16 articles
News
Chinese Immigrant Who Came to the U.S. With Just $100 Donates MILLIONS of PPE for Front Line Workers
A McDonald’s store owner in Vacaville, California has reportedly donated millions of personal protective equipment (PPE) to health wor...
Carl Samson
Trump Awards 16-Year-Old Pilot Who Delivered 10,000 PPE to Rural Hospitals in Virginia
A 16-year-old pilot from McLean, Virginia was commended by President Donald Trump for delivering 10,000 personal protective equipment (PPE) ...
Khier Casino
Champion Filipina Fencer Completes 9 Ivy League Online Courses During Quarantine
Maxine Esteban, a 2019 Southeast Asian Games bronze medalist fencer, made jaws drop after she finished nine Ivy League online courses during...
Bryan Ke
Teen Raises $7,500, Donates 11,000 Masks to Texas Hospital to Fight Hate Towards Asians
A 15-year-old teen in Addison, Texas donated 11,000 masks to a local hospital using money she raised from crowdfunding and hopes the gesture...
Veteran Filipina American Nurse Dies Fighting COVID-19 a Week Before Retirement
Nurse Celia Yap-Banago passed away on April 21, a week before she was supposed to retire after caring for a COVID-19 patient at the Research...
Kimberly Nguyen
Meet the Taiwanese American Inventor Behind the N95 Mask
As governments and organizations attempt to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, the N95 respirator continues to serve as an invaluable component...
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...
Washington Teens to Supply Over 30,000 Masks to Frontline Medical Workers
The Washington Youth for Masks initiative started by Angelina Chin, an Issaquah High junior, is raising funds and securing personal protecti...
Maina Chen
NYU Graduate, Taiwanese Company Help Groups Source Needed PPE From Asia
A-Action International Trading Co., a Taiwan-based international trading company, offers to be the missing link for those who need to source...
Malaysian Woman With No Hands Sews PPE for Front Line Workers
A Malaysian woman is inspiring many people online by sewing personal protective equipment (PPE) for the frontliners battling the COVID-19 pa...
Olympic Siblings Raise Over $26,000 to Give PPE to Front Line Workers
Olympic medalists Maia and Alex Shibutani launched a GoFundMe Charity with GetUsPPE to address the declining personal protective equipment (...
Doctor and Influencer Team Up to Raise $100,000 for Frontline Healthcare Workers
A medical practitioner from California with an integrative osteopathic clinic and a style blogger with over 93 million YouTube views have jo...
23-Year-Old Filipino English Nurse Dies After 12-Hour Shift Without Proper Protection
A 23-year-old Filipino English National Health Service (NHS) nurse died while fighting on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic. John Alag...
Newborn Babies Get Mini Face Guards for Protection in Thailand
Newborn Thai babies are wearing mini face shields in Paolo Hospital as an extra precaution from COVID-19. The adorable photo series, taken i...
Chinese Americans Unite Over WeChat to Fight COVID-19 in NY Despite Experiencing Abuse
A New York Times article has compiled a list of Chinese American associations and groups who have raised funds to secure and donate masks to...
Feature
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...
Don’t miss out on the latest news by signing up for Sharkbites.