News by subject: ASI

McDonald's USA is thrilled to announce the inaugural class of McDonald's/APIA Scholars. Through this program, the company is awarding $500,000 in scholarships to 55 Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) college students. Established in November...

The China Radio, Film & Television Programs Exchanging Center/TV - Program Marketing Department of CITVC (China International TV Corporation), announced the first Chinese COVID-19 focused TV drama Heroes in Harm's Way aired on Sky TV UK's channel...

Meijer announced today that it will host its first virtual Supplier Diversity Summit, giving diverse-owned businesses nationwide the opportunity to showcase their offerings for Meijer merchants looking to bring the next great item onto their shelves....

On September 24, 2020, Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued an Order certifying a nationwide class of people incarcerated in state and federal prisons, and granting the plaintiffs' motion...

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is a member of the Healthcare Anchor Network, a national collaboration of leading healthcare systems, which published the "Racism is a Public Health Crisis" statement. Our health institutions employ over...

My Green Network ("MyGN" or the "Company"), the first cannabis incubator/shared-manufacturing spaces in the country, announced today the top 12 finalists of Green Quest 2020. The finalists will be moving on to the second round of the selection...

Today, sixteen major donors and foundations announced an unprecedented commitment to a two-pronged national and regional initiative to recognize "America's Cultural Treasures." Together, the funders will grant more than $156 million to support Black,...

ViewRay, Inc.  announced today that Chungnam National University Sejong Hospital in Sejong, South Korea has begun patient treatments with the MRIdian® MRI-Guided Therapy System, a cutting-edge radiation therapy device that combines the latest...

The challenging goal of elder economic security ? having enough income to live independently and afford a no-frills budget in later life ? is dramatically more difficult for older adults of color across America, new research from the University of...

QYOU Media  has announced that The Q India has achieved viewership growth of 664% over the last five weeks as measured in GRP (Gross Rating Points) by BARC (Broadcast Audience Research Council). This measurement combines actual viewer impressions...

Images Luxury Nail Lounge salons, with locations in Irvine, Newport Beach and Long Beach, today filed over $5,000,000 in claims against the cities of Irvine, Newport Beach, Long Beach, the counties of Orange, Los Angeles, and the State of California...

QYOU Media  has announced that The Q India has achieved viewership growth of 664% over the last five weeks as measured in GRP (Gross Rating Points) by BARC (Broadcast Audience Research Council). This measurement combines actual viewer impressions...

The Asia Brand Summit was organized in Shanghai on Sept. 22 by the World Brand Lab. The "Asia's Most Influential Brands 2020" list was released at the summit. Elie Ofek, professor at Harvard Business School, and Ravi Dhar, professor at Yale School of...

While this year's Emmy Awards had a 33% increase in Black nominees, there were still many groups who were underrepresented or not recognized at all. To mark the importance of such recognition moving forward, ANA's Alliance for Inclusive and...

Accuray Incorporated announced today that leading hospitals in Japan are using the Radixact® System with the Synchrony® Automatic, Real-time Motion Synchronization Technology1 to provide advanced cancer treatments to more patients throughout the...

Homegrown virtual bank WeLab Bank has selected Solace as a core component of its technology architecture to establish multi-cloud vendor communication. Using Solace PubSub+, WeLab Bank will run its entire infrastructure on multiple clouds to ensure...

To increase positive messages of Asian contributions in the United States and the world, prestigious awards program Asian Hall of Fame expands their one-night gala to a full-year of season programming today.   Hate crimes...

Varian has received notice from the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council of China that the first exclusion of the additional tariffs China imposed on US products will expire on September 16, 2020. In accordance with procedures, the...

Katten announced today that the firm achieved certification for Mansfield Rule 3.0 for meeting the benchmarks that women, attorneys of color, LGBTQ+ attorneys, and attorneys with disabilities account for at least 30 percent of the candidate pool...

Starting September 17, 2020, through the census' end, simply put, a nonprofit that creates media with marginalized communities, and early childhood educators, caregivers, and librarians across the U.S., will hold virtual pajama parties where families...

THIRTEEN announces the launch of "Prisoner in My Homeland," the sixth role-playing game in the multi-award-winning Mission US series, debuting at mission-us.org on September 14, 2020. The newest game in the free interactive educational series gives...

AT&T* customers will be the first U.S. mobile customers to have the ability to access 5G in Japan through our international roaming agreement with NTT DOCOMO, Inc. and by using a 5G roam-capable device ? the first of which will become available on...

To increase positive messages of Asian leadership and cross-cultural collaboration during an unprecedented time, the Asian Hall of Fame announced an expanded cohort of Class of 2020 inductees today....

Today a group of esteemed sports business executives have united to launch a first-of-its-kind, industry-wide, and mission-driven community called Pro Sports Assembly ("The Assembly") - a 501(c)(3) organization for people who work in professional...

As our nation continues reflecting on important matters of racial justice, the nation's largest professional association of real estate appraisers today reiterated its efforts to expand opportunities for aspiring appraisers and help combat alleged...

