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· Carl Samson

Asian Uber Driver Coughed on, Pepper Sprayed By Racist Riders in SF

An Asian Uber driver in San Francisco has filed a police report after being threatened and harassed by racist passengers on Sunday afternoon. The Nepalese driver, who goes by Subhakar, picked up three riders in the Bayview neighborhood at around 12:45 p.m. and noticed that one…

· Leanna Chan

Asian American Women Aren’t ‘Imposters’ But Society Makes Us Feel That Way

Vivian Chan is the co-founder of East Meets Dress, a contemporary fashion startup that serves thousands of brides each year and allows Asian Americans to celebrate their heritage without compromising style. Despite revolutionizing the wedding world and having the revenue to show…

· Editorial Staff

Anti-Asian Tweets From 2011 Surface After Teen Vogue Hires New Editor-in-Chief

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with an apology from Alexi McCammond addressed to the Teen Vogue staff. Social media users are calling for the removal of Teen Vogue’s new editor-in-chief after her anti-Asian tweets from as early as 2011 resurfaced.

· Carl Samson

NYPD Installs 200 More Surveillance Cameras After Rise in Anti-Asian Violence

New York City is stepping up its fight against anti-Asian hate crimes with 200 additional surveillance cameras. The cameras were installed last Thursday as part of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s hate crimes action plan, with more to come in the future.

· Ryan General

Creator of Free Website for COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments Uses Platform to Raise Anti-Asian Hate Awareness

After creating a website that helps New Yorkers find COVID-19 vaccines, a software developer is using his new platform to take a stand against anti-Asian hate. What is TurboVax: Last month, Huge Ma launched TurboVax, a website that “finds appointments from 53 city and state-run…

· Bryan Ke

Woman Faces Possible Hate Crimes After Using Racial Slurs, Spitting on Asians in Mountain View

The Mountain View Police Department (MVPD) arrested a 39-year-old woman connected to a string of anti-Asian hate crimes last month, where she made racially-charged comments and spat on one of the Asian victims. Karen Inman was arrested around 11 a.m. on March 5 for attempting to…

· Bryan Ke

Elderly Asian Woman Robbed of Her Groceries Going Home on NY Subway

The New York Police Department is seeking the public’s help to identify a man who stole a loaf of bread from an 83-year-old woman on a subway while she was on her way home from the grocery store. The incident occurred inside the Eastern Parkway subway station on March 5 at…

· Khier Casino

Couple Finds Anti-Asian Slur Spray-Painted on Car in Georgia Parking Lot

A couple in Suwanee, Georgia discovered their car spray-painted with the racial slur “ch*nk” last Friday, police said. Sonethida Siharath and her husband were walking back to their Nissan Altima after watching the movie at the Movie Tavern at 2855 Lawrenceville Suwanee Road on…

· Carl Samson

Police Release Footage of Suspect Who Beat 56-Year-Old Asian Man Near Subway

A new surveillance video shows the suspect accused of beating an Asian man at a subway station in New York City earlier this week. The incident occurred while Teoh Ming Soon, 56, was entering the F train station at East Broadway and Rutgers Street around 8:52 p.m. on Tuesday.

· Ryan General

Police Data Shows 150% Increase in Hate Attacks on Asians Across Major Cities in 2020

Police department statistics from 2020 showed a nearly 150% increase in hate-fueled attacks on Asian Americans across major cities in the U.S. from the year before, a recent analysis revealed. California State University’s Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism compiled data…

· Carl Samson

Help Wanted in Finding Elderly Asian Man With Alzheimer’s in Bloomington, Minnesota

Police in Bloomington, Minnesota are asking for help to find an Asian man listed as an endangered missing person. David Shibata, 73, left his home on foot around 11 p.m. on Wednesday and traveled in an unknown direction.

