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· Leanna Chan
11 Gifts Even Your Strict Asian Parents Would Actually Want
Shopping for your parents is no easy task. You probably know them better than anyone else in the world, but somehow it’s intrinsically difficult to find them something that they’d actually like. They tell you that they don’t want anything. They tell you not to waste your money.…
· Carl Samson
TikTok User Tries to Open Rambutan With POTATO PEELER and Asians Are Screaming
A clueless TikTok user from the United States attempted to get through a piece of rambutan with a potato peeler. With dozens — if not hundreds — of rugged spikes for a “hairy” exterior, it comes as no surprise that the rambutan has been called an “alien fruit,” all thanks to the…
· Carl Samson
Remy Hii Slams Mixing Up of Asian Actors by the Media as ‘Microaggression’
Remy Hii took a jab at the media for persistent errors in the identification of Asian actors, describing these mistakes to be forms of “microaggressions.” The 33-year-old Malaysian Australian actor made his remarks on the red carpet of the Australian Academy of Cinema and…
· Editorial Staff
Kollaboration Celebrates Asian Americans in Arts and Media With Epic Wrap Party on Dec. 7
Non-profit grassroots movement Kollaboration is celebrating what the Asian American community has to offer in the world of media and entertainment with its annual STAR Showcase. The STAR Showcase, which will be held at Café Club Fais Do-Do in Los Angeles on Dec. 7, features six…
· Ryan General
Heating Baos with an Iron in a Hotel Room is the Ultimate Asian Life Hack
As the members of the thriving Facebook group Asian Life Hacks can attest, we Asians are a resourceful lot. Able to make the most of what’s available, we can MacGyver our way into most situations from using rice to glue things to repairing a broken kitchen sink with ramen.
· Ryan General
Meet the First Asian American Chief Justice to Lead California Supreme Court
To call Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye a badass would be an understatement. Born and raised in a Filipino American household in Sacramento, California, the second woman and first Asian American to lead the State Supreme Court has had a fascinating job history before her…
· Leanna Chan
Toronto Man Arrested for Throwing Poop at Asian College Students
Toronto police have apprehended the man they believe dumped buckets of fecal matter on unsuspecting college students. Great work by @TorontoPolice arresting an individual in the “feces attacks” investigation. He can’t face justice or be given help until apprehended and it seems…
· Ryan General
NYPD Forms Group to Recruit and Mentor Asian American Officers
A new group that would recruit and mentor Asian American officers at the New York Police Department was recently formed. Composed of high-ranking Asian American officers, the Asian American Police Executives Council of the New York Police Department (AAPEX) celebrated its…
· Ryan General
The SEA Games 2019 is Being Called the ‘Fyre Festival of Asia’
The Philippines’ hosting of the 30th Southeast Asian Games has been heavily criticized online in the days leading up to the sporting event’s official opening on November 30. Attendees and volunteers at the different venues have been venting and sharing images online of the…
· Editorial Staff
First Athlete of Color and Asian American to Play in the NBA Dies at 95
Wataru “Wat” Misaka, the first athlete of color to play in what would become the NBA, has died at the age of 95 in Salt Lake City, Utah on Wednesday. The Japanese American player broke barriers when he entered the Basketball Association of America (BAA) — the predecessor of NBA…
· Jin Hyun
14-Year-Old Asian American Genius Elected Student Body President of Pierce College
Vivan Yee may only be 14-years-old but she’s already thriving at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, California as the president of the Associated Students Organization. Yee was only 12 years old when she began attending the community college located in Los Angeles, the same year…
· Carl Samson
Rebel Wilson is Making a K-Pop Movie and Asian Twitter is Livid
Australian actress Rebel Wilson has written a K-pop movie in which she will also appear — and Asian Twitter has mixed feelings about it. “Seoul Girls,” to be released by Lionsgate, follows a Korean American high school girl and her friends who enter a worldwide talent…
· Carl Samson
Brenda Song Claims She Wasn’t ‘Asian Enough’ for ‘Crazy Rich Asians’, Jon M. Chu Responds
