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· Bryan Ke
Harvard PhD Students Create Map Displaying Anti-Asian Aggression in Boston, NYC
Two Harvard University Ph.D. students have created a crowdsourced map displaying anti-Asian aggression in Boston and New York amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The map, which was created by Boram Lee and Ja Young Choi using Google “My Maps,” shows more than 40 markers that represent…
· Ernestine Siu
5 Asian American Fitness Accounts to Follow and Avoid that ‘Quarantine 15’
With the COVID-19 pandemic, closed gyms and at-home quarantines, it is more important than ever to take care of your health and fitness. For those of us who are able to self-isolate at home during this time, it can be easy to put on that quarantine fifteen if you know what I…
· Carl Samson
ER Nurse in Toronto Says She Was SPAT On, Verbally Assaulted ‘Because I’m Asian’
An emergency room nurse in Toronto, Canada was allegedly spat on and verbally assaulted because of her Asian background this week. The incident reportedly occurred while Katherine Cheung, who just moved from Markham, was out with another nurse in the area of University Avenue…
· Ryan General
Asian American Doctors Create Emotional Video Everyone Should See
A group of Asian American doctors have come together for an emotional video tribute to spread a message of kindness amid the growing number of racist attacks against people of Asian descent. Uploaded on YouTube, “Asian American Doctors Unite Against COVID-19 Racism: Hate is a…
· Carl Samson
‘Disease-Infected Dogs!’: Woman on Racist Rant Against Asians on Melbourne Train Gets Pinned
A woman in Australia has become the subject of viral videos after going on a racist rampage against two Asian men wearing face masks aboard a Melbourne train last month. The woman, who was traveling with a female child, referred to the men as “disease-infected dogs” and demanded…
· Bryan Ke
Woman Claiming She’s the ‘Queen of Australia’ Tells Asian Workers to ‘Go Back to China’
An irate woman screamed at Telstra workers and told them to “go back to China” after being asked several questions as part of the store’s safety procedure to ensure that she does not have COVID-19. The incident occurred at the store’s branch in Miranda, in southern Sydney, at…
· Carl Samson
BTS’ V Wins ‘Ultimate Asian Heartthrob’ Award for Third Year in a Row
BTS member V has been named the “Ultimate Asian Heartthrob” for the third consecutive year by entertainment blog Starmometer, effectively inducting the K-pop star in its “Hall of Fame.” V, whose real name is Kim Taehyung, emerged victorious after securing the highest number of…
· Sam Hyun
Asian Americans Are Not a Monolith, But We Have to Come Together
Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this piece are solely those of the author. In a time when Asian Americans need to unify, we are as divided as ever. Many non-Chinese Asian Americans are scapegoating Chinese Americans, insisting on referring to COVID-19 as the “Wuhan” or…
· 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…
· Andrew Chau
OPINION: Asians Need to Think Bigger Than Andrew Yang
I finished an op-ed for a large news publication to the general public about the Andrew Yang situation and essentially scrapped it last night. This is for our community. No one wins if I or fellow peers write another critique of his statements — even if we know him and his…
· Bryan Ke
Asian Woman Suffers Burns After Being Doused With ‘Unknown Substance’ Outside Her NYC Home
An Asian woman suffered burns on her body after an unidentified assailant doused her with an unknown substance in a horrifying attack outside her home in Brooklyn, New York. The incident occurred on Sunday at around 11 p.m. when the woman was taking out her garbage in front of a…
· Ryan General
Asian Bus Driver Gets Racially Abused by Female Passenger in Australia
An Asian bus driver was reportedly verbally abused by a racist passenger in Melbourne, Australia in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. The racial abuse came from a female passenger who allegedly accused the bus driver of bringing the novel coronavirus from China to Australia,…
· Carl Samson
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Star Nico Santos’ Mother Recovers From COVID-19
Nico Santos’ mother has recovered from COVID-19. The “Crazy Rich Asians” star shared the good news in an Instagram post on Sunday, a week after he had lost his stepfather to the deadly virus.
· Bryan Ke
New Mexico Official Blames ‘Asians’ for COVID-19 in Snapchat Post
An official in Luna County, New Mexico is under fire after a Snapchat post in which he blamed the Asian community for spreading COVID-19. Tyler Massey, who works as a Luna County Safety and Risk Coordinator, shared the post on Snapchat on March 18, recounting his experience at a…
· Ryan General
Black, Asian and Hispanic House Caucus Assemble Like Voltron to Fight Attacks on Asian Americans
Leaders of the congressional African American, Asian and Hispanic caucuses have come together on Monday to collectively denounce the growing number of racist attacks against the Asian American community. People of Asian descent are facing a spate of racist attacks related to…
· Carl Samson
Cyberbullying of Asians Up by 900% Amid COVID-19 Pandemic: Report
The hate toward Asians amid the COVID-19 pandemic has not only increased in physical spaces but in the vile corners of the internet too, unsurprisingly. On Twitter, hate speech toward China and the Chinese people, in particular, has reportedly surged to a whopping 900%, with…
· Bryan Ke
Teen Who Spat On, Threatened Asian Women With Knife for ‘Bringing Corona’ to Australia is Arrested
A teenager who spat on and threatened two Asian women with a knife after accusing them of bringing COVID-19 to Australia has been arrested and charged. The 17-year-old girl, whose name was not disclosed, was arrested on Tuesday at her home in Marrickville, New South Wales,…
· Bryan Ke
Andrew Yang Draws Backlash from Asian Americans After Washington Post Op-Ed
Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang is facing backlash from Asian Americans for his op-ed on The Washington Post regarding the racism linked to COVID-19. In the opinion piece, published on April 2, the 45-year-old American political commentator spoke about an…
· Ryan General
3 Teen Girls Tell 51-Year-Old Asian Woman She ‘Caused Coronavirus B*tch!’ in NYC
A group of teenage girls attacked an Asian woman while onboard a city bus near Ogden Avenue and West 166th Street in the Bronx. The trio allegedly approached the 51-year-old victim on the bus and berated her with racist slurs at around 3 p.m. on Saturday.
· Ryan General
Man Finds Racist Message on Road Near Asian Community in Sydney
A designer was shocked to find racist graffiti on the road as he was traversing a street near his home in Sydney. Daniel Palmer, who is a developer by profession, found the words “death to dog eaters” written on the asphalt road in Epping, New South Wales.
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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.