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· Bryan Ke
Grandma Fighting Breast Cancer Volunteers to Make 300 Masks By Hand in Singapore
A 71-year-old grandmother of six suffering from breast cancer in Singapore volunteers her time to create face masks for the community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Amy Lee, of Tanglin Halt, who has made 300 masks, is part of the community initiative organized by the People’s…
· Ryan General
Two Vietnamese Kids Use Saved ‘Lucky Money’ to Donate 20,000 Face Masks to the UK
A shipment of 20,000 face masks were recently sent from Vietnam to Britain where personal protective equipment (PPE) for health workers are in very short supply. The life-saving package came from two children in Hanoi who used years-worth of saved “lucky money” to buy and donate…
· Carl Samson
NYC Chinatown Market Workers Arrested Over Fight for Asking Customers to Wear Masks
Two Chinese employees were arrested after getting into a violent brawl with two shoppers who arrived at a seafood market in New York’s Chinatown without wearing face masks. The incident, which reportedly led to four assault charges, occurred at C.T. Seafood Marts in 249 Grand…
· Bryan Ke
Teen Raises $7,500, Donates 11,000 Masks to Texas Hospital to Fight Hate Towards Asians
A 15-year-old teen in Addison, Texas donated 11,000 masks to a local hospital using money she raised from crowdfunding and hopes the gesture helps dispel the bias against Asian Americans due to COVID-19. After noticing the shortage of personal protective equipment in hospitals,…
· Bryan Ke
Closed Brooklyn Dry Cleaners Use Their Last Dollars to Give Free Face Masks to Community
Owners of La Dry Cleaners, a dry cleaning facility that shut down a month ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic, are now making free masks for the community. Lily La and Tony Trinh are not letting the pandemic stop them from working. They have reportedly sewn and given away more than…
· Maina Chen
Washington Teens to Supply Over 30,000 Masks to Frontline Medical Workers
The Washington Youth for Masks initiative started by Angelina Chin, an Issaquah High junior, is raising funds and securing personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline medical professionals in their battle against COVID-19. Chin founded the initiative on March 29 with three…
· Carl Samson
12-Year-Old Fashion Designer Sews Masks for Doctors and Nurses Fighting COVID-19
A 12-year-old fashion designer from California aims to sew 500 face masks for health care workers fighting coronavirus in the country. Ashlyn So, whose designs have graced New York Fashion Week — among various other shows — began giving away masks to doctors and nurses in her…
· Bryan Ke
Panda Express Donates $2 Million in Face Masks to Frontline Healthcare Workers
Andrew and Peggy Cherng, the founders of Panda Express, are donating $2 million dollars worth of protective equipment to front-liners battling the current COVID-19 outbreak. In its official announcement, the Panda Express created a COVID-19 Community Care Fund through its…
· Carl Samson
TikTok Rival Triller Donates 150,000 N95 Respirators, Surgical Masks to Hospitals in LA
A social video platform touted as TikTok’s biggest American rival has donated 150,000 N95 respirators and surgical masks to first responders and essential workers fighting COVID-19 in Los Angeles, California. Triller, headquartered in Hollywood, received acknowledgment for its…
· Maina Chen
Vancouver Sneaker Company Offers 30% Off to Help Donate Masks to Healthcare Workers
Vessi Footwear launched a campaign in support of frontline healthcare workers by committing their profits towards providing them with personal protective equipment (PPE) from the COVID-19 outbreak.
· Ryan General
Taiwan Has a Brilliant Life Hack to Disinfect Face Masks Using Rice Cookers
With protective face masks in short supply due to the growing demand worldwide, any hack to effectively prolong the use of one mask could go a long way. In Taiwan, local officials shared how to reuse a mask multiple times by disinfecting it with a rice cooker, Taiwan News…
· Carl Samson
#HateIsAVirus: People Are Using Masks to Fight Hate Against Asian Americans
Face masks no longer just prevent the transmission of COVID-19 as activists on the internet have begun using them to call for an end in hate crimes committed against Asian Americans. For the past several weeks, incidents of racism and xenophobia against Asian Americans have…
· Bryan Ke
Billionaire Brooklyn Nets Owner Joe Tsai Donates 2.6 Million Face Masks and More to NYC Hospitals
Joe Tsai, the billionaire owner of the Brooklyn Nets and co-founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, has donated thousands of ventilators and face masks to New York hospitals to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Tsai, along with his wife Clara, teamed up with the Chinese…
· Ernestine Siu
Philadelphia Chinatown Businesses Donate 25,000 Face Masks to Healthcare Workers Fighting COVID-19
The Philadelphia Chinese Community Organizations United (PCCOU) donated 25,000 face masks to local hospitals to protect the city’s healthcare professionals fighting the growing number of COVID-19 cases. A public request was made by the city of Philadelphia and local emergency…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese Gundam Builder Fights Off COVID-19 With His Anime-Inspired Face Masks
A Japanese artist recently showcased the fashionable anime-inspired face masks that he wears outside amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Twitter user @gekidan2264, who is a model builder and armor maker, shared his work on his social media account where he donned several “Mobile Suit…
· Kimberly Nguyen
Asian-Owned Nail Salons Across America are Making Masks and Donating Supplies
To help fight COVID-19, nail salons around the nation are donating masks, gloves and other supplies. When donated supplies run out, the nail salons are turned into spaces to sew masks to meet the demand. Many businesses have been forced to close their doors to prevent the spread…
· Maina Chen
Bay Area Doctor Cannot Eat or Drink Because of the Lack of Masks
A hospital in the Bay Area is currently rationing N95 masks due to the COVID-19 outbreak, according to Grace (she requested her last name be hidden), an M&A lawyer and wife of Andrew, a gastroenterologist Doctor. In an IGTV video posted on Wednesday, Grace spoke of the low…
· Kimberly Nguyen
Viet Families in Czech Republic Band Together to Sew Face Masks During Shortage
The Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic has gathered to make masks and collect much-needed materials for hospitals, police and the elderly under the hashtag campaign #Vietnamcisijiprocesko. People were left without masks when the European country was immediately put into…
· Kimberly Nguyen
‘Project Runway’ Winner Sews Free Masks For Healthcare Workers in Texas
“Project Runway” Season 2 winner and Houston-based fashion designer Chloe Dao has turned her passion for sewing into a cause for healthcare workers in need of masks from the COVID-19 shortage. Dao closed her 20-year-old Rice Village boutique store last Tuesday, offering shopping…
· Bryan Ke
Taiwan to Donate 100,000 Masks Every WEEK to the U.S.
Taiwan has promised to donate 100,000 face masks to the United States once its production levels stabilize amid the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The announcement was made on Wednesday by Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu at a press conference held by the Central Epidemic…