Author: Jackfroot

A woman in a partially wet dress got into a street fight with a man who earlier poured beer on her because she declined to have a drink with him. The fight was recorded on camera and the video was widely shared on social media on Tuesday. Pareploy Saeaia, 24, posted the video on her Facebook page and wrote that she was having dinner at a food outlet in Huai Kwang district, Bangkok, on Monday night. The man then approached her, asking her to clink glasses with him but she refused. About five minutes later, he came over and poured…

An Upland Unified staff member who sent an electronic message to parents and students that blamed China for the global coronavirus pandemic and disparaged the celebration of the Lunar New Year has been removed from the classroom, the school district announced Tuesday, Feb. 8. The employee is no longer in the classroom and was placed on leave, according to a letter written by Upland Unified School District Superintendent Lynn J. Carmen Day and posted on the district’s website and social media accounts. Carmen Day wrote that the staff member “shared hurtful and offensive messages about China and COVID-19” in a school messaging…

Crime rates in the Bay Area and throughout California are at an all time high and have spiked the past 2 years during the pandemic with a large portion of that caused by thieves doing smash and grabs. In San Francisco alone, car break-ins have increased by 200% since 2020 with around 17,000 car break-ins reported in 2021 (nbcbayarea). At the same time, less than 1% of these crimes get solved due to the lack of evidence and real-time data when the crime was committed. Here is a chart from city police departments comparing car break-ins in various U.S. cities:…

This is awesome! 🤗🏮🧧 Barbie recently announced that it partnered with @GuoPei to create a special Lunar New Year doll. #GuoPei is China’s first and only officially recognized couturier, and is known for her lavish and imaginative creations. Pei is most known for styling #Rihanna at the 2015 MET Gala, and had her creations featured at Singapore’s Asian Civilizations Museum in the summer of 2019. The doll itself is dressed up in a red dress similar to a #cheongsam, Chinese traditional dress, or a Vietnamese #aodai. The vision for the doll revolved around the phoenix, a mythological bird said to be immortal, rising to life again from…

An Asian customer was shopping at Lowe’s when a woman approaches her asking to take a plant from her cart. A confrontation begins which escalates to the woman telling the Asian lady to “go back to her country”. The Asian customer grew upset and approached the racist woman and demanded an apology when the woman was trying to check out. The racist woman was standing near her daughter (which is an employee) and another worker. The employee named David confronted the Asian woman and gaslighted her by telling her delete the video. The racist woman. Story From Xuna Hu on…

You’ve probably seen this popular African American comedian and content creator’s videos floating on social media at one time or another. We had a chance to sit down and connect with C. Crave (born Christopher Cravens) aka ‘Ccraveisforever’ to do an exclusive Jackfroot video interview. Throughout the past several years, C. Crave has created some hilarious relatable videos that have been virally shared throughout the internet. Most of the content that he creates revolves around the Asian culture and community. Often times, you might see comments and feedback under posts from both the Asian and Black community questioning the type…

A video is circulating online of a woman inside of a bridal dress store walking around and cutting up wedding dresses. The video went viral on Chinese social media platforms and shows the woman with scissors in her hand cutting up 32 bridal gowns. The total value of the dresses were about $11,000. The woman is a pregnant bride-to-be who went to the store to ask for a refund of her $550 deposit back, but was denied. According to local Chinese websites, the upset woman had booked a wedding package at a cost of 8,000 yuan (roughly $1,260 USD) with the…

Have you heard about the new all-electric Tesla’s Cyerquad ATV for kids? A dad from San Jose, CA recently got his hands on one for FREE. It was inspired by their iconic Cyertruck. Here’s how. The dad knew a friend that works at Tesla. The friend mentioned to the dad about how Tesla was coming out with new ATVs. He mentioned that there were only going to be 5,000 made, which caught the dad’s interest. He saw an opportunity to make money. The dad was able to secure and get his hands on two brand new in box ATVs at…

A video of a South Carolina singer making a series of racist and homophobic remarks is currently going viral online and has sparked outrage on social media. Gracie Wood, a 17-year-old singer and songwriter from Spartanburg, South Carolina, was caught on camera making the racist statements that appear to have been secretly shot without her knowledge. The teen is seen in the video using disturbing racial slurs and even did a Nazi salute. “Mexicans and middle easterns, all they do is wanna kill people,” Wood is heard saying in the beginning of the video. “What about Africans?” someone asks. Wood…

In this podcast, we got to connect with Phúc Mập, a fast growing YouTuber who left Florida and moved to Vietnam to create content. What makes him unique is that he’s a white man who learned how to read and write in Vietnamese and creates content with subtitles in both Vietnamese and English so people can learn. He shares his journey, what life is like in Vietnam, and life in the pandemic. https://open.spotify.com/episode/0MkaoVtrBGds5R8oTkvqTC?si=1XsKmZaeSn-QpMpxqBBYXg Be sure to follow him on Instagram and subscribe to his YouTube channel. This podcast was hosted by DNR and Steven Lee (@asianhapphour).

Asian Best Chinese and Thai Restaurant announced in a Facebook post that it will be closing down for good following the deadly armed robbery that occurred on Jan. 4th. On Tuesday night around 7 p.m., Rickey Cox Jr., 33, of Manchester Township, attempted to rob the restaurant at gunpoint when he was shot dead by the owner. He was pronounced dead at the scene, investigators said. “We would like to take this moment to express gratitude to all of our loyal customers throughout the years,” the post read. “We have served generations starting at Chang Chow on 700 South Queen…

NEW YORK – A Chinese immigrant who was brutally attacked and viciously stomped on back in April of 2021 while collecting cans in East Harlem has died of his injuries, and his case is now deemed a homicide, police said Saturday. Yao Pan Ma, 61, died Dec. 31, police said. His attack drew national attention as part of a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes in New York and around the country. The investigation continues. The victim was in a coma for 8 months ever since the brutal attack. Jarrod Powell, 49, of New York City, was previously charged with attempted…

#FRESNO – This video is currently going viral on TikTok of a woman wearing onesies pajamas and acting like a baby causing a big scene at a Panda Express. 🤯🥠🥡🥢 https://youtu.be/47JCxTf8tok Supposedly the woman didn’t have on a mask and was denied service. She became hangry and responded by accusing the workings of being racist towards her and mentioned that there were other customers sitting at the tables eating with no mask on. Things are getting out of hand in this pandemic and people are continuing to lose it over mask mandates and policies. Comment your thoughts below. Video from joseph_byren…

Love food? Mike Chen is one of the most influential personalities on YouTube as of 2021. His main channel, Strictly Dumpling, has over 3 million followers and an accumulated 700 million views. Mike also has other channels that feature videos on a wide range of topics such as traveling, the paranormal, Asian culture, and foreign traditions and is also a restauranteur. In this podcast, we discuss how he became a YouTuber, travel, life as a foodie in the pandemic, places he loves to eat at, Asian representation, racism, equipment he uses, and more. https://open.spotify.com/episode/0zZZBV3eIWoTPfnfn9MY15?si=KHL-Qn8AQoW8qbdn_DGQRQ Thank you for tuning in to…

NEW YORK — A 28-year-old man died after breaking his neck in a freak accident while trying to jump over a turnstile at a Queens subway station on Sunday, shocking surveillance video shows. Police say that Christopher De La Cruz, 28, was “attempting to evade paying the subway fare” when the accident took place at around 6:45am Sunday at the Forest Hills-71st Avenue train station in Queen, New York. The disturbing video shows De La Cruz trying to jump over a turnstile several times after he entered the station — but he falls and appears to drop his phone. De La…