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· Carl Samson
Elderly Asian woman in critical condition after being struck with large rock in NYC
An elderly Asian woman is in critical condition after a man randomly struck her head with a large rock in Queens on Friday morning. What happened: Quiying Ma, 61, was sweeping outside her apartment on 89th Street in Jackson Heights when the incident occurred at around 8 a.m. She…
· Michelle De Pacina
Pyi Mai the Asian elephant warms hearts in viral video of her first birthday celebration
A baby Asian elephant in Thailand is warming hearts as a video of her first birthday celebration has recently gone viral. Pyi Mai: On Nov. 22, animal rights activist and world traveler Brittany Vacca uploaded a TikTok of a baby elephant named Pyi Mai celebrating her birthday at…
· Ryan General
A company that pays people in NFTs to play video games in Asia secures $2 million in funding
Web3 gaming guild Polemos recently secured $2 million in funding from multiple investors for its upcoming play-to-earn (P2E) blockchain game “Illuvium.” About the game: Created on the Ethereum blockchain, “Illuvium” is an open-world RPG adventure game that lets players…
· Jiselle Lee
Palo Alto legislator warns California’s redistricting plans will dilute Asian American voting power
Palo Alto City Council Member Greg Lin Tanaka is one of the many Asian Americans living in California concerned that the state’s plans on redistricting will dilute Asian voter trends. Breaking up key districts
· Richie Traktivist
Meet Larry Ramos, the first Asian American Grammy winner
Today, the Recording Academy announced the nominations for the 64th Grammy Awards, which will take place on Jan. 31, 2022. With recent big wins from part-Filipino artists H.E.R. and Bruno Mars, as well as part-Korean artist Anderson. Paak, music’s biggest night has certainly…
· Sarah Yukiko
‘Outsize, empty, mute Asians’: ‘Virtually Asian’ video essay critiques portrayals of Asians in popular sci-fi
A video essay by artist Astria Suparak offers a visual critique of sci-fi and speculative fiction films that use Asian cultures as a backdrop and Asian people as props. According to the creators, the project was developed to examine “how white science-fiction filmmakers fill the…
· Michelle De Pacina
Simu Liu and Bowen Yang are the first Asians to argue over who has more ‘first Asian’ titles on ‘SNL’
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” star Simu Liu and comedian Bowen Yang dived into a competition of who has the most “First Asian” honors on “Saturday Night Live” (SNL). The “First Asian”: On the Nov. 20 episode of “SNL,” host Liu and cast member Yang turned…
· Michelle De Pacina
BTS are the first Asian artists to win AMAs’ ‘Artist of the Year’ award
BTS won every award they were nominated for at the 2021 American Music Awards (AMAs) and also became the first Asian act to take home the biggest annual honor in the ceremony’s 48-year history. The winners: During the awards ceremony, which took place on Nov. 21 at Los Angeles’…
· Carl Samson
Dior sparks local controversy over photo of Asian woman at Shanghai exhibition
Dior has drawn criticism in China over a photo in its exhibition that purportedly caters to Western aesthetics vilifying Asian women. Driving the news: The image, shot by Chinese photographer Chen Man, appeared in the French brand’s “LADY DIOR” exhibit in Shanghai. It shows an…
· Khier Casino
For 85 minutes, Kamala Harris was the only woman, Asian American in US history to hold presidential power
Vice President Kamala Harris made history once again by becoming the first woman and Asian American to gain presidential power after President Joe Biden underwent a routine colonoscopy on Friday morning, according to the White House. Transfer of power: Harris, the first Black…
· Jiselle Lee
AAPI group warns against California’s plan to redistrict San Gabriel Valley, splitting of Asian vote
The Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment (CAUSE) is calling upon AAPI communities to join them in protest of California’s redistricting draft maps. Press release: On Tuesday, CAUSE released a statement in which they expressed their concerns over the California…
· Jiselle Lee
UMass Lowell to build AAPI center, give scholarships to Southeast Asian refugee students with $1.5M grant
The University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML) will receive $1.5 million from the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) over the course of five years to support Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) students. Educational effort: UML has seen increasing amounts of Southeast Asian…
· Bryan Ke
Asian students attacked by group of teens on SEPTA train in Philadelphia, suspects to face charges
Philadelphia police are investigating an attack on a male student believed to be Asian or Asian American on a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) train. What happened: The incident occurred on the Broad Street Line near Erie Station at around 3:30 p.m. on…
· Jiselle Lee
$166 million grant approved to combat anti-Asian hate in California
California officials announced a $166.5 million state grant on Monday. State effort: California announced on Monday that $165.5 million, sponsored by the API Legislative Caucus, will be dispersed over the course of the next few years to combat anti-AAPI hate in the state.
· Sarah Yukiko
In unsparing pursuit of Asian American identity: A review of Jay Caspian Kang’s ‘The Loneliest Americans’
In the “Loneliest Americans,” Jay Caspian Kang unpacks the history and impossibility of the “Asian American” identifier, arguing in favor of a deeper solidarity. Jay Caspian Kang’s “The Loneliest Americans” sets out to deconstruct our understanding of the term “Asian American,”…
· Jiselle Lee
‘Go back to China’: Oakland Chinatown business vandalized with anti-Asian graffiti
A Chinese market in Oakland’s Chinatown was subject to anti-Asian vandalism on Monday Nov. 15. Racist graffiti: New Tin’s Market’s owners found graffiti on the walls of their business, located on 7th Street in Oakland’s Chinatown neighborhood, Monday morning, with one of them…
· Bryan Ke
Conservative leader calls for defunding of PBS over ‘Sesame Street’ intro of Asian American muppet
A conservative union chairman has called out PBS and proposed to defund the network after its children’s show “Sesame Street” introduced its first-ever Asian American Muppet early this week. What happened: Matt Schlapp, the president of the Conservative Political Action…
· Michelle De Pacina
‘Asian Americans have a place in music’: Singer’s emotional comment lauded by ‘Alter Ego’ judges
Korean American James Paek received a standing ovation after sharing his takeaway experience from the new Fox singing competition series “Alter Ego.” Kingston Sol: On the Nov. 10 episode of the show, which sees the show’s contestants performing as their dream avatars, Paek took…
· Jiselle Lee
University of Virginia students propose $3M budget for Asian resource center
Four University of Virginia (UVA) students wrote a letter to the university outlining their concerns about the lack of Asian community resources and representation across administrative leadership at the school. Students take a stand: The letter was authored by UVA junior…
· Bryan Ke
University of Maryland draws controversy for separating Asian students from ‘students of color’
The University of Maryland drew backlash over its enrollment and admissions graphic that separated Asian students from “Students of Color” and put them in the same section as white students. What happened: The graphic was shown during a presentation by Daryll Pines, the…
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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.