Olympic gold medalist Sunisa “Suni” Lee is opening up about the harsh reaction the Hmong-American community has had after she went Instagram official with her boyfriend and football player, Jaylin Smith. The couple went public with their romance the day after Christmas by posting a series of adorable pictures posing in black hoodies together. Take […]
[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee opened up about a racist attack she recently experienced during a night out in Los Angeles. In a profile with PopSugar published on Thursday, the 18-year-old Dancing with the Stars contestant recalled the violent incident, which happened a week before the interview. Saying she was waiting […]
[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] The disturbing wave of anti-Asian hate in America continues. US Olympic karate athlete Sakura Kokumai took to Instagram last week to share a terrifying encounter she had with a stranger who accosted her while she was minding her own business, training in a park in Orange, CA. After the irate stranger […]
[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] On Wednesday, Teen Wolf star Arden Cho was the victim of a racially motivated attack while walking her dog. The 35-year-old actress took to Instagram on Thursday to recount the harrowing incident, which she said brought back trauma she experienced as a child. She explained that in addition to using a […]
Guess who is back and better than ever?! Maya Rudolph returned to the Studio 8H stage to host last night’s episode of Saturday Night Live. This is the second time the 48-year-old actress has led the NBC comedy show, as she previously helmed an episode in 2012. And boy, did she not disappoint with first-time […]
If you thought Chrissy Teigen saying goodbye to Twitter meant you weren’t going to hear her hot takes on important topics anymore, think again! On Thursday, just a day after her huge social media exit, the Lip Sync Battle host was a guest on The Kelly Clarkson Show, and she took the opportunity to make some really […]
Jay Leno is finally owning up to the countless jokes he’s told over his career taking aim at Asian communities. In a joint press release with Guy Aoki, the leader for activist group Media Action Network for Asian Americans (MANAA), the former Tonight Show host claimed he “knew he was wrong” for cracking jokes that […]
Sandra Oh is speaking out just days after eight people were killed in the deadly shooting at three Atlanta-area spas. On Saturday, the Grey’s Anatomy alum stopped by a Stop AAPI Hate rally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to deliver a very important message to a mask-covered crowd. In a video making the rounds on social media, […]
Enough is enough. On Thursday, Lost alum Daniel Dae Kim addressed Congress about Anti-Asian hate, especially related to Tuesday night’s Atlanta shootings, which took the lives of eight people, six of whom were Asian women. In a poignant speech referencing the recent hate crimes, the 52-year-old expressed via a virtual call: “We as Asian Americans […]
[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] Yet again, we’re seeing random violence against Asian Americans, only this time the victim fought back! Xiao Zhen Xie alleges she was just minding her business on Wednesday when a white male came out of nowhere and punched her in the eye. The 76-year-old told reporters and police she grabbed a nearby plank […]