News by subject: ASI

A month-long Asian Cultural Festival from SACAF and OGS NY, concluded in Albany, New York on Wednesday, bringing the curtain down on a vibrant series of events celebrating the rich heritage of Asian American and Pacific Islander, (AAPI),...

Asian Heritage Month is an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of Asian Canadians and come together to combat anti-Asian racism and discrimination in all its forms. During a trip to Vancouver from May 23 to 24, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister...

Las Vegas Sands today announced it has donated $175,000 to the Asian Community Development Council (ACDC), building on the company's Sands Cares partnership with the leading nonprofit organization serving the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI)...

The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) has been awarded a $3.3 million grant by the Mellon Foundation to continue its Digital Justice Grant Program. The extension grant will support the program for an additional three competition cycles,...

Sher Vancouver is thrilled to announce the release of the English, Hindi, and Punjabi subtitled versions of Vinay Giridhar's award-winning debut feature documentary Emergence: Out of the Shadows on YouTube. The film offers a powerful and moving...

The Government of Canada is committed to strengthening ties with South Korea, a key partner for Canada in the Indo-Pacific, as we mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between our two countries this year. Today, Ali Ehsassi, Member of...

Nielsen, a global leader in audience measurement, data and analytics, and the Asian American Advertising Federation (3AF), the leading resource in Asian advertising, Asian marketing and the power of the Asian American consumer, today released the...

Wealth Solutions Report (WSR) ? the fast-growing B2B digital media platform featuring wealth management-focused commentary, insights and analysis ? today announced the third installment of its WSR Pathfinder Awards for the year, the Top AAPI Industry...

TaiwanPlus, the global news and infotainment streaming platform, makes its foray into the U.S. by sponsoring the annual Passport to Taiwan Festival in New York City this Sunday, May 28, 2023. Held in Union Square since 2002, the festival is...

Today, we remember a significant event in Canadian history, when the steamship Komagata Maru arrived in Vancouver's Burrard Inlet in 1914. The Komagata Maru carried 376 Sikhs, Muslims and Hindus of South Asian origin. Like many immigrants who made...

In his upcoming book, "Beyond the Bamboo Curtain" Michael Lee explains why Asians in the U.S. enjoy more privileges than other minorities. For example, Governor Ron DeSantis recently signed a bill requiring Florida to join other states that require...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the anniversary of the Komagata Maru incident: "In the spring of 1914, the steamship Komagata Maru arrived in Vancouver, carrying 376 hopeful newcomers looking for a better...

Amidst the roar of machines, cranes are busy hoisting containers while trucks shuttle back and forth at Xi'an International Trade and Logistics (ITL) Park, China's largest inland port in Xi'an city, Shaanxi Province. Each day, more than a dozen of...

Xi'an, the starting point of the ancient Silk Road, is about to witness the ancient route shine with new vitality as the high-level China-Central Asia Summit is being held from Thursday to Friday. The national flags of China and five Central Asian...

The US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation (USPAACC) presents CelebrASIAN 2023 Procurement + Business Conference: BREAKTHROUGH, June 6-8 at Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino....

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas will celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month by recognizing business and community leaders with Certificates of Excellence. The celebration will take place on Monday, May 22 at 3 p.m. at the...

China's General Administration of Customs published data on Wednesday, showing that China's import and export volume with Central Asian countries amounted to 173.05 billion yuan ($24.8 billion) in the first four months, an increase of 37.3 percent...

Chinese modernization has provided a new path for developing countries to realize modernization independently, according to media leaders from China and Central...

Triple Emmy Award-winning journalist, leadership speaker and bestselling author Gaby Natale delivered a rousing keynote address in Tampa, Florida during UMA's commencement ceremony. Natale's empowering message instilled students launching a new...

The month of May has special meaning to ChenMed, one of the nation's leading primary care providers that continues to transform health care for underserved seniors nationwide. May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month and...

Renowned as a chivalrous legend in Chinese classics, Sun Wukong, or Monkey King, embodies the ideals of justice and bravery. He is an icon among teenagers. Based on the story of Journey to the West, one of China's four great classical novels, 34...

Merck, a leading science and technology company, today launched a new initiative, Fertility Counts, which seeks to address the social, economic and societal challenges...

A report from People's Daily: The China-Central Asia Summit will be held on May 18 and 19 in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi province. It will be chaired by Chinese President Xi Jinping and attended by heads of state of five Central Asian countries....

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement to mark 100 years since the Chinese Immigration Act of 1923: "The Chinese Immigration Act of 1923, also known as the Chinese Exclusion Act, was a dark time in Canada's history...

The Scene New York, an exclusive pocket concierge service and web app, is excited to announce its partnership with the Slashie Summit for the official after-party at The Crown in the Lower East Side. The event will take place on May 13th, 2023, and...