“Crazy Rich Asians” director Jon M. Chu responded to Brenda Song’s statement that she failed to audition for the blockbuster film because she was not “Asian enough” for its production team. In a new interview with Teen Vogue, the “Dollface” star revealed that while she is a fan…
· Ryan General
McDonald’s is Offering $500,000 in Scholarships for Asian and Pacific Islander American Students
McDonald’s is reportedly committing half a million dollars to establish a scholarship program for Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) students. On Wednesday, the fast-food giant announced its plans of providing $500,000 to create the first-ever McDonald’s/APIA Scholarship…
· Jin Hyun
Asian Australian Family Harassed by Racist Woman Calling Their Children ‘Rats’
An Asian Australian family was harassed by a racist woman shouting expletives on Friday at the Westfield Carousel Shopping Centre in Perth. The young couple, their 3-year-old son, and 4-month-old baby were grocery shopping at Woolworths Supermarkets when they were stopped…
· Jin Hyun
Why Filial Piety Can Be Toxic Asian Parenting
Filial piety — it’s the bedrock of every Asian household. From the moment we utter our first words and learn to crawl, we’re taught to respect and take care of our parents and elders. And in many households, this is not a request or suggestion, but rather a demand and an…
· Carl Samson
23% of Asian Americans in California are Struggling with Poverty, Survey Reveals
Nearly one in four Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in California are working and struggling with poverty, debunking the model-minority stereotype that members of the racial group always succeed financially. A new joint survey from AAPI Data, an organization…
· Ryan General
Wong Fu’s Philip Wang Proposes to Asian Boss Girl’s Helen Wu at Her Childhood Home
Philip Wang of Wong Fu Productions and Helen Wu of Asian Boss Girl are officially engaged. Both Wang and Wu made separate announcements about their milestones on their Instagram accounts yesterday.
· Leanna Chan
Meet the Asian Parents Who Initially Hated Pets But Are Now Pawsitively in Love
You probably begged your parents for a pet when you were growing up. Your classmates had a dog, a cat or even a hamster, but you were left to your own devices. Your strict Asian parents vehemently told you “absolutely no animals” in the house. You cried. It didn’t make a…
· Jin Hyun
CNET Mistakes ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Actor Chris Pang for Simu Liu in Embarrassing Mix Up
A CNET review of the newly-released “Charlie’s Angels” film mixed up Australian actor Chris Pang with “Kim’s Convenience” star Simu Liu. The review referenced Pang’s villainous character, Jonny Smith, stating:
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Company · Japan · TYO:2801
Kikkoman
Kikkoman is how Japanese flavor went global — the soy sauce that became a default condiment on Western tables and made 'umami' a kitchen word.
Company · Singapore · NASDAQ:GRAB
Grab
Grab is the everyday super-app of Southeast Asia — rides, food, and payments in one wallet across eight countries, the way hundreds of millions actually move and eat.
Company · Singapore · NYSE:SE
Sea Ltd
Sea is Southeast Asia's culture-and-commerce giant — Garena's Free Fire defined mobile gaming for the region while Shopee reshaped how it shops.
Company · Japan · TYO:4911
Shiseido
Shiseido is the standard-bearer of J-beauty — a 150-year-old house whose skincare rituals and prestige brands shape beauty across Asia and beyond.
Company · China · HKEX:0700
Tencent
Tencent ties gaming, messaging, streaming, and social habits to one of Asia's biggest internet companies.
Company · China · NASDAQ:TCOM
Trip.com Group
Trip.com Group is Asia's largest online travel agency — the booking layer behind the region's outbound tourism boom, from Ctrip in China to Skyscanner worldwide.
Alibaba · Platforms · NYSE:BABA
The Grammys created an award for Asian pop. BTS said no.
Alibaba is China's commerce-and-entertainment backbone — Taobao and Tmall shopping habits fund Youku streaming and Alibaba Pictures, tying online spending to what China watches.
Jollibee Foods Corporation · Food · PSE:JFC
Jollibee is turning nostalgia into stores.
This shows up when a meal that feels like home is no longer just your hometown stop but the same Jollibee run you can repeat in more places across Southeast Asia.
Explainer · Jollibee Foods Corporation
If Jollibee feels like home, that feeling is spreading across Southeast Asia.
This shows up when a meal that feels like home is no longer just your hometown stop but the same Jollibee run you can repeat in more places across Southeast Asia.