the 14th Dalai Lama has officially revealed the identity of the 10th Khalkha Jetsun Dhampa: an...
Japan dominates ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2023 with historic gold medal haul
Japan made history at this year’s ISU World Figure Skating Championships over the weekend after winning three out of four gold medals ...
Food
Yang Bing-yi, founder of Din Tai Fung, dies at 96
Yang Bing-yi, the founder of popular Michelin-starred restaurant chain Din Tai Fung, has passed away at the age of 96. The restaurant chain,...
Mila Kunis trends, Mina Kimes shuts down Jason Whitlock after Boston radio ‘racist’ joke backlash
“That ‘70s Show” star Mila Kunis is trending on Twitter following an alleged racial slur joke made during an episode of “The Greg Hill Show”...
Japan
Japanese woman claims her husband played sex tape of her and ex-husband at stepdaughter’s wedding
A 37-year-old Japanese man who learned his wife was having an affair with her ex-husband allegedly took revenge by playing their sex video d...
Crime
S. Korean prosecutors seek Do Kwon’s extradition after Montenegro airport arrest
South Korean prosecutors are working with Montenegro authorities to extradite Do Kwon to South Korea, but the United States is also chasing ...
Rep. Jamaal Bowman says proposed ban on TikTok ‘racist towards China’
Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D, NY-16) is pushing back against Washington’s bipartisan effort to ban TikTok by calling the latest move a racist “hyst...
‘Crash Landing on You’ stars Hyun Bin, Son Ye-jin to sue over divorce rumors
Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin, star couple of the hit K-drama “Crash Landing on You,” plan on suing anyone who shares false rumors about them onli...
Fan assaulted by 2 women at JJ Lin’s Hong Kong concert after telling them to get down from table
A JJ Lin fan was assaulted by two women during the Singaporean singer’s concert in Hong Kong last week after she called them out for o...
Ohtani strikes out Trout to secure Japan’s 3rd World Baseball Classic title
Japan took home its third World Baseball Classic title after beating the United States in a thrilling grand final on Tuesday night in Miami....
Education
School board candidate in Missouri apologizes for resurfaced video referring to Asian woman as ‘panda’
A candidate for the Parkway School District Board of Education has recently apologized after a video of him making racist and derogatory com...
Chinese drink switches from sexualizing women to men in ads on International Women’s Day
A popular coconut milk brand in China known for its scientifically bogus claims and advertisements featuring sexualized female models is now...
Disney World fan pleads for park to change Mulan’s appearance in six-page open letter
A fan has pleaded with Disney in a six-page letter to revise Mulan’s costume design after seeing the Disney princess wearing an unrecognizab...
Florida professor sues his university for firing him after he compared Asian Americans to African Americans
An associate psychology professor at the University of Central Florida (UCF) is launching a lawsuit against his university for firing him la...
‘The Glory’ star Lim Ji-yeon: ‘I wanted Yeon-jin to be hated by all fans’
South Korean actor Lim Ji-yeon vehemently disliked her character Park Yeon-jin in Netflix’s revenge thriller “The Glory,” and she wants fans...
Beauty
R’Bonney Gabriel returns to Houston for first time since winning Miss Universe 2022
R’Bonney Gabriel returned to her hometown in Houston, Texas, last weekend for the first time since becoming Miss Universe 2022 in January. G...
Mother of woman who made up story about Asian grooming gang is accused of not returning donation money
Allison Johnston, a now-suspended Labor Party member on Barrow Borough Council, has yet to return the money donated to her daughter Eleanor ...
Viral video shows girl in China begging on her knees before woman finally returns her dropped money
A teenage girl was forced to beg after dropping her 200 yuan (approximately $29) allowance, with the older woman who picked it up claiming t...
Oscars’ ‘Naatu Naatu’ dance spurs outrage for lack of South Asian representation
Several South Asian American talents have voiced their frustration over the lack of South Asian representation in the recent Oscars performa...
History
Tom Hsieh, former SF supervisor and developer ‘hero,’ dies at 91
Former San Francisco Supervisor Thomas “Tom” Hsieh, who was regarded as a “hero” and a trailblazer for Chinese Americans in loca...
Ben Shapiro mocked after he trashes ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ on Twitter
Twitter users mocked conservative commentator Ben Shapiro for his “failed” screenwriting career after he shared his take on “Eve...
Jiang Yanyong, Chinese doctor who exposed SARS cover-up, dies at 91
Jiang Yanyong, the former chief surgeon of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital who exposed to the world the Chinese government’s...
‘American Born Chinese’ premieres at SXSW, gets new poster from ‘EEAAO’ artist
Disney+’s highly anticipated series “American Born Chinese” has received a new poster from “Everything Everywhere All at Once” artist ...
Government
Japanese YouTuber-turned-politician expelled for never showing up to parliament
A famous Japanese YouTuber-turned-politician has become the first lawmaker expelled by his Senate colleagues for not attending a single parl...
South Korea
TikTok video that claims Koreans ‘love to think they’re the superior Asian race’ divides commenters
Commenters were divided after a TikTok user went viral for her January post about Koreans, claiming they “love to think they’re the superior...
Biden announces gun control executive order in visit to Monterey Park 2 months after mass shooting
President Joe Biden has announced new measures that would strengthen background checks on gun purchases in the country following a recent se...
Simu Liu reveals he is working to be a musician: ‘People can have career changes’
Simu Liu recently revealed that he is continuing his pursuit of his lifelong dream to be a musician. On Sunday, Liu, 33, spoke about his dec...
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