WuKong Education, a leading online education technology company with over 300,000 students worldwide, joins four Asian American authors to donate 1,500+ books to 100 US K-12 schools during Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. As...

Since China established diplomatic ties with five Central Asian countries 31 years ago, regional exchanges and cooperation in strategic, economic and security fields have been making increasingly substantial strides. The closer ties are expected to...

Alameda Health System (AHS) has published an AHS COVID-19 Memory Archive to commemorate the end of the COVID-19 state of emergency on May 11, 2023. Earlier in the year, the Health Officer of Alameda County rescinded its declaration of the local...

Pacifica Graduate Institute proudly celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a special event on May 15th. This gathering will feature a variety of...

Yesterday, Florida Governor DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 264, legislation that, among other things, prohibits Chinese nationals from acquiring real property in the state based solely on race, ethnicity and country of origin, ostensibly in the...

AllAthlete, the nation's premier athlete discovery platform, is proud to emphasize its unwavering commitment to advancing women's sports by partnering with the Asian Coaches Association (ACA). This collaboration aims to connect talented female and...

SSFF & ASIA 2023, one of the largest international short film festivals in Asia accredited by the Academy Awards, began online screenings on Thursday, April 27, ahead of the opening ceremony which will be held on Tuesday, June 6. Today, on May 9th,...

Samir NeJame, chair of the New York State Government Law & Policy Practice of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, was named to City & State's "Power of Diversity: Asian 100" list. He was named to this list in 2022, as well as City & State's Real...

In celebration of Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month, Denver Zoo is proud to continue its partnership with the Filipino-American Community of Colorado (FACC) and host the Second Annual Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI+) Festival. The...

Asian-owned businesses make up the largest share of minority-owned employer businesses in the U.S., employing 5.2 million people and generating $841 billion revenue annually, but face surging financial challenges and a need for greater access to...

This May, for the second year, BHG Financial (BHG) is partnering with Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP), a national nonprofit organization with a mission to achieve full participation and equality for Asian and Pacific Islanders (APIs)...

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Frost & Sullivan studied the contract research organization industry and, based on its findings, recognizes George Clinical with the 2023 Asia-Pacific Competitive Strategy Leadership Award. George Clinical is a global CRO with world class expertise...

Today, four national funding partners, Alice L. Walton Foundation, Ford Foundation, Mellon Foundation, and Pilot House Philanthropy announced the Leadership in Art Museums (LAM) initiative. Over the next five years, the LAM funders will commit over...

Planning your summer reading? Fans of non-fiction and LBGTQ writing will thoroughly enjoy the easy reading yet poignant and revealing memoir Boy Wander from Lambda Literary award-winning author Jobert E. Abueva. Boy Wander is now available on...

On its two-year anniversary, The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) announced today the first year success of the $1.1 billion Giving Challenge and unveiled its Portfolio Strategy, committing $65 million in direct funding over five years to bring...

Renowned cultural institution The Paley Center for Media today announced its month-long celebration of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. This year's celebration, which begins Wednesday, May 3 through Wednesday, May 31, will showcase the...

On April 15, at the MIT Harvard Colombia Summit "Shaping the Future" organized by the MIT Harvard Club of Colombia, Dr. Lina Zapata won the Beyond Leadership Award for Medical Innovation for her research project aimed at improving dementia diagnosis...

The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) today announced the findings of the third annual STAATUS Index?"Social Tracking of Asian Americans in the U.S."?the leading study examining attitudes and stereotypes towards Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders...

Michael Soon Lee, Ph.D., is the author of the upcoming book, "Beyond the Bamboo Curtain: Understanding America's Invisible Minority". In his book, he explains his journey to acceptance and success in America along with some little-known facts about...

From the moment she stepped foot in South Korea, Barbara J. Zitwer, New York literary agent to some of the most celebrated, prize-winning Korean authors, fell head-over-heels in love. This was before the world had discovered Squid Game or K-pop,...

BMO today continues to deliver on BMO EMpower 2.0, the bank's more than $40 billion community benefits plan, by announcing a $5 million investment in strategic partnerships to help community organizations throughout its U.S. footprint. To help...

Today marks the beginning of Asian Heritage Month, and this year we are celebrating with the theme "Stories of Determination" that represents the strides made and the challenges overcome by Asian communities to thrive in Canada over the last two...

QVC, a world leader in live video commerce ("vCommerce") and Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW) are proud to announce the return of the highly anticipated Beauty with Benefits multiplatform shopping event, supporting Cancer and Careers. Over the past...

Chuck E. Cheese, the beloved family entertainment center and restaurant brand, announced its lineup of news coming to fun centers nationwide this May. As Americans look for the best entertainment options for their families just before the end of...