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Luna Yu’s Genecis Bioindustries is tackling two environmental problems at once by transforming food waste into high-functionality bioplastics.

Luna Yu’s Genecis Bioindustries takes on environmental challenges by converting organic waste into fully compostable bioplastics called polyhydroxyalkanoates or PHAs, which offer the same functionality as plastic without the pollution.  Other bioplastics can degrade quickly, but unlike PHAs they can’t be injection-molded or blow-molded easily. 

Yu’s company also aims to cut carbon emissions by diverting food waste from landfills.

Founded by Yu in 2018, the Toronto-based company has focused on B2B sales, pri...

These Asian daughters have turned their inherited privilege into their own empires.

Some people are born into a luxury lifestyle and others know how to turn it into a legacy. These Asian women used their inherited privilege to earn their own sparkle.

First, we have Rebecca C. Ma, or better known as Becca Bloom.

She is the daughter of Chinese real estate investors, Simon Yiming Ma and Heidi Chou who also founded the software company Camelot Informations Systems. Growing up, Becca played tennis, did ballet training, and was even an Olympic mathematics genius...

Explore three of Asia’s most chilling ghost stories—Okiku’s Well, The Painted Skin, and Ma Da.

Every culture has its own spooky tales and these three Asian ghost stories are frequently told throughout the night.

This first story takes place in ancient Japan at the Himeji Castle. A beautiful servant named Okiku held the responsibility of caring for her master’s most valuable dishes. Her master, Aoyama tried to make Okiku his lover, but she would reject him every time, which led him to hide one of the special dishes.

When she was...

Zauner’s personal story of identity and loss is woven throughout Japanese Breakfast’s captivating discography.

Japanese Breakfast is the misleading name of a Philadelphia-based indie pop band led by Korean American musician Michelle Zauner.

In 2022 the group earned Grammy nominations for Best New Artist and Best Alternative Music Album with Jubilee.  Its breakthrough album, which peaked at number 56 on the US Billboard 200 chart, was led by “Be Sweet” amassing over 88 million streams on Spotify –  the most of any song.

While Jubilee had more upbeat synthpop elements, their previous albums explored grief, earning a shoegaze c...

In a performance for the ages, three-time MVP Shohei Ohtani became the first player ever to hit three home runs and strike out 10 batters in a single postseason game.

Three-time MVP Shohei Ohtani had the best individual MLB performance of all time in the NLCS close-out game.  His phenomenal two-way showing featured 3 home runs at the plate and a pitching line of 6 scoreless innings and 10 strikeouts, while only allowing 2 hits.

This level of two-way dominance in a high-stakes playoff game is unprecedented.

His 3 home runs tie the most ever in a postseason game, a...

Chriselle Lim transformed the pain of a public divorce into reinventing PHLUR into one of the fastest growing fragrance lines in the United States. 

In a world that overflows with different scents, Chriselle Lim figured out how to turn a fragrance line into a multimillion-dollar fragrance brand that is influencing modern perfumery. Originally founded in 2015, PHLUR was established as a fine-fragrance brand that was carefully crafted and responsibly sourced, but it wasn’t until Chriselle Lim acquired the company and led it to success.

Before becoming PHLUR’s owner and creative director in 2021, Lim was makin...

Sports journalist Pablo Torre has had on-camera impact while getting the behind-the-scenes scoop.

Filipino American Pablo Torre is an award-winning journalist, sportswriter, podcaster, and television host.

Torre recently investigated the Los Angeles Clippers alleged salary cap circumvention.  His reporting revealed that Clippers owner Steve Ballmer was involved in a deal to pay Kawhi Leonard $28 million through a “no-show job” with the financial firm Aspiration.

These details were divulged on his podcast and web series Pablo Torre Finds Out which he has hosted since joining Meadowlark Media 2023.  The disclosure made waves in the NBA and le...

These niche Asian sports are gaining global popularity with their speed, power, and impressive competition.

In the U.S., when we think of sports we picture baseball or football, but across the globe in Asia, athletes are playing some of the most intense sports that don’t get nearly enough spotlight.

Starting off with badminton, a quiet powerhouse sport.

It has been played for centuries all over Eurasia and was modernized in the mid-19th century throughout British India. The game became very popular in India by the 1870s and in 2016 Premier Badminton Le...

A Huntington Beach surf kid has become one of the world’s top surfers.

Before he was a surfing star, Kanoa Igarashi was just a kid from Huntington Beach following his father’s footsteps. Igarashi was born in 1997 to Japanese parents who decided to move to “Surf City” from Tokyo to give their son a chance to master the art of surfing. 

By the age of three, Igarashi was learning how to paddle out. Since his father was a competitive surfer in Japan, he would routinely take Kanoa out to the water at 5:45 in the morning b...

These Asian actors infuse Hollywood’s darkest genre with depth and dread.

Get ready to add these 5 movies to your Halloween movie watch list this year! Today, we’re spotlighting 5 suspenseful films that feature Asian actors.

Starting off strong with Saw, a Halloween classic. Ken Leung plays Detective Steven Sing who gets his methodical self into the middle of a serial killer’s twisted games. His character brings observance and true focus into every discovery which also adds a layer of realism to the movie.

Next up is the 2020 release of The Grudge.

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Big roles in Bridgerton and other projects combine with runway prominence to power Simone Ashley’s rise to glam stardom.

British actress Simone Ashley is best known for her role as Kate Sharma in the current Netflix period drama Bridgerton.   She has starred in 11 episodes since her character was introduced in the second season of the award-winning show.

Ashley’s first feature lead role came in the 2025 romcom Picture This, a film in which she is also credited as an executive producer.

Disney’s 2023 live-action adaption of The Little Mermaid featured Ashley as Ariel’s...