The Coalition of South Asian Film Festivals (CoSAFF), the first-of-its-kind event to bring together seven established South Asian film festivals from the US and Canada, produced by Tasveer, announces the program lineup for its virtual festival...

QVC, a long-time leader in size-inclusive fashion, today announced its first-ever size inclusivity and body positivity summit, "QVC Presents: Inclusively You, Powered by Create & Cultivate." The virtual event will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 29,...

Precision Technologies Corp., a leading full stack IT Company, announced today that it has been named to the annual America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies ? Inc. 5000 and to the Fast 100 Asian American Business. Precision Technologies Corp is...

Asian Television Network International Limited (ATN) , Canada's largest South Asian broadcaster and pioneer broadcaster of Cricket, is pleased to announce its collaboration with the streaming platform Hotstar to offer world-class Indian content to...

The Vilcek Prize for Excellence in Public Service is awarded to entrepreneur, author, and non-profit leader Andrew Yang. Born in the United States to immigrants from Taiwan, Andrew is the founder of the non-profit organizations Venture for America...

On August 31, Zuoyebang, China's largest online education startup providing tutoring to primary and secondary students, released its performance for summer 2020 season. Zuoyebang continues to lead China in paying course students, growth rate and...

Despite the increasing focus on racial and ethnic diversity by corporate boards in a climate where companies increasingly are evaluated on social impact and responsibility, there remains a substantial shortage of Asian representation on Fortune 1000...

WHAT: AMERICAN WOMAN, a new film by Semi Chellas (Mad Men, Ophelia) will launch a digital "Premiere Week" beginning September 14th. Set in 1974, AMERICAN WOMAN is a remarkably timely story about two very different women on the run from the law. Jenny...

Boundless Immigration, an organization that empowers families to navigate the immigration system more confidently, rapidly and affordably, announced today the acquisition of RapidVisa. The deal will allow Boundless Immigration to help thousands of...

KA-ME®, a leading brand in specialty Asian foods, is celebrating 50 years of authentic ingredients, flavors, and meal solutions. Today, as families are eating most meals at home, they turn to KA-ME® as the coveted brand of Asian ingredients that...

Transcenta Holding Limited ("Transcenta"), a global biotherapeutics company with fully-integrated capabilities in discovery, development and manufacturing of antibody-based therapeutics, announced today that the first subject has been dosed...

ISLE, the International Large Screen Display, Audio-visual System, Signs and LED Exhibition, is set to open on August 31, in Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center (Shenzhen World), a new venue just 7 kilometers away from Shenzhen Airport....

Webbula, The Data Solutions Experts, is excited to announce that it scored the highest in accuracy with its African-Amercian data and Hispanic ethnicity data when compared to several other top data providers by Truthset, during their Q3 2020 results....

Weee! (www.sayweee.com), the largest and fastest growing Asian e-grocer in the United States, today announced $35 million in Series C financing led by DST Global; bringing the total capital raised to over $100 million. The new capital will be...

Today, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools released a report conducted by Public Impact, Learning in Real Time: How Charter Schools Serve Students During COVID-19 Closures, that compares how charter schools and district schools served...

Humanitarian relief and disaster relief have become increasingly important missions for Chinese army forces domestically.   Military medics were seen in the war against coronavirus earlier in the year. As regions in...

August 22, the 4th China Chongqing (Shizhu) Health and Wellness Conference opened in Huangshui Town, Shizhu County. At the opening ceremony, 15 projects with a planned total investment of 41 billion Chinese yuan have been executed, all of which are...

Global awards program Asian Hall of Fame launches their Disabilities & Diversity Inclusion Initiative today. The initiative will broaden Asian Hall of Fame's impact and create new cross-cultural narratives in their programming....

Nearly 80% of people globally have said it isn't enough to have people of various ethnicities, backgrounds, and appearances in advertising but that they expect companies to do a better job at capturing people's true lifestyles and cultures, according...

Saturday marks 15 years since the proposal of the green development concept ? "Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets." Yucun Village, a flourishing hamlet in east China's Zhejiang Province, is its birthplace. The village, now a...

Saturday marks 15 years since the proposal of the green development concept ? "Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets." Yucun Village, a flourishing hamlet in east China's Zhejiang Province, is its birthplace.  ...

Sai Life Sciences, one of India's fastest growing Contract Development & Manufacturing Organizations (CDMOs), today announced the inauguration of its new Research and Technology (R&T) Centre in Hyderabad, India. Sri K T Rama Rao, Hon'ble Minister...

The U.S. Postal Service issued the Ruth Asawa commemorative Forever stamps today. The stamps were dedicated in a virtual ceremony and are now being sold at Post Office locations nationwide and online at usps.com/ruthasawa....

Today, on behalf of the Indian American community, the U.S.-India Political Action Committee (USINPAC) reacted to presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and former-Vice President Joe Biden's selection of U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris as his running...

Tufts Health Plan Foundation today announced it has committed $1 million to support investments on issues facing diverse communities. The funds will go to the New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund, the Latino Legacy Fund and the...