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· Thy Nguyen
Nets’ Joe Tsai, Yahoo Founder Jerry Yang and More Launch $250 Million Initiative to Fight Hate
Several influential business leaders have recently started a $250 million initiative dedicated to serving 23 million Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders across the nation. Members of The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) launched the initiative on Monday. According to its…
· Carl Samson
Gold House Unveils A100 List, Socioeconomic Ventures in Time for AAPI Heritage Month
Gold House has announced multiple ventures toward representation, economic investment and individual empowerment in time for the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The nonprofit, a premier collective of Asian and Pacific Islander (API) cultural leaders, was…
· Editorial Staff
Jack Ma Appears for the First Time in Months in Short Video, Alibaba Shares Jump 5%
Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma has made his first public appearance of 2021, resulting in a 5% jump in Alibaba shares, after more than two months of laying low. A brief appearance: During an online conference on Jan. 20, the billionaire appeared in a 50-second video to address…
· Brittany Grey
What One Friendship Can Teach You About Mental Health for Women of Color
Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this piece are solely those of the authors. This article was originally published on An Injustice! via Medium. “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence. It is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” —Audre Lorde
· Maina Chen
Asian Community Volunteers Deliver Over 150 Meals A Day FOR FREE in NYC
Local NYC grocer Patrick Mock has been spearheading an initiative to provide free food to the elderly, homeless, frontline and essential workers in need of a meal. Operating out of 46 Mott Bakery since April 20, Mock, 26, has one to three volunteers coming every day to help,…
· 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…
· Ryan General
Japanese Rockstar Yoshiki Donates $90,000 to Meals on Wheels for the Elderly in LA
Legendary Japanese rock star recently donated 10 million yen ($90,000) in support of multiple Meals on Wheels branches across Los Angeles. Yoshiki, who has been living in Los Angeles for the past 20 years, made the generous donation through his non-profit organization Yoshiki…
· Carl Samson
Jack Ma Threw an Epic Birthday Party for 60,000 People for His Retirement
Jack Ma, China’s richest man, stepped down as chairman of the Alibaba Group on Tuesday, the small e-commerce site he built with 17 other people in 1999 which has since become the diverse $460 billion tech empire it is today. The grand farewell party, which coincided with the…
· Bryan Ke
Hong Kong’s Richest Man Donates $57.6 Million to University So Students Get Free Tuition for 4 Years
Li Ka-shing, one of the world’s top billionaires and Hong Kong’s richest man, just announced that the foundation named after himself is set to make generous annual donations that will cover students’ tuition fees over the next four years. In a Weibo post on Sunday, Shantou…
· Carl Samson
UC Berkeley is Offering a Course on BTS
Beginning in spring, the University of California, Berkeley will offer a two-credit course on the seven-member global K-Pop sensation BTS, which aims to explore their “history, artistry, philanthropy and many other aspects” to analyze their impact on society.
· Ryan General
Jack Ma Retiring Early Will Help Him Live Longer, Science Says
Jack Ma is retiring early and science indicates he may be on to something. Ma recently relinquished his ownership of “variable interest entities” in Alibaba, a step toward his announced succession plan that would gradually phase himself out of the tech giant he founded 19 years…
· Bryan Ke
Jack Ma is Planning to Retire Early From Alibaba — Here’s What He’ll Do Next
Jack Ma, China’s richest man and one of the world’s top billionaires, is looking to get back into teaching students after his life as the chairman of multi-billion dollar company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. While speaking with Bloomberg TV, the tech tycoon, who turns 54 on…
· Ryan General
Chinese Billionaire Falls to His Death Climbing a Wall for a Picture in France
Chinese billionaire Wang Jian fell to his death in France while taking photos of the scenery. Wang, the 57-year-old chairman and co-founder of one of China’s largest conglomerates HNA, was visiting the village of Bonnieux in France’s Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region during the…
· Carl Samson
More Chinese and Chinese Americans Are Giving Back to Society Than Ever Before
There has been a massive increase in philanthropic work by Chinese and Chinese Americans in recent years, a new study found. From 2000 to 2014, the number of Chinese American foundations in the U.S. soared to around 1,300, a 418% increase versus 195% of the general population.…
· Ryan General
Priscilla Chan Awarded SF Chronicle’s 2017 Visionary of the Year
Pediatrician and philanthropist Priscilla Chan was recently awarded the San Francisco Chronicle’s 2017 Visionary of the Year for her philanthropy and dedication in promoting children’s health and education. Chan, a U.S.-born child of Chinese-Vietnamese refugees, has spent most…
· Ryan General
Meet the Hong Kong Billionaire Who Once Sold Peanuts to Survive
Hong Kong real estate and casino tycoon Lui Che Woo has built a massive conglomerate around a variety of industries including real estate, gambling, and hospitality. A regular of Forbes’ billionaires lists, the self-made billionaire and chairman of K. Wah Group and Galaxy…
· Ryan General
Fan BingBing Named World’s Fifth Highest-Paid Actress
China’s Fan Bingbing was once again featured in Forbes’ ranking of the world’s best-paid actresses. This year, she placed at still an impressive number five on the list that included Hollywood female A-listers as regulars. Forbes’ “The World’s Highest-Paid Actresses 2016” list,…
· Editorial Staff
Bill Gates Wants to Give Away 100,000 Chickens For the Best Reason Ever
In a recent blog post, Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates posed the following question: If you were living on $2 a day, what would you do to improve your life? This is a real question almost 1 billion people have to answer due to extreme poverty, and one Gates set out to answer.…
· Laura Dang
The Billionaire Founder of China’s Tencent is Donating $2 Billion to Charity
Ma Huateng, chairman of Tencent Holdings Ltd., recently announced his plans to give away 100 million shares of his company to a new charity fund. The shares are estimated to be worth over $2 billion and will constitute what is believed to be the second biggest philanthropic…
· Ryan General
Here’s the Truth To How Cards Against Humanity Treats Their Chinese Factory Workers
Cards Against Humanity, America’s favorite party game company that combines “mature” comedy with a socially relevant commentary, surprised everyone with something so unusual, they’ve got to be the first to do it. The Chicago-based firm paid for their Chinese factory workers’…
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