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Yahoo
02-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Stanford professor turns his terminal cancer diagnosis into a class
Dr. Bryant Lin thought his lingering cough was just allergies. Six weeks later, the Stanford University professor received devastating news: stage 4 lung cancer. The irony wasn't lost on Lin, who had spent years researching and teaching about non-smoker lung cancer. "I become the poster child for the disease," he said. Lin, who never smoked and wasn't exposed to secondhand smoke, represents a growing demographic. For Asians, the odds are higher. Asian women have twice the rate of non-smoker lung cancer than non-Asian women, according to Lin and recent studies. Rather than retreat from his diagnosis, the 50-year-old Lin made an unprecedented decision: He created a Stanford course centered around his cancer journey, giving medical students an unfiltered view of terminal illness from a patient's perspective. "I have stage four lung cancer, which is not curable," Lin told his class. "I will likely die of this cancer or something related to this cancer. It may be one year, it may be two years, it may be five years, I really don't know." The course aimed to rebalance medical education by showing students what patients truly experience. "Even though I knew what a patient goes through as a doctor, I didn't really know," Lin explained. By week three, Lin was documenting his chemotherapy treatments for students, sharing both physical symptoms and emotional struggles. "Feeling nauseous. Avoided the Chipotle today because of that," he told his class. Despite his terminal prognosis, Lin remains focused on living rather than preparing for death. His priorities center on family time with his wife, Christine, and their two sons, 17-year-old Dominic and 13-year-old Atticus. The family has been candid about Lin's diagnosis and prognosis. Lin has written letters to his sons for when he's no longer there, telling them: "Whether I'm here or not, I want you to know I love you. Of the many things I've done that have given my life meaning, being your daddy is the greatest of all." Lin's teaching philosophy extends beyond medical knowledge and also focuses on kindness and the power of hope. "It's easy to forget to be kind when you're sick," he said. "It's easy to forget to be kind when you're not feeling well, when you're busy, when life has got you down." The course opened with a letter from a former patient who wrote: "You treated me like you would treat your own father." The patient died two weeks after writing the letter. "He spent time writing a letter for me during his last hours, days of life," Lin said emotionally. "And in a way, this class is part of my letter, my way of giving back to my community." At the course's conclusion, Lin channeled Lou Gehrig's famous farewell speech, telling his students: "I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this earth. I know I had a tough break, but I have an awful lot to live for." David Begnaud loves uncovering the heart of every story and will continue to do so, highlighting everyday heroes and proving that there is good news in the news with his exclusive "CBS Mornings" series, "Beg-Knows America." Every Monday, get ready for moments that will make you smile or even shed a tear. Do you have a story about an ordinary person doing something extraordinary for someone else? Email David and his team at DearDavid@ The wonderfully weird world of artist Luigi Serafini Fans turn out for estate sale at home of Tom Petty Why the FBI is calling the Boulder mall attack a "targeted act of violence"
News18
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
Desi K-Pop Fans Team Up To Defend India Amid Rising Conflict With Pakistan
Last Updated: The Indian K-Pop community is garnering praise for their efforts in defending India, and countering misinformation prevalent on social media. The Indian K-Pop community rallied together on social media, and defended India amid rising conflict with Pakistan. They not only combatted misinformation prevalent on social media, but also led efforts to explain the current situation to non-Asian followers. As the Indian K-pop fandoms- especially BTS and Blackpink fans- actively worked to counter fake news and defend India, many Indians noticed and appreciated their efforts on X (formerly Twitter). Many Indian K-Pop fans shared threads explaining how Indians have suffered due to terrorism in the past few decades. They also shared detailed posts to explain non-Asian followers about what is happening between India and Pakistan. Many Indians praised their efforts. While one netizen wrote, 'Indian k-pop fans, I wasn't familiar with your game," another one commented, 'Big respect to Indian BTS K-pop fans and Blackpink Fans who've consistently upheld India's image on Twitter. While fandoms can be chaotic, you've shown maturity, unity, and global awareness. Thank you for representing us so well." Another netizen wrote, 'indians kpop fans are literally elite. they're posting threads with every piece of info you could ever need, and dragging fake news peddlers left n right," while another post praising desi K-Pop fans read, 'True! The Exponential 7 gang is doing a Fab job! They are using their numbers and groups the best way! Good for them! Jai Hind!" Big respect to Indian BTS K-pop fans and Blackpink Fans who've consistently upheld India's image on Twitter. While fandoms can be chaotic, you've shown maturity, unity, and global awareness. Thank you for representing us so Hind🇮🇳— Atlas Bright (@brightatlas1) May 9, 2025 True! The Exponential 7 gang is doing a Fab job! They are using their numbers and groups the best way! Good for them! Jai Hind!