Day: January 6, 2022
KARE 11’s Gia Vang, KSDK anchor Michelle Li launch ‘Very Asian’ pop-up
On New Year’s Day, a viewer in St. Louis, Missouri called KSDK, the local NBC affiliate and KARE 11’s TEGNA sister station, and left a voicemail. In that message, a woman criticized award-winning … Read Full Article
Suni Lee Addresses Racist Criticism Over Her New Relationship With Boyfriend Jaylin Smith
The Olympic gymnast responded to a TikTok video supporting her in her new relationship after receiving criticism from the Hmong community. Read Full Article
St. Louis Anchor Launches ‘Very Asian’ Pop-Up to Support AAPI Journalists
KSDK anchor Michelle Li is using a viewer’s racist comment to support Asian American and Pacific Islanders. Li recently recorded video of herself listening to a viewer complain that she was being … Read Full Article
Leyva to bow out + New CalChamber executive + Sac City Councilman runs for Assembly
This announcement came after redistricting put Leyva in the same district as Sen. Susan Rubio, D-Baldwin Park. “Like many of you, COVID-19 has allowed us to reevaluate our priorities and what truly … Read Full Article
Suni Lee says she’s ‘received so much hate’ for interracial relationship with Jaylin Smith
Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee says she has received “so much hate” from the Hmong American community regarding her relationship with boyfriend Jaylin Smith. Read Full Article
Suni Lee Says She “Received So Much Hate” After Going Public with Her New Boyfriend Jaylin Smith
Sunisa Suni Lee revealed that she received so much hate after she went public with her boyfriend Jaylin Smith on Instagram. Read Full Article
How Language Affects Health
This book excerpt is from Chapter 1 of my upcoming book, A Case of Culture, available for purchase starting January 23, 2022. Learn more about the book here. Read Full Article
Suni Lee addresses racist criticism she’s faced over new relationship: ‘I’ve received so much hate’
Olympic gold medallist Suni Lee has revealed that she has received “so much hate” over her new relationship with boyfriend Jaylin Smith. Lee, 18, went public with her relationship last month, when she … Read Full Article
‘I’ve received so much hate’: Olympic gymnast Suni Lee reveals she’s been attacked by racist trolls for dating a black man after going public with USC football player beau on …
Sunisa confirmed she was in a relationship with Jaylin Smith on December 26, but some people in the Hmong American community took issue with her dating a black man. Read Full Article
Olympic Gymnast Suni Lee Target Of Racist Attacks After Posting Photo With Boyfriend Jaylin Smith
Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee was the target of racist attacks after she and her boyfriend Jaylin Smith went “social media official” over the holidays. On Dec. 26, Lee, now a freshman at Auburn … Read Full Article
‘Vineyard Peach and Gravenstein’: Have the wine critics gone too far?
I’m a musicologist, but I’ve never written a description such as: “This symphony has beginning suggestions of Mistral, the grind of Arctic glaciers and yak burps, moving gradually to cast-iron clothes … Read Full Article
Sunisa Lee admits she’s been trolled for dating black man – after anti-Asian pepper spray attack
Sunisa confirmed she was in a relationship with Jaylin Smith on December 26, but some people in the Hmong American community took issue with her dating a black man. Read Full Article