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[VIDEO] Asian Americans React to Yellowface
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com As some of you may already be aware, Hollywood has a long history of “racebending” characters of Asian descent. Remember, The Last Airbender and Emma […]
Offensive Anti-Japan Tweets Trend After U.S. Women’s World Cup Victory
The country rejoiced last Sunday when the United States defeated Japan 5-2 in the Women’s World Cup finals. It was a match to celebrate for both fans and non-fans. In fact, it was the most-watched […]
Kentucky County Attorney Under Investigation for Racist Letter
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com UPDATE: Karl Price will be disciplined for his letter, though he will keep his job as an assistant county attorney. Jefferson […]
Roundup: Why Everyone is Outraged by ‘Aloha’
By now, you’ve probably heard of Cameron Crowe’s latest film Aloha. You also may have been excited for the star-studded cast which includes Bradley Cooper, Rachel McAdams, Bill Murray […]
K-pop Community Reacts to TMZ’s Racist Remarks
by ARIANNA CARAMAT This past weekend, K-pop girl group, EXID, landed in Los Angeles where they were scheduled to perform at the Korea Times Music Festival. As with any K-pop group, swarms […]
Kpop Community Reacts to TMZ’s Racist Remarks
This past weekend, Kpop girl group EXID landed in Los Angeles where they were scheduled to perform at the Korea Times Music Festival. As with any Kpop group, swarms of their […]
Racism Alert: University of Maryland Kappa Sigma Frat’s Email Leaked
What is it with racism and colleges nowadays? This past Friday, an e-mail from a member of University of Maryland’s Kappa Sigma Fraternity leaked and it is horrifying. Warning: […]
Link Attack: Yeon-mi Park, Racist Frat Email, Tokyo Students Say “We’re Friends” with Koreans
The Woman Who Faces the Wrath of North Korea Yeon-mi Park is a 21-year-old North Korean defector who has devoted herself to revealing the brutal truth about the country, […]
Students Fight Back Against Racist “Banana” Slur with #MyBananaStory
To some Asian Americans, the word banana represents more than just a piece of fruit. Instead, it is a slur that means “yellow on the outside, white on the […]
Asian Community Offended By Apple’s New Yellow Emoji
Previously, Apple’s emoji humans only came in one shade: White. Thankfully, Apple seems to have finally realized that there is such a thing as a non-white customer (in fact, there […]
Jpop Group Momoiro Clover Z Continues Japan’s Trend of Blackface
Last week, popular Japanese idol group Momoiro Clover Z tweeted out the picture above to promote their upcoming collaboration performance on Music Fair with the doo-wop group Rats & Star. […]
‘American Sniper’ Triggers Racist Arab and Muslim Tweets
American Sniper is currently the #1 movie in America and managed to make an impressive 89 million on MLK weekend. Despite the box office success, American Sniper received a huge amount […]
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 […]
Lawsuit Against Brooklyn Chef For Serving “Worst Cuts” to Asians
Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare has made quite a name for itself over the years. It is a New York Magazine’s Critics’ Top Pick, books reservations six weeks in […]