— Mandy (@RealMandodari) May 9, 2025 indians kpop fans are literally elite. they're posting threads with every piece of info you could ever need, and dragging fake news peddlers left n right.— 🧚♀️ (@softiealiaa) May 9, 2025 Our saviors — roohdaar (@thevibefeeder) May 9, 2025 don't know why cricket and football twitter is so shocked by how ruthless indian k-pop twitter, them baddies were always based, y'all just never took them seriously for obvious reasons— nou (@mandhanahive) May 9, 2025 don't know why cricket and football twitter is so shocked by how ruthless indian k-pop twitter, them baddies were always based, y'all just never took them seriously for obvious reasons— nou (@mandhanahive) May 9, 2025 Meanwhile, India's first K-pop star, Sriya Lenka, also came out in support of the Indian Armed Forces amid escalating tensions with Pakistan. The 23-year-old singer, who is part of the South Korean girl group Blackswan, took to her Instagram stories to laud the Indian Army. 'Proud of our Protecters, Jai Hind," she wrote. Since Friday evening, Pakistan has launched drone strikes, missiles, and cross-border shelling against India, though most of the attempts were thwarted by India's alert forces and an impregnable air defence system. On May 7, Operation Sindoor was carried out in response to the terror attacks in Pahalgam that claimed 26 lives. The Indian Armed Forces launched missile strikes early Wednesday targeting nine terrorist locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir. Describing the operation, the army emphasized that the strikes were carefully calibrated to avoid escalation and did not target any Pakistani military facilities. First Published:
Time of India
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
'Jai BTS': Indians praise Desi K-pop fans' efforts in spreading accurate info amid India-Pakistan tensions
It's long been said that tension and war can bring people closer — but no one expected to see unity between hardcore cricket lovers and K-pop fandoms. These two massive fan groups, often at odds online, have now come together amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan to combat misinformation and share accurate updates with the world. While major K-pop fandoms, especially BTS and BLACKPINK fans, took the lead in explaining the situation to their non-Asian followers, many Indians online suddenly recognized the power K-pop fans wield — especially in the face of rampant fake news on social media. Indians praise Desi K-pop fans Interestingly, many Indians began to acknowledge and appreciate the efforts Desi K-pop fans have been making to counter misinformation, particularly on X (formerly Twitter). With BTS boasting the largest K-pop fanbase in India, locals shared how they've even started listening to the group's music and cheering them on. One local commented, "Big respect to Indian BTS and BLACKPINK fans who've consistently upheld India's image on Twitter. While fandoms can be chaotic, you've shown maturity, unity, and global awareness. Thank you for representing us so well. Jai Hind." Big respect to Indian BTS K-pop fans and Blackpink Fans who've consistently upheld India's image on Twitter. While fandoms can be chaotic, you've shown maturity, unity, and global awareness. Thank you for representing us so well. Jai Hind🇮🇳 Another wrote, "True! The Exponential 7 gang is doing a fab job! They're using their numbers and group coordination in the best way! Good for them! Jai Hind!" True! The Exponential 7 gang is doing a Fab job! They are using their numbers and groups the best way! Good for them! Jai Hind! One said, "Indian K-pop fans, I wasn't familiar with your game." Indian k-pop fans, I wasn't familiar with your game. Another added, "BTS Army mein naya hoon, bag kahan rakhu?" (Translation: "I'm new to the BTS Army — where should I put my bag?") BTS army mein naya hu bag kaha rakhu One user observed, "This thread shows how people still stereotype BTS fans as teenage girls screaming at posters. In reality, most ARMYs I've come across are highly educated, well-informed, socially aware, and incredibly thoughtful individuals. Amazing." This thread proves till 2 days ago how people still stereotype BTS fans as teenage girls screaming at posters. In reality, most of the ARMYS I've come across are highly educated, well-informed, socially aware and incredibly thoughtful individuals. Amazing And another stated, "Indian K-pop fans are literally elite. They're posting threads with every piece of info you could ever need and dragging fake news peddlers left and right." indians kpop fans are literally elite. they're posting threads with every piece of info you could ever need, and dragging fake news peddlers left n right. K-pop fans respond While many K-pop fans are enjoying the unexpected praise, they've also emphasized that they are Indians first. Some even gave a light-hearted heads-up to locals that, come June, their timelines will be filled with news about BTS' long-awaited reunion. The 7-member group — Jin, SUGA, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook — is set to reunite in June after a hiatus that began in 2022 due to South Korea's mandatory military service.
