News by subject: ASI

AviaGames, creator of the award-winning "Bingo Tour" app and Pocket7Games social competition platform, today announced CEO and Founder Vickie Chen has been recognized by Forbes China as an "Industry Leader" on its list of the 2022 Global Chinese...

Bank of America today announced the second group of honorees of its Neighborhood Builders: Racial Equality Award, which recognizes the impactful work of leaders who strive to advance racial equality and economic opportunity in Black, Hispanic-Latino,...

Following months of research, dedication and perseverance, HinduPACT has officially launched its HinduVote.org website to help voters select Federal candidates based on their support for issues that are important to the Hindu diaspora. The...

VSTELLE (pronounced V- Stell) launches its minimalist analog wrist watch today on Kickstarter, now available for pre-order internationally. Selected early as a must-see project from Kickstarter "Projects We Love", the campaign features Gen-Z designed...

Evernow, a telehealth company dedicated to using science to transform and expand care for women in perimenopause and beyond, announces the presentation of its groundbreaking research this week at the North American Menopause Society's (NAMS) annual...

American Public Television (APT), the original home to public TV's lifestyle experts and sponsor of the Create Cooking Challenge: My Family's Recipe on national public television multicast channel Create®, today announced the premiere dates for two...

With the support from Consulate General of Japan ? Los Angeles, the inaugural edition of the Global Stage Hollywood Film Festival (GSH) will be at the world-famous TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on the days of Oct 28th & 29th, 2022. The opening...

A new poll by John Zogby and Associates shows bread and roses socialist, Jerome Segal, who is challenging Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination, tying Donald Trump by 40% to 39%. The poll, commissioned by "2024-Segal for President," has a margin of...

RW Digital, a leading programmatic solutions provider, announced today it has successfully graduated from the Stellantis-NBL National Black Supplier Development pilot program. In 2021, Stellantis, an automotive manufacturing corporation, and the...

Growing direct-to-consumer Chinese food brand Xiao Chi Jie (XCJ) ? founded by second generation Chinese Americans Jennifer Liao and Caleb Wang ? has raised $10 million in their Series A financing round led by Imaginary Ventures, joining actor Simu...

In celebration of World Egg Day on October 14, Chef Ming Tsai and JUST Eggtm, one of America's fastest-growing egg brands made entirely of plants, announced the launch of four new plant-based breakfast bings from Chef Tsai's frozen food line,...

Together Outdoors (TO), a coalition of more than 100 outdoor recreation organizations committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the outdoors, announced the nine recipients of its pilot round of grants today. 84 proposals...

The 6th Filipino American International Book Festival on October 15-16, 2022 will feature Liza Gino's award-winning novel, IMELDA'S SECRET. They will hold this special event at the San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin Street in San Francisco,...

The Canada-ASEAN Business Council (CABC) is pleased to announce the appointment of outstanding leaders Louis Vachon and Brad Wall as its Canada co-chairs. This year, CABC celebrates its 10th anniversary as it looks forward to pursuing its advocacy,...

On Friday, September 30th, Brampton witnessed the achievement of an essential and highly anticipated milestone for the city. Patrick Brown, Mayor of Brampton; Shafqat Ali, MP Brampton Centre; Sonia Sidhu, MP Brampton South; Regional Councillors: Pat...

Today, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) announced five awardees for its Racial Equity 2030 challenge, an open call for bold solutions to drive an equitable future for children, families and communities around the world. Over the next eight years,...

? Representatives of The Future of STEM Scholars Initiative (FOSSI) today announced that the program is more than halfway towards meeting its ambitious goal of supporting 1000 scholars through 2025. The announcement was made during the first ever...

Ascend Foundation hosted its fifth Annual Ascend Charity Golf Outing at the Manhattan Woods Golf Club at West Nyack, NY on October 4, 2022. The event raised a record amount of support for the Pan-Asian community compared to previous years. With...

Dongguan, a coastal city located in southern China's Guangdong province, is increasingly known for its young culture. Accordingly to the latest population census, the average age of Dongguan's population here is something like 33 years, almost...

On October 1, Taiwanese media platform TaiwanPlus launched a weeklong social media campaign aimed at bringing visibility to Asian Americans. Throughout #BeSeenWeek, TaiwanPlus will share personal stories from prominent Asian American creators and...

Today, the Dove Self-Esteem Project released "The Real Cost of Beauty Ideals" report ? the most comprehensive assessment ever conducted on the pervasive and damaging impact of beauty standards on the U.S. economy and society. The report explores...

TripleLift, the advertising technology company reinventing ad placement, today announced that Dave Clark has joined as its Chief Executive Officer. Clark most recently served as General Manager at FreeWheel, a Comcast Company. He replaces Eric Berry,...

The Executive Leadership Council (ELC), the preeminent global membership organization for Black current and former CEOs, senior executives, and board members of Fortune 1000 and equivalent companies, top-tier entrepreneurs, and global thought...

Ballard Power Systems announced today its strategy 'local for local' where it plans to deepen its global manufacturing footprint in Europe, the United States and China to support global market demand growth through 2030. As part of this strategy,...

