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Tag: Racism
Margaret Cho Responds to Accusations of Racism For Her Golden Globes Sketch
With all the controversy surrounding The Interview and the cyberattack on Sony, we can’t say we didn’t expect at least a few North Korea jokes from Tina Fey and […]
Margaret Cho Mocks North Korea at the Golden Globes
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Well, we should have seen this coming. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler kicked off last night’s Golden Globes with jokes about the cyberattack […]
Sephora Accused of Being Racist Against Asians
Recently, Sephora held a big 20% off sale for their “VIB” customers who spent over $350 during the year. Unfortunately, many of those top-tier customers faced technical difficulties — their accounts […]
Irish Teacher Rejected from a Job in South Korea Due to ‘Alcoholism Nature of the Irish’
by REERA YOO A 26-year-old teacher from the Republic of Ireland was turned down from a teaching position in South Korea due to the “alcoholism nature” of her countrymen. […]
“Here in America, We Don’t Eat Turtles and Frogs”: Chinatown Tour Guide Apologizes For Racist Rant
You may have seen the viral video which shows a tour guide giving a description of San Francisco’s Chinatown to a number of individuals aboard a tour bus. Doesn’t […]
‘Hate Speech’ Debate Gets Ugly, Osaka Mayor and Anti-Korean Leader Hurl Insults
by REERA YOO A debate on hate speech between Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto and an anti-Korean group leader nearly ended in a brawl as security guards were forced to […]
John Cho of ‘Selfie’ Talks About Being an Asian American Actor in Reddit AMA
by JAMES S. KIM What’s the difference between John Cho and Henry Higgins, the character Cho plays on ABC’s Selfie? Not much, apparently. Cho says he’s “pretty curmudgeonly about […]
VIDEO: Full Trailer for ‘Dear White People,’ Co-starring Actress Naomi Ko
by JAMES S. KIM Dear White People has been garnering buzz ever since it sold out all of its screenings at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, and with […]
Exploring the Limitations of the ‘Bamboo Ceiling’
by JAMES S. KIM Asian Americans are the highest income, best-educated and fastest-growing racial group in the United States, but they make up only 2.6 percent of corporate leadership […]
Asian American Woman Verbally and Physically Abused by Police
A lawsuit was filed in Chicago in 2013. Chicago police are accused of committing a hate crime for physically and verbally abusing an Asian American woman, Jianqing “Jessica” Klyzek, […]
ATTACK ON 4-YEAR-OLD ASIAN GIRL AT WALMART DEEMED A HATE CRIME
Story by Julie Ha. In an episode authorities described as “every parent’s worst nightmare”-and now, also a hate crime-a 4-year-old Asian girl was attacked by a tire-iron wielding woman […]
Avril Levigne Responds To Criticism About Offensive “Hello Kitty” Music Video
You may have missed the recent controversy surrounding Avril Lavigne’s new music video “Hello Kitty.” After all, the video was taken down the same day it was uploaded onto […]
Korean Senior Alleging Race-based Attack Files Lawsuit Against McDonald’s
This file photo from the New York Daily News, taken in January 2014, shows Korean American seniors involved in an earlier dispute with a Queens McDonald’s. A Korean American senior citizen in […]
Tuesday’s Link Attack: Hettienne Park Speaks Out; Girls Generation Singer Questioned by Police; Korean Air to Design Bobsleds
Why It Matters When Asian Women Leave TV Shows Vanity Fair Someone important died this weekend on NBC’s serial-killer drama Hannibal. That should come as no surprise, beloved actors are dropping […]
