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Business
Google, partners to give Nest cameras to AAPI small businesses to boost security
Google has partnered with the National Asian/Pacific Islander American Chamber of Commerce and Entrepreneurship (National ACE) and the Asian...
Carl Samson
Culture
Indian woman-owned brand accuses Trader Joe’s of selling ‘knockoff’ of their bestselling achaar
Chitra Agrawal, owner of Indian condiments brand Brooklyn Delhi, has accused grocery chain Trader Joe’s of selling a knockoff version of “R...
Ryan General
Interviews
San Diego native Mar Velicaria puts a crown on Filipino American culture with their viral Reyna headpiece
Mar Velicaria is a small business owner and social media influencer that recently went viral for their minimalist and modern Philippine acc...
Iris Jung
Crime
Korean American store owner, 61, shoved to the ground in LA after confronting man about unpaid groceries
Gi-ryung Chang, the 61-year-old grocery store owner of G & J Market in Los Angeles, was shoved to the ground by a man she confronted ab...
Michelle De Pacina
Small business owner shuts down her store in Chicago after $30,000 burglary and anti-Asian ‘harassment’
A small business in Chicago is permanently closing after falling victim to a recent burglary and enduring constant harassment. On March 19...
Rebecca Moon
Judge dismisses charges against Las Vegas man accused of racist assault on boba tea shop owner
Anthony Joseph Dishari was accused of yelling anti-Asian slurs and attacking a boba tea shop owner last month. A Las Vegas Justice Court j...
Elderly Korean man beaten inside his Brooklyn deli by customer who refused to pay
Ki Tae Lee, a 66-year-old Korean Deli owner from Flatbush, Brooklyn, was attacked in his store by a customer who refused to pay. While no ...
Anti-maskers harass Chinese restaurant workers over Maryland mask mandate
A viral video shows two anti-maskers harassing employees at a kosher Chinese restaurant in Maryland. After being told to put masks on befo...
Khier Casino
Man charged with hate crimes for unprovoked attack on Asian boba tea shop owner in Las Vegas
The victim, who owns Cloud Tea near Buffalo and Flamingo Roads, was working when the suspect allegedly entered and began yelling anti-Asian...
Oakland Chinatown businesses switch to credit cards to curb attacks on Asians
Oakland Chinatown businesses have switched from enforcing a cash-only policy to accepting credit and debit card transactions due to the sur...
Bryan Ke
News
‘Equivalent to the n-word’: Woman kicked out of Richmond store for using Cantonese slang term
An Asian woman was asked to leave a store in Richmond, Canada, for allegedly using a Cantonese term to describe a white person as a “ghost ...
Food
Bachan’s founder talks his 6-year journey getting his Japanese bbq sauce onto over 3,000 stores’ shelves
Japanese American entrepreneur Justin Gill of Bachan’s shares his six-year journey towards creating the hit Japanese BBQ sauce while stayin...
Sarah Yukiko
Phở restaurant in Iowa criticized as ‘lazy,’ ‘disgusting’ for including raw beef slices in phở order
A customer accused a phở restaurant in Iowa of being “lazy” and “dangerous” with their dish preparation after seeing uncooked beef in their...
Canada
Man charged for anti-Asian graffiti on donut store that was also target of rock, pellet gun vandalisms
The 46-year-old man behind a string of vandalisms in Regina, Canada, has been charged with mischief. Vuong Pham, the owner of one of the t...
China
Video: Rogue buffalo in China charges through restaurant entrance, tosses unsuspecting customer
A viral video from Dec. 31 shows a buffalo crashing through the front of a restaurant in Taizhou, Jiangsu Province, in Eastern China. In t...
Chinese restaurant receives hate calls over viral videos of worker scooping spilled sauce from floor
A Chinese restaurant in Toronto went viral after videos of a worker putting spilled sauce into a bucket outdoors before bringing it into th...
Los Angeles
Survival of AAPI-owned businesses depends on health of Los Angeles communities
Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this piece are those of the author’s and do not necessarily represent NextShark’s views. The ...
Dennis Huang
Burglars went on a bender at a San Francisco ramen shop as evidenced by vomit, trash and a condom
A ramen restaurant in San Francisco has postponed its grand opening after burglars broke in and threw a party. What happened: The burglars ...
Decades-old San Francisco Chinatown jewelry store faces closure after losing $250,000 in burglary
A 38-year-old jewelry store in San Francisco’s Chinatown is on the brink of permanent closure after losing $250,000 worth of goods from burg...
Oakland
‘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 fo...
Jiselle Lee
Boba shop owner’s life savings gone after fire destroys multiple businesses in Seattle
One of the owners of a bubble tea cafe in White Center was devastated after losing her entire life savings to a fire that torched multiple b...
Sponsored
Free ‘CelebrASIAN’ Conference for AAPI Businesses to Feature Key Politicians, Executives
Nonprofit Asian American chamber of commerce USPAACC is hosting a free virtual conference that aims to inspire AAPI business professionals t...
Editorial Staff
Feature
Pepsi Accused of Copying an AAPI Brand and Launching It on Heritage Month
A Filipino American entrepreneur has accused Pepsi of forcing her company to change its name and plagiarizing their product while claiming t...
Massive Fire Destroys LA’s Famous OB Bear Bar and Restaurant in Koreatown
A popular restaurant at LA’s Koreatown will be closed indefinitely after incurring heavy fire damage over the weekend. The fire broke out i...
Vietnamese Coffee Shop Robbed of $400 in 30 Seconds in Seattle
A small Vietnamese coffee shop in Seattle was rapidly robbed in the middle of the night on Oct. 17. Chen Dien and his wife, the young owners...
Maina Chen
Elderly Couple’s Food Stand Gets Huge Boost After YouTuber Helps Them Go Viral
An elderly couple who run an eatery in South Delhi district in India received an outpouring of support from the community after a video feat...
3 Men Blow Up ATM Inside Chinese Restaurant in Philly
A Chinese takeout restaurant in Philadelphia was recently attacked by burglars targeting the ATM inside it. Deceptive diners: According to...
Korean Restaurant Owner’s Friends Volunteer to Wait Tables, Wash Dishes to Stay Open
A family-run restaurant in Toronto’s Koreatown is managing to stay afloat amid the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to some very helpful frien...
NextShark & ADMERASIA Launches Map to Help BIPOC-owned Small Businesses in Crisis
NextShark and ADMERASIA have teamed up to launch an interactive donation map to help BIPOC-owned businesses affected by looters who took adv...
Explosives Thrown at Chinese Restaurant Employees in Attempted Robbery in Philadelphia
Employees at a Chinese takeout restaurant in Philadelphia were put in harm’s way after several men attempted to blow up the store’s ATM mach...
SF’s Famous Turtle Tower Restaurant Robbed During the Day, Police Respond 2 Hours Later
A popular Vietnamese restaurant called Turtle Tower was “robbed in broad daylight” on Tuesday 1:30 p.m. in Tenderloin, San Franc...
Asian Community Volunteers Deliver Over 150 Meals A Day FOR FREE in NYC
Local NYC grocer Patrick Mock has been spearheading an initiative to provide free food to the elderly, homeless, frontline and essential wor...
90% of Minority, Women-Owned Businesses May Never See Government’s Paycheck Aid
Three in four Asian-owned small businesses could fail to get a loan from the Payment Protection Program (PPP) due to the way the initiative ...
San Jose Police ID Suspect Who Targeted Asian-Owned Businesses For Vandalism
Authorities have identified the person responsible for several vandal attacks on Asian-owned restaurants in South Bay on Monday. The San Jos...
Asian American Advocates Team Up on Easter to Support FDNY EMS
Community advocate, Edwin Wong, President of The Forest Hills Asian Association (FHAA), Chinatown Ice Cream Factory, and the FDNY Phoenix So...
Pittsburgh Doctor Charges Only $35 Per Visit and Refuses Health Insurance
Pittsburgh doctor Timothy Wong runs an insurance-free Direct Access Primary Care micro practice, charging only $35 per visit. ...