More Asian-American voters in New York City have voted Republican in recent years and now a record number are taking matters into their own hands by running as GOP candidates for state legislative seats this year.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of stoner comedy “Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle” lighting up theaters across the country, but with two Asian Americans at the center of the munchie-fueled adventure, its impression on many people of Asian descent never faded.
An Auckland real estate agent of Asian descent has been formally warned by her employer for posting a TikTok video in which she used a fake Asian accent and offered domestic services to potential homebuyers. Linh Yee, an award-winning agent for Australasia real estate group Ray White, posted a video of herself marketing a property while using an exaggerated Asian accent and offering to clean and cook. The video circulated for over a week before a complaint that it perpetuated harmful stereotypes of Asian women led to its removal, reported NZ Herald.
Brandon Elliot has been sentenced to 15 years in state prison years after he was accused of an anti-Asian attack against Vilma Kari in NYC's Times Square, stomping on her head and body repeatedly.
Brandon Elliot has been sentenced to 15 years in state prison years after he was accused of an anti-Asian attack against Vilma Kari in NYC's Times Square, stomping on her head and body repeatedly.