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· Bryan Ke
NY’s Unfunded Asian Hate Crime Task Force Recorded 28 Attacks in 2020
New York City officials said during a media conference on Tuesday that the Asian hate crime task force will continue to stop the rising number of anti-Asian attacks fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic. The task force was created in response to the growing cases of anti-Asian attacks…
· Carl Samson
2 Older Asians Attacked, Robbed in Separate Incidents Near Train Station in Massachusetts
Two elderly Asians were assaulted and robbed in Quincy, Massachusetts last week. The attacks, which occurred on separate occasions, took place near North Quincy MBTA subway station on West Squantum Street on Feb. 18.
· Ryan General
Meet The Asian American ‘Martians’ Behind NASA’s Perseverance Rover
The successful landing of the NASA Perseverance rover on Mars on Thursday after its 293 million-mile journey from Earth was made possible by a team of scientists and engineers from multiple disciplines, including several Asian Americans. Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), a…
· Carl Samson
Berkeley Man Arrested After Threatening to Kill, Beat and Rob Asians on Social Media
A man from Berkeley, California has been taken into custody after using social media to share threats about killing Asians. Reginald Jackson, a former gang member, allegedly wrote about beating up, blowing up and robbing Asians ahead of the Lunar New Year.
· Carl Samson
Hundreds Rally Against Anti-Asian Attacks in California, New York
Protesters gathered in Los Angeles and New York City on Saturday to denounce the escalating number of violent incidents against Asian Americans in the country. Organized by Stand For Asians Solidarity, an informal ad hoc committee, the Los Angeles rally was held at the State…
· Ryan General
Major Brands Around the World Share #StopAsianHate in Solidarity
A number of international brands have joined the call to end anti-Asian hate and expressed their solidarity with Asian Americans following a series of violent attacks against the community in the last couple of months. Some of these companies have taken to social media, posting…
· Bryan Ke
Neighbors Team Up to Protect Asian Family’s Home After Teens Throw Racist Insults and Rocks in OC
Neighbors have banded together to help an Asian American family rest peacefully at night after being continuously harassed by teens at their home in Ladera Ranch, Orange County, California. Several teens have reportedly terrorized Haijun Si’s home by throwing rocks at it,…
· Bee Vang
10 Years After Starring in ‘Gran Torino’, I See Today’s Anti-Asian Racism for What it Really Is
Back in 2008, I starred opposite Clint Eastwood in “Gran Torino” playing the lead Hmong role in a tale of two people transcending their differences to form an unlikely human bond. It was a historic cinematic moment for Hmong people around the world, despite its copious…
· Khanh Tran
Man Who Shoved Elderly Asian Woman RELEASED By Police Without Bail, ‘Under Supervision’
The man who was arrested on Thursday for assaulting a 52-year-old Asian woman in Flushing, Queens was released early this morning. Patrick Mateo, 47, was released from custody this morning at around 3 a.m. without bail, according to the Forest Hills Post.
· Bryan Ke
Man Who Robbed Asian-Owned Businesses, Shot 3 Women Gets 5 Life Sentences
A 25-year-old man who robbed Asian-owned businesses and shot three women in Metro Atlanta has been sentenced to five life terms on Wednesday. Dravion Sanchez Ware was convicted in 2019 for a series of violent robberies in 2017 where he pistol-whipped his victims, injuring one…
· Ryan General
Woman Allegedly Throws Snowball at Asian Man’s Car and Calls Him a ‘F**king C**nk’ in Washington
A man took to social media to bring to light an incident in Renton, Washington in which he was allegedly provoked by a woman who called him racist slurs.
· Carl Samson
SAG-AFTRA Board Member Resigns After Posting ‘Anti-Asian’ Biden Meme
A local board member of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) has resigned after posting a meme that portrayed Joe Biden as a Chinese caricature. Until this week, actor John Mitchell served on the elected board of the union in…
· Khanh Tran
Man Who Violently Pushed Elderly Asian Woman in Queens ARRESTED After Community Shares Photos
NYPD announced on Thursday that they have arrested a man seen on a viral video shoving an elderly Asian woman in Flushing, Queens. As reported by the Queens Daily Eagle, Patrick Mateo, 47, was arrested after photos and videos of the attack went viral on social media as an…
· Michelle Kim
On Anti-Asian Hate Crimes: Who Is Our Real Enemy?
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on Medium and reposted with permission. In recent weeks, there have been over 20 attacks on Asian businesses and people, mostly elders, with little to no coverage from the mainstream news outlets. Videos documenting such…
· Khanh Tran
Elderly Asian Woman Called Racial Slurs, Needs 5-10 Stitches After Attack at Bakery in Queens
An elderly woman was called multiple racial slurs and shoved down to the ground by an unknown man, and her daughter is now calling for justice online. On Wednesday afternoon, an unidentified man wearing a red jacket verbally assaulted and physically shoved Maggie Cheng’s mother…
· Bryan Ke
Asian American, Black, Latinx, Indigenous Activists to Hold Emergency Rally Against Racism
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to include Indigenous rally organizers, according to Rohan Zhou-Lee. Activists from the Black, Latinx, Indigenous and Asian American community will hold an emergency rally in New York City on Saturday in response to the string of…
· Ryan General
Elderly Asian Man is Pushed, Hip Broken in SF Over Holiday Weekend
A suspect has been arrested in connection with an assault on an elderly man in the Tian Delong (Tenderloin) District in downtown San Francisco on Sunday night. The authorities revealed that Haskell Allen, 31, has been apprehended on charges associated with the unprovoked attack…
· Khanh Tran
2 Elderly Asian Women Punched in the Head in Separate Attacks on NYC Subway
Two elderly Asian women were assaulted during separate attacks on the city’s subway on Tuesday. The first victim was a 68-year-old woman, who was punched in the back of the head at around 7 a.m. The attack happened on the northbound A platform at 125th Street and Frederick…
· Carl Samson
Hundreds Are Volunteering to Escort Elderly Asian Americans in Oakland’s Chinatown
To help deter further attacks against the Asian community, hundreds of volunteers have signed up to accompany older Asian Americans walking around Oakland’s Chinatown. Of the more than 2,800 anti-Asian attacks reported nationally between March 19 and Dec. 31 last year, 7.3%…
· Carl Samson
Tech Company Says Job Ad for ‘Non-Asians’ on LinkedIn Had No ‘Discriminatory Intent’
A multinational tech company has apologized for a recent job advertisement that blatantly discriminated against potential Asian applicants. Aptude, which is based in Illinois, went viral last week over its now-removed LinkedIn ad that sought after a data analyst for the tech…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.