· Bryan Ke

Elderly Asian Man Assaulted, Robbed by 3 Men in Laundromat in SF Chinatown

A security camera captured a horrifying moment involving three unidentified men assaulting a 67-year-old Asian man while inside a laundromat in San Francisco’s Chinatown. The violent robbery, which only lasted for 45 seconds, took place on the 1200 block of Mason Street at…

· Carl Samson

Los Angeles Strengthens Anti-Asian Crime Reporting Over Recent Surge and Unreported Incidents

Members of the Los Angeles City Council have introduced two motions and one resolution to fight the ongoing rise in anti-Asian incidents. In 2020, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) recorded 15 anti-Asian hate crimes, up from just seven in 2019, according to the Los…

· Bryan Ke

Girl, 13, Rallies Hundreds Against Anti-Asian Hate Crimes in the Bay Area

A 13-year-old girl from San Mateo, California is doing her part to help her community by gathering hundreds of people for a rally to denounce anti-Asian hate crimes. Ashlyn So, a middle school student and an emerging fashion designer, gathered hundreds of people from her…

· Khier Casino

Asian Man, 56, Beaten in Unprovoked Attack While Entering NYC Subway

A 56-year-old Asian man was beaten repeatedly in yet another unprovoked attack outside a Lower East Side subway station in New York City, police said. The NYPD told NextShark that police responded to a 911 call of an assault in front of 162 East Broadway at around 8:52 p.m. on…

· Carl Samson

Sacramento Councilwoman Announces Plan to Fight Anti-Asian Hate Crimes

Sacramento councilwoman Mai Vang is pushing back against the recent surge of anti-Asian hate crimes with a resolution. Sacramentans reported a total of 57 hate crimes in the previous year, eight of which were specifically anti-Asian.

· Bryan Ke

GoFundMe Launches Hub for AAPI Fundraising Campaigns to #StopAsianHate

GoFundMe has launched a hub containing all fundraising campaigns dedicated to helping the AAPI community as part of its #StopAsianHate initiative. About 100 personalities from the entertainment and fashion industries like Phillip Lim, Eva Chen, and Prabal Gurung showed their…

· Carl Samson

Suspects Who Beat Asian Pizzeria Owner Unconscious in Pennsylvania Identified

Three suspects have been identified in connection with a violent robbery that allegedly left a pizzeria owner in Norristown, Pennsylvania unconscious last month. The attack, which was caught on surveillance video, occurred outside Mama Venezia’s Pizzeria at 674 E. Marshall…

· Ryan General

Asian Orgs Demand NY Chinatown Stabber Be Charged With Hate Crime After Previous Asian Attack

Asian American activists have flocked outside the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office on Monday to demand that the stabbing of an Asian man in Chinatown be regarded as a hate crime and the man involved be charged accordingly. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office declined to…

· Carl Samson

Woman Creates Booklets in 7 Languages on How to Report Anti-Asian Hate Crimes

A California woman has taken the fight against anti-Asian violence to a creative new level. Esther Lim (@essyli), a second-generation Korean American, has created a booklet called “How to Report a Hate Crime” (@hatecrimebook), which informs people what to do after an incident.

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Asian films connects to budgets, box office, and global demand.

People & Works

Culture surface · Food

Del Monte Asia

Del Monte Asia connects to Kikkoman and the broader food story around it.

Company: Kikkoman
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Culture surface · Platforms

Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia connects to Grab and the broader platforms story around it.

Company: Grab
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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.

Known for: Kikkoman Soy Sauce · Del Monte Asia · Soy sauce
Food
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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.

Known for: GrabFood · GrabPay · GrabBike
Platforms
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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.

Known for: Garena · Free Fire · Shopee
Platforms
Open

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.

Known for: SHISEIDO · Clé de Peau Beauté · NARS
Beauty
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Company · China · HKEX:0700

Tencent

Tencent ties gaming, messaging, streaming, and social habits to one of Asia's biggest internet companies.

Known for: WeChat · Honor of Kings · Riot Games
Platforms
Open

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.

Known for: Trip.com · Ctrip · Skyscanner
Travel
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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.

Source: AP News
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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.

Source: Jollibee Foods Corporation
1,658 stores
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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.

Source: Jollibee Foods Corporation
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