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Life's Transformations: The Yellow Butterfly's Lupus Experience
Rosemarie K. Witter Foundation (RKW), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting medical research in finding effective treatment, leading to a cure for Lupus, is thrilled to announce the upcoming original performance of The Yellow Butterfly: A Lupus Story Benefit Play. This event aims to... - November 06, 2024 - Rosemarie K. Witter Foundation, Inc.
Dear Flor Launches First Line of Vegan, Filipino-Flavored Cannabis Edibles in the U.S.
Filipina-owned company celebrates Filipino culture through unique cannabis edibles now available for online purchase. - October 17, 2024 - Dear Flor
The 25th Annual Baltimore Book Festival Features Childress Ink Author and Poet, Trish Broome
Award-winning poet, Trish Broome, is among several Baltimore women writers selected to read her contribution to Yellow Arrow Publishing’s 2024 Vignette Series. - September 21, 2024 - Childress Ink
Luna Flare Unveils New EP "Aurora Rhythm" – the Future of K-Pop, Powered by A.I.
Possibly an A.I. first. An all A.I. Kpop band releases its first album to the world. - September 13, 2024 - Luna Flare
The Other 9/11: New Film Streaming on PBS Celebrates Religious Harmony
This September, while most Americans remember 9/11 as a day of mourning, many will commemorate the “Other 9/11,” when in 1893 the world came together to celebrate the diversity and unity of all faiths for the first time. The First World’s Parliament of Religions opened its doors in Chicago and saw an unknown monk from India, Swami Vivekananda, emerge as the conference’s star. America’s First Guru, a unique film streaming now on PBS, tells his story. - September 09, 2024 - A Thousand Suns Academy LLC
The Cambodia Academy Raises Over $55,000 at 2024 Scholarship Gala in Houston
Houston Mayor John Whitmire Attends Event and Addresses the Local Cambodian Community. The Cambodia Academy, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing education to children in rural Cambodia, successfully raised net proceeds of $55,000 during its Second Biennial Scholarship Gala held on the evening of August 24, 2024, at Kim Son Restaurant in Houston, Texas. - September 03, 2024 - Cambodia Academy (501c3)
RFD America Presents: Historic Crocker Highlands Home with Rich Chinese Heritage Hits the Market
RFD America is proud to present 858 Rosemount Road, a historic and elegant estate in Oakland's Crocker Highlands neighborhood. This unique property is steeped in Chinese-American history. - August 29, 2024 - RFD Apex America
KDrama Tours Launches to Offer Immersive Korean Drama Travel Experiences Amidst Global Hallyu Wave
KDrama Tours proudly announces its official launch as the premier tour company exclusively offering immersive experiences for fans of Korean dramas, capitalizing on the global phenomenon known as the "Hallyu Wave." With the rapid growth in international viewership of K-Dramas, KDrama... - August 21, 2024 - KDrama Tours
New Publication: TheJembe Bridges the Gap Between Brands and Crucial Cultural Consumer Insights
The Jembe, a new, one-of-a-kind publication that provides brands access to valuable cultural insights through original editorial content. - August 14, 2024 - The Jembe
L'Effervescence Redefines Sustainable Dining with Second Impact Report
L'Effervescence, Tokyo's renowned fine-dining French restaurant, recently released its comprehensive 2023 Impact Report. This second edition of the report underscores the restaurant's progress toward its goal of becoming a regenerative establishment by 2030. As the first restaurant in Japan to publish a detailed impact report, L'Effervescence continues demonstrating its commitment to transparency, environmental stewardship and setting new benchmarks in industry leadership. - August 07, 2024 - L'Effervescence
ShangHai Taste Southwest Celebrates Grand Opening with Community Support, Official Recognition, and Renowned Guests
ShangHai Taste Southwest celebrated a highly successful grand opening on June 8th in Las Vegas, marked by delicious food, lively entertainment, and strong community support. The event featured a special proclamation from the State of Nevada presented by Assemblyman Duy Nguyen from District 8, recognizing the restaurant's contributions to the local culinary scene. Key highlights included heartfelt speeches and certificates of recognition from local officials and community leaders. - June 12, 2024 - Chinatown Vegas
