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Whole Foods Opens In-Store Restaurant Named Yellow Fever

Many people are shaking their heads in bewilderment after Whole Foods announced it was opening a restaurant at its Long Beach, California location called Yellow Fever, reports Raw Story. Many Asian Americans associate yellow fever with the sexualized and passive stereotype of Asian women. White men with a passion for...

Something Is Rotten at Whole Foods

By Shirley N Lew It is with great sadness that the work I've done with the assistance of Chris Kwok of the Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY) on behalf of my friend, Kwok Ming Cheng, has come to an end. Ever since an employee of Whole Foods Market...

Most Viewed Stories of 2014: Whole Foods Clueless about Asian Americans

(Editor Note: Today we begin our look back at the top 5 most viewed stories of 2014 on AsAmNews). "Are you a ching chong?" Those were the hurtful words a Chinese American customer heard from a Whole Foods employee at it New York City location near Chinatown on July 4. Since...

Whole Foods Market Keeps Community Waiting Over Racial Slur Incident

The following letter from Kwok Ming Cheng & Shirley Lew was sent to Whole Foods in New York City in an attempt to solidify a meeting date over the use of a racial slur directed toward Kwok by a Whole Foods employee. Despite several promises to meet, Whole Foods has...

Whole Foods Market: Says Ching Chong Incident “Not A Community Issue”

By Shirley N Lew In an apparent attempt at damage control, Whole Foods Market has responded to calls for a meeting over the use of the racial slur "ching chong" by a store employee at the chain's New York Bowery location. Readers shared Monday's update on Whole Foods non-responsiveness all...

Whole Foods Market Spoils Talks on Racial Slur Incident

By Shirley N Lew Freshness and organic is Whole Foods Market selling point, but their response to Kwok Ming Cheng’s email about being called a "ching chong" by at least one employee at the retail market on 95 East Houston Street in New York has been anything but. For almost two...

Whole Foods opens dialogue about racist incident, but no public apology

A Whole Foods store in New York City has responded to accusations that at least one employee made insensitive and racist remarks about a Chinese American customer on the Fourth of July.  Kwok-Ming Cheng said he was inquiring  about an order he had made when a customer service representative, after...

Whole Foods investigates apparently racist incident at New York store

  Two Whole Food employees are accused of using a racially charged slur to describe a Chinese American customer. Kwok-Ming Cheng pre-ordered sandwich wraps from Whole Foods for his Fourth of July celebration. He told AsAmNews when he came to the store to pick up his order, he was directed to...

Expansion plans announced for 2 growing AAPI companies

Two New York-based Asian American companies announced major expansion plans today. Japanese snack company Bokksu acquired Japan Crate, a pop culture-inspired Japanese candy, snack and drink start-up. This makes Bokksu the largest business of its kind in the world. Also today, Nguyen Coffee Supply said for the first time it...

New film “Chinatown” reveals the effects of gentrification in Houston

A new film called Chinatown by Quoc Tan Ly Huynh retells a true story from Huynh’s hometown, Alief, and a 2018 illegal gambling sting that shook Houston’s Chinatown and Little Saigon communities, Houston Matters reports.  The focus of the film is inspired by real-events where the Houston Police Department executed...

Millenials throw lifeline to Manhattan Chinatown

By Lillian Bit and Nancy Hung, AsAmNews Staff Writers The pandemic and xenophobia has kept visitors away from Chinatown. Who has come to the rescue? There are four non-profit grassroots organizations working hard to help Manhattan Chinatown merchants survive the pandemic. They are : Send Chinatown Love , Welcome...

Awkwafina gives back to New York Chinatown

As the coronavirus pandemic ravages Chinatowns nationwide, Awkwafina is giving back, RADII reports. The Golden Globe-winning actress, producer, writer and rapper has promised that profits from her latest quarter’s music sales will go towards supporting small businesses in New York.  Part of the profits will be donated to Welcome to...

Tzi Ma on his roles in Netflix film Tigertail and COVID-19 video campaign

By Jana Monji On March 9, Tzi Ma attended the premiere for Disney's father-daughter live-action tale Mulan, fully expecting to later attend another for Alan Yang's Tigertail. Now, Tigertail has had its Hollywood premiere canceled and is streaming on Netflix, while Mulan has yet to open. And instead of as...

Asian American Stars Join #WashTheHate Campaign Against Racism

Mulan star Tzi Ma, and other notable Asian American stars have taken to social media to join the #WashTheHate campaign against racism. #WashTheHate is a digital campaign that launched on March 18th, by marketing agency IW Group to combat against coronavirus-related harassment towards those of Asian descent. The...

Yellow Fever restaurant closing after culturally insensitivity charge

A chill is in the air today at Yellow Fever in Southern California. The Asian fusion restaurant opened inside Whole Foods amidst controversy a year ago because many considered the name culturally insensitive. LA Eater reports Yellow Fever will serve its last customer today in Torrance. The other...

Fishing Industry Accused of Exploiting Asian Crews

By Ed Diokno Two Indonesian fishermen filed suit against a tuna boat captain Sept. 22  who they claimed  kept them in virtual slavery. They said that they escaped the boat when their Honolulu-based vessel docked in San Francisco. Abdul Fatah and Sorihin, who goes by a single name, filed a human labor...

Papa John’s Employee Labels Pizza Order from Chinese American Customer “Ching Ching”

By Louis Chan AsAmNews National Correspondent This is becoming a recurring nightmare that doesn't show any signs of ending anytime soon. The photo above was tweeted by a friend of a Chinese American customer who found the words "ching ching", which the customer considered a slur, scrawled on her order. It happened Monday...

Your Asian American Guide to New Year’s & the Year That Was

From those who touched the Asian American community in so many ways and have left us to the Rose Parade and its numerous Asian American-themed floats, here's your Asian American guide to New Year's and the year that was(Graphic by Luke Ma). Rafu Shimpo: Little Tokyo Welcomes the Year of...

Most Viewed Story of 2014: Vietnamese American Crowned Miss Nebraska

(Today we wrap up our look back at the most viewed stories on AsAmNews in 2014 with the most popular story of the year) Vietnamese Americans in America's heartland?(Photo by Laurel Austin Studio) Heck, most people outside the region probably didn't even know there were Asian Americans in the heartland, let...

#2 Most Viewed Story of 2014: Model Geena Rocero Courageously Comes Out As A Transgender Woman

(Today we continue our countdown of the five most viewed stories on AsAmNews in 2014 with a look at number two). It was the kind of public admission that could have destroyed her career. Geena Rocero signed with the major modeling agency, Next Model Management, at the age of 21. After...
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