Man Wanted in Anti-Muslim Subway Hate Crime

And Other Items of Note From Angry Asian America.

Random subway attack investigated as hate crime

An attack at a subway station in Brooklyn is being investigated as a possible hate crime. A reportedly approached a 20-year-old woman March 17 at the 9th Avenue subway station and made Islamophobic statements before grabbing her and throwing her to the ground. He then grabbed the victim's phone and threw it to the ground. Authorities are asking for the public's help identifying the suspect.

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18-year-old man charged with 2nd-degree murder in Alberta highway shooting

In Canada, a man has been charged with second-degree murder in the deadly shooting of a Sikh man on a highway south of Edmonton. 18-year-old Jimmy Gassner has been charged in the killing of Birinder Singh, an international student from India, who was fatally shot on March 14. Community members are calling on police to investigate it as a potential hate crime.

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Schools Hire Asian Teachers at Half the Rate of Other Groups, Research Finds

School hiring processes play a crucial role in determining the racial demographics of the American teacher workforce -- including by putting non-white teaching candidates at an apparent disadvantage -- according to a study released in February. In dozens of school organizations around the country, Asian American applicants to teaching jobs were significantly less likely than those of other groups to advance at each stage of the hiring process.

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Trailer: The Furious

Hell yes. Check out the brutal trailer for The Furious, the latest from action choreographer-turned-director Kenji Tanigaki. Starring Xie Miao, Joe Taslim, and Yang Enyou, the movie follows an unlikely duo on a rampage of revenge after their loved ones are kidnapped by traffickers. Martial arts madness ensues. Say no more. I'm in.

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McDonald's and Netflix Call on Fans to Pick a Side with Two New KPop Demon Hunters-Inspired Meals

I'm surprised this didn't happen sooner. After dominating charts, screens and playlists worldwide, Kpop Demon Hunters is taking on the Happy Meal. Starting March 31, Netflix and McDonald's are partnering up for two all-new meals for adults -- The HUNTR/X Meal and The Saja Boys Breakfast Meal -- and exclusive photocards that unlock first-access content for a limited time. Also: The Derpy McFlurry.

McDonald's employee fired for coffee cup racism

Employee wrote "chino" and drew a racist face caricature on an Asian customer's coffee cup.



Oh look, this shit again. Last week in Chicago, a McDonald's employee was fired after writing "CHINO" and drawing a racist caricature -- referring to an Asian American customer -- on a coffee cup order.

McDonald's worker fired for writing 'chino' on coffee cup

Paul Kim, who is Korean American, was at the McDonald's Kedzie and Foster when he noticed that "CHINO" -- a Spanish slang term for Asian -- was written on his uncle's coffee cup, along with a racist caricature of an Asian face. Yes, those three lines are supposed to be a face.

Kim shared a photo of the cup on Twitter:

Video shows McDonald's employee attacking customer

Korean American community groups are calling for a boycott of the restaurant.



In New York, several Korean American community organizations are calling for a boycott of a McDonald's restaurant in Queens after an employee was caught on video hitting a Korean patron with a broomstick, and allegedly refusing service and shouting, "We don't serve coffee to people like you!"

Korean-Americans Seek Boycott After an Attack in a McDonald's in Queens

The incident occurred last February at the McDonald's location on Main Street in Flushing. The customer, 62-year-old James Jin Kim claimed that the employee, Rooshi Sajjad, attacked him after he complained about the slow pace of service. In response, the employee yelled at Mr. Kim, and told him "Get out of my restaurant!" When Mr. Kim began recording video on his phone, Sajjad attacked him with a broom handle.

The restaurant's security cameras caught the incident on video:

Peace brokered between McDonald's and Elderly Koreans

Flushing restaurant reaches agreement limiting number of hours customers can sit



It seems a little silly that a congresswoman and state legislators had to get involved to settle the much-publicized dispute between a McDonald's location in Queens and a group of elderly Korean patrons who refused to leave in a timely fashion. But that's what it took. They've apparently made peace.

Elderly Patrons End Dispute With a McDonald's in Queens

The Flushing fast food restaurant has become a regular gathering place for local Korean seniors who take up seats and stay for hours, much to the management's dismay. The situation has escalated in recent months, and police have actually been called in to remove customers. And now the community has gotten involved.

But it seems they've reached an agreement. Management has agreed to ease the 20-minute seating limit during off-peak hours and post signs stating the policy in Korean and Mandarin. In turn, the seniors will give up their seats during the busy hours if other diners are looking for a place to sit. Boycott averted.

McDonald's versus the Elderly Sitting Koreans

Flushing McDonald's is the happening hot spot for Korean seniors, much to restaurant's dismay



A McDonald's in Queens has become the unlikely site of a cranky conflict between the fast food restaurant and a group of elderly Korean patrons. The McDonald's, located in Flushing, says the group drives away business by sitting for hours. Seems like a silly thing to quarrel about, but the New York Times has taken notice:

Fighting a McDonald’s in Queens for the Right to Sit. And Sit. And Sit.

Whether the restaurant likes it or not, that McDonald's location has become a regular gathering place for local Korean seniors -- and a growing problem for the restaurant, which says the patrons who colonize the seats on a daily basis are quashing business, taking up tables for hours. The group, however, says they are paying customers who are entitled to take their time.

The situation has reportedly escalated in recent months. Harsh words exchanged, coffee spilled, and cops called to the scene. Doesn't this McDonald's know that you don't mess with elderly Koreans?

Customer kicked out of McDonald's for limited English skills

Somebody call corporate. They've got an asshole running this restaurant.



Today's edition of racist restaurant news... In Vancouver, a woman is demanding an apology from McDonald's after a manager refused to serve her because they apparently couldn't understand her English: McDonald's customer says she was booted due to English skills.

51-year-old Hai Xia Sun, who is a Chinese immigrant, says she was mistaken given a mocha coffee after she ordered a hot chocolate. When she tried to correct the mistake, the McDonald's manager allegedly berated Sun and her friend over their limited English skills, ordering her to get out of line and leave. Really?

Yes, it's true. Like a lot of people who eat at McDonald's every day, English is Hai Xia Sun's second language. But that definitely doesn't justify treating some like s$%t over a friggin' mocha.

Look at all the Asians in this McDonald's commercial

Been seeing this on McDonald's commercial playing a lot lately... First time I saw it, I had to double check to see if I'd been watching one of the local Asian language channels. Nope. This "Flavor Cravers" ad is airing on regular English-language broadcast channels (I saw it on ESPN2). And it features what has to be the most Asian folks I've ever seen in a single McDonald's spot. Take a look: