https://www.scmp.com/rss/330732/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words, and must include your full name and address, plus a phone number for verification. The government is set to allow non-residents to fly into Hong Kong for the first time in two years, after previously halving the compulsory hotel quarantine for returning residents to seven days.... https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/3175724/hong-kongs-travel-easing-may-be-too-little-too-late?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/3175724/hong-kongs-travel-easing-may-be-too-little-too-late?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Apr 2022 03:30:24 +0000 How were long-term relationships that fell outside society’s generally accepted parameters once labelled, both by the wider world, and those who wished to recognise two people’s validity as a couple? Earlier generations lacked the neutral vocabulary – such as “partner” – that today’s world possesses to help explain and quantify love and commitment of a different kind. These definitional challenges particularly affected interracial relationships not formalised by marriage, and further complicated... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/3135065/when-same-sex-relationships-were-not-recognised-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/3135065/when-same-sex-relationships-were-not-recognised-and?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 31 May 2021 00:15:10 +0000 A lot of thought goes into being Asian-American these days. For me, this starts with a somewhat frenzied search for identity. Even before the Atlanta shootings on March 16, I was struggling with an identity crisis. I have had multiple identities – swimmer, writer, journalist, daughter, sister, single person, woman who identifies with the pronouns she/her/hers. I am an ABC, an American-born Chinese, and the daughter of first-generation immigrants. That said, for the first time in my life, I have... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3130341/racism-and-hate-crime-surges-being-asian-american-woman-living-bell?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3130341/racism-and-hate-crime-surges-being-asian-american-woman-living-bell?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 Apr 2021 19:30:13 +0000 On Sunday, Lil Pump posted a snippet of his song “Butterfly Doors” on Instagram and Twitter, complete with the racist gesture of pulling his eyelids back to mock people of Asian descent while rapping, “Smokin’ on dope / They call me Yao Ming ’cause my eyes real low / Ching chong.” (The Instagram post has since been deleted.) BUTTERFLY DOORS RT pic.twitter.com/XQZVrgyk7t — Lil pump (@lilpump) December 16, 2018 The Colombian-American rapper known for his 2017 hit “Gucci Gang” is facing backlash... https://www.scmp.com/culture/lil-pump-faces-wrath-angry-asian-rappers-his-racial-slurs/article/3000344?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/lil-pump-faces-wrath-angry-asian-rappers-his-racial-slurs/article/3000344?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Dec 2018 13:59:10 +0000