Charissa Isidro

Charissa Isidro is a former associate social media editor for The Daily Beast and an Instagram junkie. She graduated from NYU and previously worked on Ali Velshi’s show at MSNBC. Now you can be her Daily Beast reply guy, or follow her on Twitter at @charissaisidro.

VISION

The Anti-‘White Lotus’ Giving Voice to Native Hawaiians

Filmmaker Chris Kahunahana is blazing a trail for Native Hawaiians in film and TV. He opens up about his new film “Waikiki” and challenging Hollywood’s portrayal of his homeland.

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NOT VERY POORCORE

Socialist Twitch Streamer Gets Dragged for Buying $3M Home

According to some parts of Twitter, Hasan Piker’s decision to buy a $3 million home in the heart of Los Angeles was unethical.

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OWN GOAL

It’s 2021 and Italian Football Is Still Racist AF

Spare us the racesplaining letters, bullshit apologies, and offensive lack of consequences. Italy stands out in the football world for its racial ignorance.

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DO THE MATH

Why Andrew Yang Keeps Trafficking in Asian Stereotypes

He’s stopped talking about how we need to assimilate more and started objecting to portraying us as “perpetual foreigners,” but he’s kept using his identity as a political prop.

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ROASTED

Andrew Yang Lists His ‘Favorite Racial Stereotypes’

The former presidential candidate and New York City mayoral candidate lists his favorite billionaires, refuses to take a stance on apartheid, and more in his interview with Ziwe.

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Charissa Isidro

The Anti-‘White Lotus’ Giving Voice to Native Hawaiians

Socialist Twitch Streamer Gets Dragged for Buying $3M Home

It’s 2021 and Italian Football Is Still Racist AF

Why Andrew Yang Keeps Trafficking in Asian Stereotypes

Andrew Yang Lists His ‘Favorite Racial Stereotypes’

How Americans Became Soccer’s Biggest Villains

America’s Most Invisible Women Are Also Its Most Vulnerable

Virus Nightmare at Sea for World’s Most Essential Workers

The Megayacht-Racing Billionaires Invading New Zealand

Daily Beast Readers Share Their Defining Moments of 2020