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Yahoo
Virginia school officials respond to middle schooler's bullying of 5-year-old Asian boy
[Source] Aaron Spence, superintendent of the Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia, issued a statement on Tuesday condemning a now-viral video showing a middle school student harassing a 5-year-old Asian boy with racial slurs. Catch up: The April 5 incident saw the perpetrator from Eagle Ridge Middle School use ethnic slurs while following the frightened preschooler, who repeatedly pleaded 'Don't hurt me!' as he ran to his home's door. At one point, the younger child is seen covering his face with a blanket while other kids laugh in the background. The victim's parents, Ashley Long and Sean Yang, who immigrated from China, previously shared that their son appeared confused by the slurs, having never heard of them before. The video was reportedly shared in a student chat group before another parent discovered it and alerted the family. What school officials are saying: In his open letter Tuesday, Spence stressed that 'hate speech and racial slurs have no place in our schools or in our community' and encouraged families to 'teach our children to see their classmates and their neighbors not as 'others,' but as fellow human beings deserving of compassion and respect.' He also shared steps the school district is taking to address the situation, including offering mental health support to the victim and his family and resources to the school through its Division of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility. The middle schooler, on the other hand, is expected to undergo 'restorative practices.' Trending on NextShark: The incident has been reported to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. The Rebel Yellow has reached out to Long's legal team for updates. A 2021 survey by Act To Change, Admerasia and NextShark found that 80% of Asian Americans have experienced bullying, either in-person or online, while only 38% of Asian American youth report bullying to adults, compared to 63% of their non-Asian peers. Resources are available here. This story is part of The Rebel Yellow Newsletter — a bold weekly newsletter from the creators of NextShark, reclaiming our stories and celebrating Asian American voices. Trending on NextShark: Subscribe free to join the movement. If you love what we're building, consider becoming a paid member — your support helps us grow our team, investigate impactful stories, and uplift our community. Subscribe here now! Trending on NextShark: Download the NextShark App: Want to keep up to date on Asian American News? Download the NextShark App today!
The Star
01-05-2025
- Politics
- The Star
Poll finds quarter of non-Asian Americans consider Chinese-Americans a possible threat
One in four non-Asian Americans regard Chinese-Americans as a potential threat, especially related to national security, while four in 10 fear that Asian-Americans have greater allegiance to their countries of origin than to the United States, according to a poll released on Thursday. The results from an Asian American Foundation survey come as US-China relations plummet and add to concerns in the diverse community about the ability to assimilate at a time of growing social tension. 'The poll underscores a troubling and ongoing disconnect between how Asian-Americans are perceived and how we actually experience life,' said Norman Chen, the foundation's chief executive, citing a rising societal belief in the stereotype of the 'perpetual foreigner'. Do you have questions about the biggest topics and trends from around the world? Get the answers with SCMP Knowledge, our new platform of curated content with explainers, FAQs, analyses and infographics brought to you by our award-winning team. 'That has real consequences for our safety, sense of belonging and pathways to prosperity in this country,' Chen added. The foundation has conducted the 'Socially Tracking of Asian Americans in the United States' (Staatus) survey since 2021 in a bid to monitor American perceptions, blunt discrimination and expand outreach. The 4,909 survey respondents included 1,373 Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders and the rest non-Asians from a range of ethnic, racial, educational and income backgrounds. Where relevant, respondents were not asked to weigh in on their own group. Among the survey's findings, some 63 per cent of Asian-Americans reported feeling unsafe in day-to-day situations and fearful they would be victims of discrimination through at least the end of this decade, twice the level for whites. The polling comes amid growing xenophobia and intolerance in American society as US President Donald Trump's administration and its supporters upend tradition and set new standards for national loyalty, migration, racial dynamics, education and citizenship – including rights enshrined in the constitution for those born in the US. 'The increased positioning of China as an enemy in political discourse clouds perceptions of all Chinese Americans,' the survey's authors wrote. 'This mistrust can lead to hate and violence.' The percentage of non-Asian respondents who believed that Asian-Americans are more loyal to their countries of origin than the US has doubled since 2021 – driven by a range of stated concerns over national security, different cultures and values, their impact on the job market, public health worries and their admission to elite universities. 