News by subject: ASI

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...

CEOs from 27 of the largest employers in the New York area are launching the New York Jobs CEO Council. The new CEO-led, results-oriented coalition will collaborate with educational institutions, community organizations and nonprofits to hire skilled...

Eagle Hill Consulting is launching a new webinar series on diversity & inclusion in the workplace. This is three-part webinar series will explore how to create a culture that normalizes uncomfortable conversations about race and bias. The first...

The Committee of 100 (C100), a non-profit U.S. leadership organization of prominent Chinese Americans in business, government, academia, healthcare, and the arts, announced today a donation of 850,000 N95 masks, valued at over $3 million, to around...

B. Braun Medical Inc. (B. Braun) and Kerma Medical Products, Inc. (Kerma) today announced a collaboration to improve the development and delivery of healthcare products and services, with an emphasis on veteran, minority and other underserved...

Western International School of Shanghai (Shanghai, China) is one of the only international schools in Shanghai to offer scholarships to both incoming students, and to top graduates going on to university. The Western International School is a...

Something in Madness, the gripping new historical novel by Ed Protzel, illuminates Reconstruction, one of the darkest and least understood periods in American history and the roots of America's ongoing racial divide. The book, which works as a...

Chubb in the UK today announced that it has signed up to Business in the Community's Race at Work Charter. The initiative, developed in partnership with the UK government, is designed to foster a public commitment from businesses to improving...

As social distancing continues to be the new norm, teens are finding that they'll need to continue to adapt to a new and everchanging lifestyle. Their daily routines have been turned upside down and social distancing has made dating and social...

At 15 years old, Tyler Spann was a gifted athlete, doting son, and dog lover. He was also a tissue donor. Tyler was a bright spot, a...

Guyana Goldfields Inc. (the "Company") is pleased to  announce that Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. ("Zijin") has notified the Company that it has received the remaining required Chinese regulatory approvals, namely approvals from the National...

My Green Network ("MyGN" or the "Company"), the first cannabis incubator/shared-manufacturing spaces in the country, announced today the launch of their inaugural grant program "Green Quest." The program is designed for minority-controlled companies...

Nielsen today released its Annual Auto Marketing Report, which examines how shoppers from various ethnic and racial backgrounds differ from the general car-buying population in terms of brand awareness, brand consideration and advertising recall....

WEBTOON Entertainment Inc., today announced it has reached six years of operation in the US. This latest milestone reflects another year of strong growth for the webcomic platform - the largest in the world - not just in terms of viewership, but also...

Meritor, Inc. today announced that Hannah Lim-Johnson has joined the company as senior vice president, chief legal officer and corporate secretary, effective August 3. "Hannah brings more than two decades of experience leading high-performing legal...

The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) issued the following statement on President Trump's recent memorandum blocking undocumented immigrants from being counted in the Census:...

In continued observance of National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, Recovery Unplugged Treatment Centers is examining and addressing the unique factors that lead to and sustain substance abuse in minority communities, as well as the barriers...

The Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA) released its 10th annual A-list today, recognizing the top producing real estate professionals across the United States. This year's A-list represents the diverse membership within AREAA. 70% of...

Driven by its steadfast commitment to diversifying the video game industry, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) Foundation announced today scholarship awards to women, minority and LGBTQI+ college students earning a computer science or video...

As part of a statewide effort to reduce barriers and improve opportunities for boys and men of color, philanthropic leaders from the California Funders for Boys and Men of Color (CFBMoC) today announced an initial investment of $225,000 to nine...

Realogy-affiliated agents have achieved another strong showing on the latest AREAA A-list, the Asian Real Estate Association of America's annual list of the top producing agents and teams among its over 17,000 members that serve Asian American...