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· Jiselle Lee
Iconic fashion house Chanel chooses India-born Leena Nair to lead as CEO
Nair is the first Indian to be the global CEO of Chanel. She was formerly the global executive for Unilever and worked there for over 30 years. Experts think Nair’s appointment as CEO signals the brand’s evolution towards more diverse hires. Former longtime executive at Unilever…
· Editorial Staff
DJ for Chanel, Dior Posts Video of Partiers Wearing Racist Masks Chanting ‘Wuhan Girls’
Guests at a dinner party in Paris are facing backlash after a video featuring them wearing racist masks and chanting “Wuhan girls” was uploaded to Instagram. The video was shared on Thursday night by French DJ Michel Gaubert, a regular collaborator with major fashion brands such…
· Ryan General
Christine Blasey Ford Honors Chanel Miller in Time Magazine’s ‘100 Next List’
Christine Blasey Ford recently gave a heartfelt tribute to Chanel Miller, the author whose bestselling memoir “Know My Name” chronicled her personal ordeal as a sexual assault survivor. Ford wrote a piece on Miller for Time magazine’s “100 Next List.” Patterned from its annual…
· Carl Samson
Chanel Miller Tells Her Story in Powerful Short Film Titled ‘I Am With You’
Chanel Miller, the sexual assault survivor of Stanford University rapist Brock Turner, is reclaiming her identity in an animated short film that accompanies her aptly titled memoir, “Know My Name,” which hit the shelves last week. Miller, known only to the public as “Emily Doe”…
· Carl Samson
Chinese Carpenter Makes ‘Chanel’ High Heels Out of Bamboo
A skillful carpenter in southern China has wowed netizens after making a pair of “Chanel” heels out of bamboos. In a video filmed on Aug. 26, the carpenter, known only by Yang, is seen collecting two bamboo branches to create his version of high heels from the luxury label.
· Heather Johnson Yu
G-Dragon’s New Chanel Ad Spammed With Hate Comments By Racist White People
On June 27th, Chanel released their latest ad campaign with brand ambassador G-Dragon (Birth name: Kwon Ji-Yong). Pure art, right?
· Ryan General
Thief Returns Stolen Chanel Bag in Thailand After Video Footage Goes Viral
A woman who casually strolled into a store in Thailand and stole a Chanel bag has recently gone viral after a video and clear photos of the incident emerged online. After being shamed on social media, the thief returned to the store and surrendered the bag, Matichon reported…
· Laura Dang
Chinese Model Throws Man’s Phone Into Ocean After He Refuses to Pay $25,800 for Chanel
A Hong Kong model allegedly stole a man’s phone on their first date after he refused to pay for her $25,800 shopping spree at Chanel. The 23-year-old woman, Yuen Ching-ching, claimed that the man had given her the phone before she threw it into the ocean when they parted ways.…
· Ryan General
Meet Seong Min-ji, the social media influencer looking for men with ‘pretty noses’ on ‘Single’s Inferno’
Seong Min-ji joined the cast of Netflix’s “Single’s Inferno” in the show’s fifth episode, along with new contestants Kim Su-min and Cha Hyun-seung. Seong is a social media influencer and freelance model who has worked with both cosmetic and wedding dress brands. Attracted to men…
· Richie Traktivist
Gold House seeks to cultivate the next generation of API leaders with its Futures program
It is a known historical problem that over the years, countless Asian and Pacific Islander (API) creatives, entrepreneurs and social impact leaders have lacked the support, resources, infrastructure and investments that are vital to visibility and success. To address this…
· Khier Casino
Asian American Futures and Gold House to award 10 AAPI organizations total of $500K in grants
Asian American Futures and Gold House joined forces to launch the Gold Futures Challenge, an online grant competition that will award the top 10 Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) finalists with $25,000 to $100,000. “Seen, Heard, Empowered and United”: The inaugural Gold…
· Grace Kim
‘Squid Game’ actress went from 400k followers to 9 million in two weeks
Amid all the gruesome and disturbing yet brilliantly made scenes in the global hit K-drama “Squid Game” shines one breakout star that fans just can’t seem to get over. Playing the role of North Korean defector Kang Sae-byeok in her first-ever acting gig, Jung Ho-yeon has risen…
· Grace Kim
Asian celebrities slay the red carpet at Met Gala 2021
This year’s Met Gala featured a number of first-time appearances by Asian and Asian American celebrities, from world-renowned female K-pop stars to record-breaking athletes. The event was much more of an intimate gathering — it had only about a third of the normal guest list…
· Bryan Ke
Hong Kong Bakery Survives Pandemic by Making Incredible ‘Slipper’ and ‘Fried Chicken’ Cakes
A Hong Kong bakery studio has come up with a way to recover financially from the COVID-19 pandemic by making “illusion cakes” that look like common objects. Dear Harley Cake Studio, located in the Central and Western District of Hong Kong, is now offering made-to-order cakes…
· Ryan General
Santa Clarita Teen in Custody After Killing 2, Wounding Multiple in School Shooting
A shooting at a high school in Southern California on Thursday morning has left two victims dead and three students injured, the New York Times reports. According to the local authorities, the suspected shooter was apprehended about an hour after the shooting was reported at 8…
· Carl Samson
Singapore Man Convicted of Sexual Assault Gets No Jail Because of His Good Grades
An undergraduate student at the National University of Singapore (NUS) — currently Asia’s top university — has reportedly avoided prison for molesting a woman thanks to his stellar academic record. Terence Siow Kai Yuan, 23, was accused of touching a woman twice on her thigh and…
· Jin Hyun
Stanford Rape Survivor in Brock Turner Case Reveals Her Identity in New Memoir
Chanel Miller, formerly known as “Emily Doe” has bravely revealed her true identity to the world ahead of the release of her new memoir “Know My Name” in which she takes back the narrative of the case of People v. Turner. Miller will retell her stories of trauma and recovery,…
· Ryan General
Asian Celebs Got Fabulously ‘Camp’ on the Met Gala 2019 Red Carpet and WOW
Asian stars shone among the brightest celebs who walked the red carpet at this year’s Met Gala. Considered as one of the world’s biggest fashion events, the annual Gala is held in New York every first Monday of May to celebrate the opening of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s…
· Carl Samson
China’s Gen Z Spends More Than $7,000 a Year on Luxury Goods
China’s Generation Z have no problem shelling out thousands of bucks for top-class products and have no apparent worries about their careers or international politics, a new study suggests. Such attitude contrasts that of their peers in the U.S. and Europe, who are reportedly…
· Editorial Staff
15 Things ABGs Know All Too Well
We all know an ABG, are a full or part-time ABG, or have ABG tendencies. No, not medical terminology, ABGs are Asian baby girls or Asian baby gangsters. Back when AIM was still our preferred mode of communication, their screen names were something along the lines of…