'It's always easier to blame the 'other' when we don't know about it,' said Ophelia Chong, Los Angeles-based co-founder of Asian Americans for Cannabis Education, an advocacy group. 'Unfortunately, the present administration is not helping that. It's deflection, creating a fear of others.' There were some signs of progress. A majority of non-Asian Americans, for example, expressed support for learning more about Asian history, racism and discrimination in school. And 90 per cent signalled interest in spending more time in Chinatowns and other ethnic enclaves. But those views did not necessarily align with perceptions the community held, the survey found. More than six in 10 Asian-Americans reported feeling unsafe in some part of their daily lives over the past year, including half who said they had been insulted; more than a third who reported being harassed or threatened; and one in seven who told of physical attacks. Most saw little prospect of their situations improving any time soon. 'There's a perception that everything's fine,' said Sruthi Chandrasekaran, who helped lead the study. 'This obviously shows us that there's so much more that needs to be done.' The community also appears to have a branding problem as 'the model minority'. Non-Asian largely describe Asian-Americans as 'smart', 'hard-working' and 'good at maths', stereotypes that discount the group's enormous diversity; that have been used as a divisive cudgel against other minorities; and that create unrealistic expectations, even mental health problems, in individuals. The flip side of this is the stereotype that Asians are less likely to be leaders in US society and the workplace compared to whites – a situation that Asian-Americans refer to as the 'bamboo ceiling' – in sync with perceptions that Asian-Americans are highly competent but insular and not always likeable or socially adept. 'This combination of perceptions creates a complex mix of admiration, resentment and envy,' the survey's authors said. Another long-standing Asian-American concern has been their treatment as a 'perpetual foreigner' in American society, even if their families have lived in the US for generations, and a racist 'yellow peril' trope that those originating in East Asia represent a threat to Western civilisation. The survey also found that just 44 per cent of non-Asian Americans thought the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II was wrong. 'Both the yellow peril and model minorities stereotypes have been used to cast suspicion on the loyalty of Asian immigrants and Asian-Americans during times of international tensions with Asian countries,' the report said. 'This has led to discrimination, hate and violence during World War II, the Vietnam war, after 9/11 and most recently the Covid-19 pandemic.' To the extent views of ethnic and racial communities are shaped by prominent individuals and media, the survey found that Asian-Americans left a pretty faint footprint. One in four non-Asian Americans said they had no personal relationship with an Asian-American, while four in 10 could not name a famous one Among those who could, martial artist film stars Jackie Chan – who is not American – and Bruce Lee, who died a half-century ago, led, followed by the 2024 presidential candidate, former US vice-president Kamala Harris, at just 11, 6 and 4 per cent respectively. Similarly, a like amount were unable to name a movie with an Asian-American character. Among younger Americans, however, Japanese anime and South Korean K-dramas and K-pop were influential. 'You have films like Crazy Rich Asians , so they're starting to break through,' said David Lei, a San Francisco-based board member of the Chinese Historical Society of America who moved to the US from Taiwan when he was seven. 'If you look at the credits at the end of movies, the Asians have moved into Hollywood,' Lei added. 'It will naturally change in the next decade.' Nor does the ill-fitting 'Asian-American' demographic, often shorthand for the Asian-American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander community, accurately reflect the communities' expansive diversity, the survey found. Representing at least 20 different countries from Japan to Cambodia, the demographic accounts for more than 24 million people, some 7 per cent of the US population. And while Asian men are strongly represented in well-paid tech fields, the community also has the nation's widest income disparity, with below-average benchmarks for female Asian-Americans and huge numbers of low-wage workers in cooking, manicurist and healthcare jobs. 'The way the US-China relationship has been has really determined the American opinion of Chinese people,' said Casey Ly, Taiwanese-American co-founder of Bloom Brand, a Los Angeles-based vape company. Ly added that African-Americans and other minorities faced at least as much discrimination. 'The vast majority of non-Asians don't really have a lot of contact with Chinese people – or Chinese culture.' More from South China Morning Post: For the latest news from the South China Morning Post download our mobile app. Copyright 2025.
