Jin Hyun

Rude, Genderless Giant Penguin With Millions of Fans is Now Korea’s Biggest Star

South Koreans both young and old have fallen in love with a new internet celebrity, Pengsoo the giant penguin. In an origin story, the 10-ye...

Coronavirus Sparks Racism and Xenophobia Against Asians, But It Also Happened 120 Years Ago

Ebola, SARS, MERS, and now the coronavirus (COVID-19) — for each of these viruses, the Western media identified an entire racial group as sc...

Meet the Real-Life Hustler Who Inspired Constance Wu’s Character Destiny

When “Hustlers” hit the big screen, all eyes were on Constance Wu and Jennifer Lopez. Audiences flocked to cinemas to see the film about the...

How ‘Parasite’ Smashed Hollywood’s Misconceptions About Asians and Foreign Films

Koreans are plastered with plastic surgery, they’re manufactured and they lack originality. Asians aren’t expressive enough to be good actor...

Meet the 44-Year-Old Who Quit Her Desk Job and Became a U.S. Pole Dance Champion

Natasha Wang quit her desk job as a publicist nine years ago, and since then, she’s traveled to nearly every corner of the globe inspiring w...

10 Surprising Facts About Asian American Civil Rights You Never Learned in School

Asian American history has never been the focus of teaching curriculums in American schools. As a community, we’re often treated as perpetua...

Automation is a Bigger Threat to Millennials Than We Think and Andrew Yang’s UBI is the Solution

During this challenging, unstable time, every story on the news seems to be pointing to a new threat to our existence. Between video clips o...

U.S. Diplomat Gets Flak in Korea With ‘Controversial’ Mustache

Harry Harris, the United States ambassador to Seoul, South Korea has been accused of being disrespectful due to the style of his facial hair...

Jon M. Chu Wants to Make a ‘Star Wars’ Rose Tico Spin-Off After Disney Disappointed Fans

“Star Wars” fans were left disappointed and outraged over the treatment of Kelly Marie Tran’s character, Rose Tico, in the new “Star Wars” f...

Andrew Yang is Now the 4th Most Favored Democratic Primary Candidate

Andrew Yang has surpassed Mayor Pete Buttigieg in the 2020 Democratic primary net favorability rankings, according to a new poll. The most r...

7 Asian Drinking Games You Can Play to Ring in the New Year

It’s not exactly a secret that Asians love to drink. Despite the curse of the Asian glow which haunts many of us, nothing will get in the wa...

10 Gifts That Will Keep You Warm When Your Asian Parents Refuse to Turn the Heater On

With Christmas just around the corner, it’s safe to say we’re officially in the winter months. But for many, the coldest months are yet to c...

12 Gifts For Your Matcha-Obsessed Friend This Christmas

Matcha lattes have been all the rage lately, with the beverage taking over cafe chains all over the world. Matcha, which can literally be tr...

Indian Students and Police Clash After ‘Anti-Muslim’ Bill is Passed

Students in India have joined in protesting an “anti-Muslim” Citizenship Amendment Bill which was signed into law on Thursday. T...

9 Ways to Be More Eco-Conscious This Holiday Season

With the holiday season comes endless tinsel, gifts, and decorations. And with it, also comes mountains of waste piled as high as a Christma...

Boba Barista Creates Eco-Friendly Boba Bottle You Can Take With You Anywhere

Galina Lang has worked for three years as a part-time boba barista while studying marketing at a Bay Area university when she began to notic...

North Koreans See Their Families for the First Time After Escaping Through 3000-Mile ‘Underground Railroad’

International NGO Liberty in North Korea has released an emotional video in which North Korean refugees were given the chance to see their f...

Chrissy Teigen Reveals How Celebrities Fly Commercial Without Being Bothered

Celebrities are regularly spotted at airports, leaving their gates upon arrival or onboard a flight in the first-class cabin. However, they ...

Sorry Margaret, Guests Need to Take Off Their Shoes in My House

A few weeks ago, an article titled, “I think it’s rude to ask guests to take off their shoes” began circulating the internet and Asian Twitt...

Kamala Harris Drops Out of 2020 Presidential Race

After several months of struggling in the polls, Senator Kamala Harris has officially dropped out of the 2020 presidential race, stating tha...

Fans Outraged That Goo Hara’s Parents May Get a Share of Her Inheritance

The death of Korean singer Goo Hara shocked the world, as the heartbreaking news of her suicide came within six weeks of the death of anothe...

Teen Accuses TikTok of Locking Her Account For Criticizing China’s Treatment of Uyghur Muslims

Seventeen-year-old Feroza Aziz posted a TikTok video promising to show viewers how to get longer eyelashes, instead, she abruptly changed th...

American Professor Says ‘Indian Food is Terrible’ and Twitter Isn’t Having It

A White male professor has gone viral after his tweet critiquing Indian food sparked outrage online. Tom Nichols, an international affairs p...

Chinese Family Files Lawsuit After Daughter Jumps to Her Death 2 Hours After Leaving NYC Hospital

A 23-year-old woman jumped to her death in August 2018 after a hospital reportedly failed to provide her with adequate care and prematurely ...

Family-Owned Thai Restaurant in Texas Gets Racist ‘Speak English’ Note From Customer

A Thai restaurant located in Lubbock, Texas received a disturbing anonymous message on Thursday, demanding that the restaurant’s emplo...

14-Year-Old Asian American Genius Elected Student Body President of Pierce College

Vivan Yee may only be 14-years-old but she’s already thriving at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, California as the president of the ...

Andrew Yang Gets Completely Ignored for the First 32 Minutes of the Democratic Debates

Andrew Yang’s loyal band of followers, the “Yang Gang,” has pointed out that their candidate was ignored for over 30 minutes before being as...

Asian Australian Family Harassed by Racist Woman Calling Their Children ‘Rats’

An Asian Australian family was harassed by a racist woman shouting expletives on Friday at the Westfield Carousel Shopping Centre in Perth. ...

Why Filial Piety Can Be Toxic Asian Parenting

Filial piety — it’s the bedrock of every Asian household. From the moment we utter our first words and learn to crawl, we’re taught to respe...

CNN Under Fire After Saying Fresno Shooting is a ‘Milestone’ for Hmong Americans

CNN is being criticized for an insensitive headline regarding a recent mass shooting in Fresno, California, in which four Hmong men were tra...

All 4 Victims Killed in Fresno Shooting Are Hmong American

Fresno Police are attempting to identify and track down two suspects who reportedly entered a family’s backyard event, fired into a cr...

CNET Mistakes ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Actor Chris Pang for Simu Liu in Embarrassing Mix Up

A CNET review of the newly-released “Charlie’s Angels” film mixed up Australian actor Chris Pang with “Kim’s Convenience&#...

3 Suspected Burglars Targeting Asian American Households in Texas Arrested

Three men were arrested in Plano, Texas in connection with a series of home burglaries targeting Asian Americans. The burglars are said to h...

Anti-Black and Asian Graffiti Found in Syracuse University Dorms Spark Protests on Campus

Syracuse University has issued a public statement after two floors in a dorm building was reportedly vandalized with racial slurs on Novembe...

Boba Guys in SF Suffers Another Break-In For the THIRD Time in a Row This Year

A Boba Guys store in the Mission District of San Francisco was broken into on Monday night for the third time this year. Andrew Chau, the co...

Senior Trump Administration Official Caught Lying on Résumé, Going to Harvard, Being on Time Magazine

A senior Trump administration official has been caught embellishing her résumé, going as far as photoshopping her face onto a fake Time maga...