Sports Illustrated has revealed the first ever black and Asian transgender model to grace the pages of its annual Swimsuit Issue. Though the iconic magazine doesn’t launch until July, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Instagram account has been unveiling one model a day throughout the month of March — and this morning, they made waves with the … Read more
‘Why is there so much negativity?’ Priyanka Chopra admits she feels ‘cynicism’ from some in the South Asian community By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 00:56 GMT, 2 March 2021 | Updated: 00:57 GMT, 2 March 2021 Priyanka Chopra has admitted she feels she gets ‘negativity’ from some in the South Asian community and doesn’t … Read more
Man, 47, who ‘knocked a 52-year-old Asian woman unconscious when he shoved her to on the sidewalk during argument at a NYC bakery’ is RELEASED on bail Patrick Mateo, 47, was arrested and charged with assault and harassment on Thursday but was released at 3am the next morning Video showed him shoving Leelee Chin-Yeung, 52, … Read more
Olivia Munn makes a plea for people to ‘stop Asian hate’: ‘The racist, verbal and physical assaults have left my community fearful to step outside’ By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 07:59 GMT, 10 February 2021 | Updated: 07:59 GMT, 10 February 2021 Olivia Munn has not been shy when it comes to going public … Read more
Asian elephants living in captivity have a lower body fat percentage than the average HUMAN and are no more likely to be overweight than their free-ranging cousins Researcher fit captive Asian elephants with a large Fitbit-style tracking device They also fed them bread soaked in heavy water and took regular blood samples This allowed them … Read more
Outrage as poppy wreaths honouring black and Asian soldiers killed in First and Second World Wars are removed from memorial and dumped in the BIN At least 10 wreaths were taken from a monument outside Cardiff’s City Hall The wreaths honouring veterans of the world wars were left in or on a nearby bin South … Read more
Doctors have expressed fears over ‘fake news’ causing South Asian people to reject the Covid vaccine over false claims that the jabs contain alcohol or meat and can alter patients’ DNA. Dr Harpreet Sood, who is a Global Digital Health Advisor, said language and cultural boundaries are partly responsible for the false material. The practising … Read more
Five years ago, Natasha Tiwari bravely spoke out about ‘a culture of mistrust and ignorance’ in her community which, she believed, would condemn her to die. The talented mixed-race soul singer, who once thrilled the crowds at the Mobo Awards, desperately needed a kidney transplant after the type 1 diabetes she’d had since childhood led to … Read more
How Joe lost the Latino and Asian vote to Trump: The staggering shift of traditional blue voters to the right amid claims they were ‘taken for granted’ and what that means for future elections in the US Voter analysis by The New York Times shows precincts where Latinos and Asians make up at least 65 … Read more
MasterChef star Poh Ling Yeow spoke about all things identity on ABC interview series Stan Grant’s One Plus One on Monday night. The chef, 47, revealed how she migrated to Australia from Malaysia at the age of nine, but never wanted to be defined by her background. Interestingly, she also said she didn’t identify strongly with being a woman. … Read more