Forbes Names Daniel Shanfield Top 10 Immigration Lawyer in Silicon Valley
Daniel Shanfield Just One of Two Attorneys on the Forbes Top 10 List with Headquarters in Silicon Valley - June 11, 2024 - Law Offices of Daniel Shanfield Immigration Defense PC
From Refugee Roots to Musical Stardom: Jade Defrancia Triumphs Over Identity Politics & Immigration Bias
Jade Defrancia, a Vietnamese musician, intertwines her immigrant narrative with music, overcoming biases and challenges. Her lineage, marked by war and escape, shapes her resilient spirit. From clandestine birth in East Oakland to a blossoming music career, Jade's journey is a testament to perseverance. Facing threats, she embraced music and left corporate life behind. Her story inspires resilience and defies stereotypes, urging others to pursue dreams despite societal obstacles. - April 05, 2024 - Jade Defrancia
Mayor Daniella Levine Cava Proclaims November 4 as Diwali in Miami-Dade Day
Diwali Day Celebrates the South Florida Hindu American Community, Their Culture and Contributions - November 22, 2023 - MAIACA
TCSL Tournament at Horsham Expands to Youth Cricket in Its Sixth Edition
The event at Lukens Park each year has been known for a highly competitive amateur adult cricket tournament. Teams look forward to participation in the event and we see great spirit and competitiveness each year. This year, the tournament and its expansion to youth has been made possible by a generous contribution by Radhika Ramamurthi and the naming of the trophy as the K.V. Easwaran Memorial Trophy. - July 31, 2023 - Tri County Premium Sports
K. Charm Design to Host First Thursday's at Old Town Flowery Branch
handcrafted ceramics to be sold at First Thursday's at Old Town Flowery Branch. - June 28, 2023 - K. Charm Design
U.S. Congressman Mike Lawler Speaks to Pharmaceutical Execs Regarding Disparities in Marketing to Underserved Ethnic Minorities
United States Congressman Michael Lawler delivered a message at the MMM Media Convene Conference: Multicultural Marketing: Pharma’s New Frontier. The Congressman cited the disparities in messaging to ethnic minorities by the pharmaceutical industry and called out government agencies for lack of oversight. - June 08, 2023 - Emerging Networks
"Meat Dad at JING" for a Father's Day Experience Fit for a King at JING in Downtown Summerlin
Executive Chef of JING Las Vegas in Downtown Summerlin has curated a special prix-fixe menu for Father's Day 2023 which includes two starters, two entrées and three sides. - May 24, 2023 - JING Las Vegas
Little Medical School SG Launches Fun-Filled “Doctor For A Week” Camp for Early Career Guidance
Little Medical School - Singapore opens the renowned "Doctor For A Week" camp for the 2023 Holiday Season. - March 08, 2023 - Little Skoolz
Harry Thapa’s Newly Released "The Baptized Cowminist: Memoires of a Cow Worshipper" is a Thoughtful Memoir That Explores the Author’s Spiritual Conversion
“The Baptized Cowminist: Memoires of a Cow Worshipper,” from Christian Faith Publishing author Harry Thapa, is a deeply personal account of growing up in Nepal and later discovering Christianity in the United States. - February 16, 2023 - Christian Faith Publishing
BDA Partners Announces Senior Hire in Hong Kong
BDA Partners is pleased to announce that Alexandra Yang has joined as a Managing Director in Hong Kong. Alexandra will expand and deepen BDA’s origination and coverage of Financial Sponsors in Asia. She has more than 15 years’ experience in cross-border M&A and capital markets. - January 18, 2023 - BDA Partners Ltd
Goldenberry Farms Launches "Lucky Golden Fruits" with Special Packaging for Lunar New Year 2023
Celebrate the Lunar New Year with "Lucky Golden Fruits," reinforcing the traditions of gifting fruit during the festive season. - December 08, 2022 - Goldenberry Farms
Slablox, LLC. Officially Announced TheOhtanis NFT Collection Drop Utilizing the ERC-721A Smart Contract on the Ethereum Blockchain and the Opensea.io Marketplace.
