Corporate America is once again wading into the political arena, this time, for justice. Read More
Tag: Commentary
Racism is a public health problem
The CDC declares racism a public health threat, the safety net failed disabled Texans during the deep freeze, and Lil Nas X is having the last laugh. Read More
Recognizing patterns: reflections on anti-Asian sentiments in business
A startup CEO talks about the experiences of Asian Americans in the business world, and a major money manager bucks with Wall Street to conduct a racial audit. Read More
The Derek Chauvin trial continues to day five
It’s hard not to feel like a reckoning is taking place in Minneapolis. Read More
Happy Day of Trans Visibility
A prominent investor reflects on being an Asian American success story – and realizing that’s not enough. Read More
One scoop at a time
Racism and hate can seem as big and immovable as a grounded container ship. But hope means doing what you can. Read More
1955 Capital’s Andrew Chung on the Atlanta shootings, anti-Asian racism, and a very hard phone call to his father
A prominent investor reflects on being an Asian American success story – and realizing that’s not enough. Read More
Centering the stories of the Atlanta spa shooting victims
Here’s your #StopAsianHate week in review, in Haiku. The day after hismother was murdered, thesun came up as if to mock the darkness in his heart. “Where will we gonow?” his brother sobbed. The day after his wife was murdered at his side,he held their infant and replayed their stepsin his mind, “if only we had gone for […]
It’s time to support AAPI women
Last night, a gunman went on a rampage at three separate spas in the Atlanta area, killing eight people. Six were of Asian descent and all but one were women. The gunman told police that he had been motivated by a possible “sex addiction” and was looking to quell “temptation.” Robert Aaron Long, 21, has […]
A primarily white entertainment industry leaves $10 billion on the table every year
By underinvesting in black-led projects, film and television production firms are shooting themselves in the (financial) foot. Read More