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· Carl Samson
Asian American attorney says she was passed up for promotions because of her race in federal lawsuit
An Asian American attorney based in Darien, Connecticut, has launched a federal lawsuit against her former employer for allegedly discriminating against her due to her race and sex. Michelle Lee, who worked at Darien-based Portfolio Advisors for about 15 years, claims she…
· Carl Samson
Pfizer excludes Asian, white applicants from 9-year scholarship program
Pfizer is excluding Asian and white applicants from its new nine-year program for scholarships and guaranteed employment. Open to undergraduate students in their junior year, the “Breakthrough Fellowship Program” will offer an initial 10-week summer internship, two years of…
· Carl Samson
SF DA Brooke Jenkins to review anti-Asian attacks reported under ousted predecessor Chesa Boudin
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins will reportedly review anti-Asian cases filed during the term of Chesa Boudin. Jenkins, who replaced Boudin after a landslide recall election in June, will begin with 12 cases that were initially investigated as hate crimes — before…
· William Yuk
Turning anger into activism: What we learned from the stories told at this year’s Asian film festival
While spikes in hate crimes and violence against Asian Americans have emboldened activism in recent years, filmmakers and creatives have long been working to amplify Asian stories for decades. In 1978, a group of grassroots activists organized the very first iteration of the…
· Ryan General
Asian and Black patients in England wait longer for cancer diagnoses than white patients, study finds
Based on an analysis of 126,000 cancer cases in England between 2006 and 2016, Asian and Black people are forced to wait longer for cancer diagnoses than white people. Funded by Cancer Research UK and conducted by the University of Exeter and the Guardian, the review covered the…
· Michelle De Pacina
Asian American advocacy groups oppose nomination of US attorney candidate in Tennessee
Casey Arrowood, an assistant U.S. Attorney, is one of Biden’s nominees to serve as the U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Tennessee. Asian American advocacy groups are calling on the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Biden administration to reject the nomination of…
· Michelle De Pacina
Anti-Asian hate bills unanimously passed in California now await Gov. Newsom’s approval
Stop AAPI Hate’s No Place for Hate Bills — AB 2448 and SB 1161 — have passed the California’s State Legislature on Tuesday. The Public Rider Transportation Safety bill (SB 1161) promotes safe ridership by gathering data on street harassment of women and other vulnerable…
· Carl Samson
WHO’s Asia chief put on leave after racism, abuse allegations
Dr. Kasai Takeshi, director of the World Health Organization’s Western Pacific Regional Office, has reportedly been placed on indefinite leave. The news comes months after more than 30 current and former staffers accused the Japanese official of abusive and racist behavior.…
· Carl Samson
Asian man fatally struck by unlicensed driver who ran stop sign in Chicago
Fengan Yan, 55, was struck to death by an SUV that ran a four-way stop sign in Chicago’s Near South Side on Saturday afternoon. Yan, who was riding a bicycle, was traveling in the same direction as the SUV, according to reports. A 60-year-old woman who was identified as the…
· Carl Samson
Asian woman, 71, hit in the head in violent robbery outside California restaurant
Enelia Perez, 71, fell victim to a violent robbery outside a Jollibee in Vallejo, California, on Sunday night. Perez was reportedly exiting the fast food restaurant when a man tried to grab her purse, resulting in a struggle. He then hit Perez in the back of her head with a…
· Carl Samson
Asian man suspected of violent attacks on Chinese residents, students in NJ neighborhood
An Asian man armed with a variety of weapons is believed to be responsible for a series of violent attacks on Chinese residents and international students in New Jersey’s Journal Square neighborhood. The incidents, which occurred near the PATH subway station, appear to date back…
· Carl Samson
Oli London apologizes to BTS’ Jimin, Asian community for ‘unhealthy’ obsession
Oli London, 32, has apologized to BTS member Jimin and the larger Asian community for their “unhealthy” obsession with Jimin and nearly three dozen plastic surgery procedures to look like the K-pop idol. London rose in popularity in 2018 after appearing in a documentary series…
· Rebecca Moon
‘Asian takeover!’: Simu Liu and Jimmy O. Yang share dim sum on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
Simu Liu guest-hosted “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” for the first time on Wednesday and poked fun at the Kardashians, Kevin Hart and other public figures. The Chinese Canadian actor mocked celebrities for using too much water during a drought while taking a jab at former president Donald…
· Carl Samson
Texas man sentenced for sending anti-Asian death threat to doctor who advocates for COVID vaccine
Texas resident Scott Eli Harris, 52, was sentenced on Tuesday to six months in federal prison and three years of supervised release for sending a threatening message to Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician and CNN medical analyst known for advocating the COVID-19 vaccine. In…
· Carl Samson
Illegal Las Vegas brothel allegedly run by an Asian woman saw nearly 200 visitors in 2 weeks
Heng Van Ho and Yuxiang Tian were arrested on Aug. 17 for allegedly running an illegal brothel near the Las Vegas Strip since 2016. Las Vegas Metro police first received a tip about “possible illegal activities” at a house near Flamingo Road and Decatur Boulevard on June 30. One…
· Chandler Treon
‘Vulnerability is weakness’: the ‘House of Ho’ cast on Asian masculinity, filial piety and a new gen of Asian Americans
The Ho family returns for their second season after an almost two-year hiatus, promising more Hos and a ho’ lot of drama. Centered around a wealthy Vietnamese American family based in Houston, Texas, HBO Max’s reality TV series “House of Ho” gives viewers an intimate glimpse…
· Carl Samson
Man wanted for knife and brick attack in DC on group of Asians he told to ‘Go back to your country’
The Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, D.C., is looking for a man accused of attacking three Asians with racial slurs, a knife and a brick in an unhinged early morning chase on Aug. 18. The trio of Northern Virginia residents was walking westbound in the 1400 block of…
· Bryan Ke
Explicit photos, videos of South Asian women traded in Reddit forum, report reveals
BBC Panorama’s investigative report uncovered a subreddit where thousands of users would allegedly trade and sell leaked explicit material featuring South Asian women. The forum was created and moderated by Reddit user Zippomad, who was later identified as Himesh Shingadia, a…
· Editorial Staff
That’s so not fetch: Tina Fey’s allegedly ‘anti-Asian’ jokes go viral on TikTok
Tina Fey is facing backlash after a TikTok user uploaded videos showing instances where the actor-screenwriter made jokes targeting Asian people. A clip from a 2014 interview with Jimmy Fallon is shown in one of the videos, where Fey is heard comparing her then 2-year-old…
· Daniel Anderson
Orange County NAACP president resigns citing alleged anti-Asian racism
Dr. Vanessa Toolsie, president of the Orange County branch of the NAACP, announced her resignation on Sunday via Facebook post, alleging anti-Asian racism from the organization. At the helm for only six months, Toolsie cited internal sabotage in the form of neglected emails and…
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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.
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.