Slablox, LLC, a Nevada-based Web3 development company focused on merging Trading Card Collecting IRL (In Real Life) with Trading Cards in Web3, on Blockchain or in the Metaverse via (PNFT’S) (Physically Backed Non-Fungible Tokens). Slablox, LLC. is excited to announce the first phase of their... - November 30, 2022 - Slablox, LLC
Filipino Author Draws from Her Heritage to Create Gripping YA Horror
As part of Philippine Book Development Month, Cinnabar Moth has completed its development of the YA horror, "The Girl," by Filipino author Victory Witherkeigh. "The Girl" is grounded in Filipino history and explores what it means to be Filipino American while showcasing historic and modern Filipino view points. - November 12, 2022 - Cinnabar Moth Publishing
Former Major League Baseball and McDonald’s Global Diversity Executive Wendy Lewis, LLC Launches AllySHIFT® Episode 1 in Kansas City, MO; Featuring Nikole Hannah-Jones
Diversity, equity and inclusion practice firm Wendy Lewis, LLC. announces the launch of AllySHIFT®, a progressive and seismic platform for advocacy and sustainable equity. - November 07, 2022 - AllySHIFT®
Just Released: 31st and Final Book in Epic "Journey to the West" Series of Easy-to-Read Chinese Novels
After five years of intensive work, the writing team of Jeff Pepper and Dr. Xiao Hui Wang have finally published their entire 31-volume series of graded readers based on the classic Chinese novel, "Journey to the West." This is the largest and most ambitious project ever undertaken to create a series of graded readers for people learning the Chinese language. - October 13, 2022 - Imagin8 Press
Yan Xiong, Candidate for 10th Congressional District
Candidate Running for Congress - August 20, 2022 - Yan Xiong for Congress NY-10
Vicente Ferrer Foundation USA Welcomes Prem Gangalakunta to the Board
The Board of the Vicente Ferrer Foundation (VFF) USA wholeheartedly welcomes Prem Gangalakunta, a new trustee who will help support the Foundation’s work to empower rural communities in India. “We’re very excited to have Mr. Gangalakunta joining our Board,” said VFF USA... - May 18, 2022 - Vicente Ferrer Foundation USA
Shaw 3 Law Firm Has Been Accepted Into the American Immigration Lawyers Association, One of the Largest and Most Prestigious Immigration Association in the Country
Shaw 3 Law Firm being part of the American Immigration Lawyers Association can now have the necessary resources to better serve the Immigration legal community. - May 06, 2022 - Shaw 3 Law Firm
Newfront Raises $15,000 for Ukraine Through Wellbeing for Peace
Last week, Newfront, a tech-enabled, full-service brokerage, partnered with Wellness Coach to sponsor a virtual community challenge that raised more than $15,000 in support of Ukraine. - May 05, 2022 - Newfront
UR2.Global Names Composer, Pianist and Singer-Songwriter – Yify Zhang, the 2022 Honorary Artist-in-Residence for the Annual Global Artist Challenge
UR2.Global Names World-Class Composer, Pianist and Singer-Songwriter – Yify Zhang as the 2022 Honorary Artist-In-Residence (HAR) for its global Annual Artist Challenge to uplift the self-esteem of humanity. Artist call for Singer-Songwriters ages 21 and older are invited to participate and receive awards. - March 21, 2022 - UR2.Global
The Gospel Preached in Asia by Evangelist Uche Christian
Evangelist Uche Christian, sponsored by the Onyx House, Indianapolis, is preaching at 3 events in India and Nepal during the Easter celebrations. Thousands of people are expected to attend these meetings with many making first-time decisions for Christ. - March 21, 2022 - Onyx Evangelistic Association
Helping Ukrainian Refugees Through Soccer: Deploying Soccer Missionaries to Help Ukrainian Refugees in Poland and Slovakia
The International non-profit organization known as “The Global Foundation for Peace through Soccer,” plans to deploy a team of soccer missionaries to Poland and Slovakia soon. Those soccer missionaries expect to operate a series of free soccer clinics for the Ukrainian children who are... - March 12, 2022 - The Global Foundation for Peace through Soccer
Online Education Stands with Ukraine
Coursera and edX (2U) are ensuring that Ukrainians will have access to the knowledge required to rebuild their homeland and bring Ukraine forward to a brighter future. - March 11, 2022 - United Ukrainian University
UPS® and The Lonely Entrepreneur® Partner to Empower Diverse Entrepreneurs Across the US
Entrepreneurs to Receive 1 Year Free Access to Platform To Help Grow Their Business. UPS and The Lonely Entrepreneur (TLE), a non-profit that empowers individuals with entrepreneurial skills and support, have partnered to provide Black, Latin, Asian and women entrepreneurs throughout the country... - January 28, 2022 - The Lonely Entrepreneur
Philanthropist, Producer Lily Lisa, Named Second Time as Golden Film Awards Goodwill Ambassador
Filmmaker honored as “Goodwill Ambassador” at the US Hollywood International Golden Film Awards. - December 28, 2021 - Lily Lisa
Korea's Choi Dongho Honored with Gjenima Prize for Literature
Mundus Artium Press announces the award of the 2021 Gjenima Prize to Korean poet, critic and scholar Choi Dongho. Established in 2004, the annual Gjenima Prize recognizes the creator of an important body of literary work or a single major literary achievement that has played a part in current... - December 24, 2021 - Mundus Artium Press
B2 Music Releases Billboard Presents: Electric Asia Vol. 5 "Best of Asian Dance Music" Compilation
Hong Kong label B2 Music has released the 5th volume of its popular "Electric Asia" Dance Music compilations with Billboard magazine. The 15-track album includes new music from US star 4B (remixed by China's Lizzy Wang), Canadian festival favorites Zeds Dead (remixed by Freeza) and Taiwan's RayRay. Past editions have included tracks by Steve Aoki, KSHMR and Bollywood superstar Sonu Nigam. - December 17, 2021 - B2 Holdings Ltd.
