…rally protesting the bill. “It divides people, it pits students and potential students against one another, and disintegrates unity.” “AB 1726 is clearly divisive and unfair,” the Silicon Valley Chinese…
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Momofuku debuts plant-based burger that looks and tastes like the real thing
…Foods, a bleeding veggie burger company based in Silicon Valley. “Bleeding” refers to the blood that would come out of meat in a normal burger. The company uses an ingredient…
8 on-the-rise Indian American comedians you should know
…Satyal, who started doing stand-up comedy in 2002, and who created the viral “I Am Indian,” performed for Narendra Modi last year in Silicon Valley. Who’s your favorite rising comic?…
Asian and Asian American Films in Sundance 2015
…attacks. 7) “Hotel 22” (International Narrative Short Film) U.S.A. (Director: Elizabeth Lo) – Each night in Silicon Valley, the Line 22 public bus transforms into an unofficial shelter…
Peter Chung Wins Kollaboration L.A. 2015
…three other dancers from the audience. https://twitter.com/KoreAm/status/615004594389671936 After intermission, it was time for Kollaboration’s highly anticipated lipsync battle. Silicon Valley actor Jimmy O. Yang kicked things off by lipsyncing to…
Take a Visit to Farmer’s Daughter Hotel
…for a software company in Silicon Valley, to help run what was a far different establishment in the mid-1990s. “Hookers and drug addicts, that’s what it was,” says Peter, describing…
South Korea to Inject $90 Million to Nurture Gaming and Tech Startups
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s office announced Monday that more than 100 billion won (US $90 million) will be injected to nurture startups in…
The Rise of Representation and What’s Next? API Celebs Weigh In
…a show like that. I can have that much screen time and not be cast away after one episode,’” Ramakrishnan said. “The Scorpion King”’s Kelly Hu and “Silicon Valley” star…
Unforgettable 2014: A Night of Glamour and Stars
story by JAMES S. KIM, with additional reporting by AMBER CHEN In a toast to new beginnings and old friendships alike, the 13th annual Unforgettable gala, a blacktie affair held…
Korean Online Shopping Site Coupang Receives $1 Billion Investment
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Leading South Korean online retail company Coupang announced on Wednesday that it had secured $1 billion from Softbank, a Japanese Internet company,…
White House Summit on Entrepreneurship Will Be Live-Streamed
Gary Locke, Keynote speaker The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Summit on Entrepreneurship and Small Business Growth will be live streamed on Friday, Jan. 7th, here….