Asian Hall of Fame unveils 22 honorees at Induction 2022 festivities in Los Angeles and Seattle. To advance programming and philanthropy, its founder Robert Chinn Foundation matches up to $500,000. Contributions over $1,000 through sponsorships,...

Today The Economist launched a new 8-episode narrative podcast called The Prince, exploring the life and rise to power of China's leader, Xi Jinping. The podcast debuts ahead of the Chinese Communist Party congress, the most important event on the...

Members of the the Ontario Korean Businessman's Association (OKBA) and their national partner association, the United Korean Commerce & Industry Association of Canada (UKCIA), are combining resources to fight the negative impact illegal contraband...

China Daily in September released its serial video My China Album - 50th Anniversary of Giant Panda in America, a project co-produced by China Daily and the Chinese embassy in the US to celebrate the jubilee of the pandas' arrival in the US. ...

The award ceremony of the 2022 4th "My China Story" International Short Video Competition, sponsored by China International Communications Group (CICG), co-sponsored by the Publicity Department of Hangzhou Municipal Party Committee and organized by...

Four in ten American adults have obesity, and obesity rates continue to climb nationwide and within population groups, according to a report State of Obesity 2022: Better Policies for a Healthier America released today by Trust for America's Health...

The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, will travel to the Philippines to advance international agricultural trade, promote Canadian agri-food products and grow market access during her meetings with Filipino...

Increasingly, more and more evidence is showing that our planet is experiencing a dangerous decline in its nature, with humans as the main cause. At the same time, ramping up the speed, scope, and level of decarbonization to meet the Net-Zero 2050...

Today, Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company , and skinbetter science® announce a new report from their DREAM (Driving Racial Equity in Aesthetic Medicine) Initiative®, along with a long-term partnership with Shutterstock Studios. The report, titled...

On the occasion of National Women's Business Day, Women Business Collaborative (WBC), Ascend, C200 and Catalyst have released the third annual report highlighting women CEOs in America!  In Summer of 2022, 8.8% of CEOs are women and today women are...

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. announced today that the company has joined the HeForShe*1 Alliance , UN Women's global solidarity movement to promote gender equality, as its first East Asia-based corporate champion.*2 With the aim of closing the gender...

In their second year of partnership, Cantu Beauty and Gyrl Wonder, a professional pipeline 501c3 initiative giving rise to ambitious women of color between the ages of 17 - 23, has teamed up to host the Gyrl Get Hired (GGH) Conference on Sunday,...

The world-famous red symbol of excellence is coming to New York City. Taiwan Excellence is an awards label that recognizes the top products coming out of Taiwan annually. As a part of their 2022 world tour, Taiwan Excellence is breaking records by...

Chispa, the #1 dating app made for U.S. Latinx singles, has reunited with the grassroots political organization Voto Latino to educate, empower, and mobilize the next generation of Latinx voters for the 2022 midterm election....

Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced a partnership with the nation's four Historically Black Medical Colleges (HBMCs) to further support the cutting-edge scientific research they are leading to address significant gaps in genomics...

The National Paralysis Resource Center (NPRC) recently published a new series of resource sheets for underserved communities living with disabilities....

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced that the President of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, will visit Toronto and Ottawa, on September 22 and 23, 2022. This will be President Yoon's first bilateral visit abroad since he was elected in...

Pakistan's biggest television entertainment awards show, HUM Awards, featuring the country's megastars and performances by the heartthrobs of the country, will be held at the First Ontario Centre, Canada, on September 24, 2022. The annual awards...

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon," a seminal girl manga series that created a social phenomenon in Japan in the 1990s and is still hugely popular around the world, a major exhibition, "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon...

IMCAS Asia will enable Lightfective to showcase its innovative offering and strengthen its presence in the highly strategic Asia-Pacific market. "We are excited to be participating in IMCAS Asia, which will help us introduce ReBorn, our non-invasive,...

Inclusion of Hispanic talent in front and behind the camera in streaming programs has a direct correlation on the bingeability and cultural watchability i.e. Hispanic share of the audience* of content for Latinos and all audiences, according to...

GET Cities DC and tech diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) advocate April Christina Curley today announce the GET Hired: Virtual Career Fair as part of GET Cities' efforts to accelerate the representation of marginalized genders and races in the...

Zeenat Sidi, loanDepot Inc.'s president of Digital Products and Services, will receive the Asian American Business Development Center's (AABDC) 2022 "Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business" award recognizing excellence in corporate professionals...

In March 2021, a 21-year-old man murdered eight people, including six women of Asian descent, at three spas in Atlanta, Georgia. The shooting was a watershed moment in a year of increasing violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders...

Asian Television Network International Limited (ATN) , Canada's largest South Asian broadcaster and pioneer broadcaster of cricket, is pleased to announce that is has acquired the Canadian distribution rights for two more TV channels from Sony...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival: "Tonight, we join Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, and Japanese communities in Canada and around the world to celebrate the...