The Quest to Commemorate Unsung Filipino Labor Leader, Larry Itliong, with a U.S. Postal Stamp
In trying to bring greater public awareness to the activist efforts of Larry Itliong and the plight of the Filipino farm workers from the mid-20th century in California's Central Valley, a group of supporters are petitioning the United State Postal service to create a commemorative stamp in his honor. - November 12, 2021 - RMFL
Institutional and Wholesale Investors Look to Asian Fixed Income for Diversification and Yield, Says New Global Research
Institutional and wholesale investors anticipate increasing their exposure to fixed income assets from issuers in Asia in an effort to further diversify their holdings and earn higher yields, according to new research published by Institutional Investor and Eastspring Investments. The research... - October 27, 2021 - Institutional Investor
Anil Uzun Comments on the China Ban on Cryptocurrency
Anil Uzun comments on China's Central bank announcing all transactions of cryptocurrencies illegal. - October 25, 2021 - Anil Uzun Investments
China Performance Group Publishes List of Top 10 China Sourcing Companies
This is the First Authoritative List of the Best China Sourcing Companies - October 23, 2021 - China Performance Group
Korean Specialist Bamboo Salt Manufacturer, Insan Bamboo Salt Co., Ltd. is Launching Its Products Into the Global Market
By developing Miracle Capsule, an immune health functional food that has significantly improved the efficacy of bamboo salt, the company has squarely in its sights the children's atopic natural food market. Further, the company continues with research and development of health foods with health promotion and anticancer effects such as medicinal soy sauce, sari soy sauce (made from fermented black soybean), and sulfur duck. Bamboo salt is a 100% natural food with no additives. - October 20, 2021 - Insan
Storage Made Easy and Cloudian Improve Storage Workflows and Collaboration for End Users at Asia United Bank (AUB)
The combination of Storage Made Easy’s Enterprise File Fabric and Object Storage from Cloudian helped AUB enhance data accessibility and it is documented in a newly released customer case study. - October 12, 2021 - Storage Made Easy
Hanasan, a Korean Professional Manufacturer of Wooden Furniture for Pets, is Expanding Its Business in the Global Market
Hanasan products focus on design and functionality by combining general furniture concepts with companion animal furniture. Hanasan is an environment-friendly enterprise that uses natural wood for all pet furniture products. Its main brand is “LUXYPET,” which pursues the image of... - October 09, 2021 - Hanasan Co., Ltd.
Professor Ted Hopf Wins Washington Post Albie Award for "The Distribution of Identity and The Future of International Order: China’s Hegemonic Prospects"
The renowned author is known for his award-winning work in the field of international order. - October 04, 2021 - Ted Hopf
Hong Kong Electronic Artist Zight Releases New Single, "Everybody Keep Running"
Following his breakout single, "Fly Away," which has amassed over half a million views on YouTube, "Everybody Keep Running" is uplifting, unapologetic EDM that shares the same euphoric sounds as its anthemic predecessor. Featuring UK singer, Peter Forrest and stars South African runner, Sibusiso Madikizela in the music video, the collective work from global talents combines Dance music with athletics. - October 01, 2021 - B2 Holdings Ltd.
SPES, a Manufacturer of Hair Care Products in Korea, is Entering Global Markets
Mango hair shampoo by SPES improves hair gloss with a powerful boost in moisture and elasticity. It also contains natural ingredients with anti-dandruff effects and promotes and protects hair growth. It prevents hair damage, making hair volume rich while strengthening hair and promoting nourishment and growth with natural mango-derived ingredients. - September 28, 2021 - SPES
CANA, a Korean Pearl Cosmetic Manufacturer, is Entering the Global Market
The main ingredients of Cana Pearl Moist Perfect CC Cream and Cana Pearl Moist Perfect BB Cream are antler extract, ginseng extract, snail mucus filtrate and hyaluronic acid which have excellent anti-wrinkle and whitening effects. You can achieve natural and clear skin tone with Cana Pearl Moist Perfect CC Cream and Cana Pearl Moist Perfect BB Cream. - September 28, 2021 - CANA
Behind the Strings Film Selected "Best Documentary" and Nominee for "Best of Festival"
Behind the Strings showcases the lives of a professional classical string quartet who left China for the U.S. They built a very successful career and paid a big price getting to the top and remaining on top. Film festivals throughout the U.S. are now presenting and praising this engaging independent documentary film. - September 27, 2021 - Behind the Strings