Japan’s richest man donates $31 million to UCLA humanities program

Japanese executive and philanthropist Tadashi Yanai has donated $31 million to University of California, Los Angeles’s College Divisio...

Asian family donates $5 million to Black students in honor of family who helped them

A Chinese American family is giving back to the Black community by donating to San Diego State University’s Black Resource Center (BRC) in h...

$250K Amazon donation revives Seattle Chinatown’s annual Night Market

Amazon has pledged $250,000 to revive the annual Night Market in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District (CID) for the next three y...

Jimin’s father revealed to have silently donated groceries to low-income families in S. Korea

He personally loaded the boxes of instant noodles onto a truck and delivered them to the local government office ...

Dwayne Johnson, Oprah Winfrey jump-start Maui relief fund with $10 million donation

Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson recently donated $10 million to help people affected by the Maui wildfires. About their announce...

Foundation to donate $1 million for San Diego State University’s Asian studies

The Charles Wei-hsun Fu Foundation has recently announced its plan to give a $1 million gift to San Diego State University’s (SDSU) Center f...

Asia’s former richest woman donates 55% of her company, or $826 million, to charity

Yang Huiyan, Asia’s former richest woman, is donating over half of her company to a charity founded by her sister amid China’s real estate c...

Woman surprises Taiwanese singer Richie Ren at concert for saving her life 22 years ago

A 23-year-old woman surprised Taiwanese singer Richie Ren at his concert in northeastern China and thanked him for a donation that saved her...

Hundreds of locals in war-torn Ukraine city eat free daily thanks to elderly Japanese man’s cafe

A 75-year-old Japanese man has opened a free cafe in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv to help those affected by Russia’s invasion.  Fum...

How her father’s cancer diagnosis led a Maryland teen to donate over 15,000 books to sick kids

Emily Bhatnagar has donated over 15,000 books to local hospitals since her father’s stage 4 thyroid cancer diagnosis in 2019. After hearing ...

Jo Koy donates concrete road, facilities to a high school in the Philippines

Filipino American comedian Jo Koy visited the Philippine city of Bacolod last week for the inauguration of a road he donated. Koy, who was b...

Kia to donate $8 for every car sold to children’s hospital

Kia America has pledged to donate a minimum of $1,000,000 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital through its Accelerate the Good charitab...

Boy in China spends dying father’s cancer treatment money on mobile games

A 12-year-old boy in China spent the donation money meant for his critically ill father’s cancer treatment on mobile games. He allegedly s...

Shinzo Abe’s assassin forced to give up college after mother’s $722,000 donation to Unification Church, says uncle

The uncle of Shinzo Abe’s suspected shooter Tetsuya Yamagami stated that Yamagami’s mother had donated approximately 100 million yen ($721,...

ARMY donates money to Ukraine instead after sold-out BTS tour tickets put up for resale at $19,000 apiece

Korean K-pop boy group BTS are scheduled to go on tour in Seoul and Las Vegas, with four shows in each city. Presale tickets were bought o...

Met Museum to name wing after Asian American couple who gifted largest donation in its 151-year history

New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) recently announced the commencement of its long-postponed renovation after receiving a $125 ...

Shanghai woman to donate $1.5 million apartment to the government after getting inspired by Chow Yun-fat

A Shanghai woman and her daughter were inspired by beloved Hong Kong actor Chow Yun-fat’s decision to donate his entire fortune to charity. ...

88Rising is Holding a Benefit Concert for Asian Mental Health

Mass media platform 88Rising is bringing together a powerhouse of Asian talent in a benefit concert for the nonprofit Asian Mental Health Co...

NY Mets and Partner Give $10K Grant to 10 Asian-Owned Businesses During AAPIHM

The New York Mets and its partner Fiserv show their support to the community by giving away $10,000 grants to Asian-owned businesses affecte...

Boeing Donates $1.1 million to Causes Supporting the AAPI Community

Aerospace manufacturing company Boeing announced on Wednesday that it is donating $1.1 million to organizations fighting anti-Asian hate and...

Nonprofit to Manage Over $1 Million Donated to Chinese Grandma Who Fought Off Attacker

A nonprofit will be set up to manage more than $1 million donated to Xiao Zhen Xie, the 75-year-old Chinese woman who fought back an attacke...

Chinese American Community Provides 100,000 Face Masks in One of Maryland’s Largest Donations

Leaders from different Chinese American groups have come together to help frontline healthcare workers in Maryland fighting the COVID-19 pan...

Asian Celebs Donate Thousands to Bail Funds for Black Lives Matter Protesters

Asian celebrities are donating money to bail funds for Black Lives Matter protesters following the murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, A...

Billionaire Owner of Brooklyn Nets Donates $1.6 Million in PPE to San Diego

NBA Brooklyn Nets’ owner and Alibaba co-founder Joe Tsai donated $1.6 million worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) to the University...

Jeremy Lin Pledges $1 Million for COVID-19 Pandemic Relief Efforts

Basketball star Jeremy Lin has pledged up to $1 million to help fight COVID-19 on Monday.  The 31-year-old former NBA athlete, who now plays...

NY Doctor Collects 650 Tablets to Help Isolated ‘Dying’ Patients Say Goodbye to Their Families

A doctor in New York celebrated her birthday by executing a special deed for COVID-19 patients who may be recovering or dying in isolation. ...

Billionaire Brooklyn Nets Owner Joe Tsai Donates 2.6 Million Face Masks and More to NYC Hospitals

Joe Tsai, the billionaire owner of the Brooklyn Nets and co-founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, has donated thousands of ventilator...

Shin-Soo Choo Donates $190,000 to Help Texas Rangers Minor League Players During Shutdown

Shin-soo Choo, Texas Rangers’ outfielder and designated hitter, is donating $1,000 to about 190 minor league players as the MLB shuts down g...

Jeremy Lin Donates $300,000 to Help Fight COVID-19

Jeremy Lin is donating $300,000 towards the global fight against COVID-19. In an Instagram post on Wednesday, the former NBA star announced ...

Jack Ma Donates 1 Million Face Masks and 500,000 Coronavirus Test Kits to the US

Jack Ma has announced his plan to donate one million face masks and 500,000 coronavirus test kits to the U.S., which has now confirmed more ...

BTS’ Suga Donates $83,000 to COVID-19 Relief Efforts

BTS member Suga made a donation to a disaster relief organization after the group’s “Map of the Soul” tour in South Korea was ca...

‘Ip Man’ Star Donnie Yen Donates $128,000 to Fight Coronavirus

Donnie Yen, the 56-year-old star of the hit “Ip Man” franchise, made a donation of 1 million Hong Kong dollars (around $128,600) to medical ...

Jay Park Donates $30,000 to Help Rehabilitation Efforts in Australia

Jay Park has made a sizable donation to aid in the efforts of fighting the bushfires in Australia. In a tweet posted on Monday, the Korean A...

Teen ‘Jeopardy!’ Winner Donates $10,000 of Winnings to Cancer Research in Honor of Alex Trebek

A teen champion of “Jeopardy!” recently donated $10,000 to cancer research in honor of the show’s host, Alex Trebek. Colum...

Chow Yun-Fat Reveals Why He is Giving His $714 Million Fortune to Charity

International action star Chow Yun-fat has maintained an extremely frugal lifestyle over the years despite being a multi-millionaire. The Ho...

Chinese Boy with Life-Threatening Kidney Disease Live Streams to Pay for Medical Bills

A 5-year-old boy from Changchun is helping to pay his own medical bill to treat his life-threatening kidney disease through live streaming. ...