Articles: 

All

Interviews

A Trek from Military Training to Professional Development

The rough road as a Naval Officer, requiring discipline and high focus, prepared the veteran Edgar Jimenez to be on top of a recruiting business today.
Interviews

Deneza Jadol: Honoring Heritage through Music

The budding artist, Deneza, offers music that hints at what it’s like to be an immigrant who struggled to pursue passion over practicality.
Arts/Entertainment

Illi Ferandez: Rekindling with Her Identity Through Art

Learn about Illi Ferandez, a Chicago-based, Fil-Am Digital Illustrator and her noble perspective in art, as she creates pieces that are relatable to her identity, reflecting her true authentic self.
Business

Comcast RISE: Doing these 3 things can help RISE your business!

With Comcast RISE, there are three ways you can UP your endeavors and can work for any type of business.
Arts/Entertainment

Theater Seesaw: How Balancing Strengthened Director Jonald Reyes

See what Director Jonald Reyes from The Second City has to say about balancing--making the most in every opportunity and reaping as much as you can.
Business

UNITY Conference: ACE NextGen Holds the Largest National Gathering of AAPI Entrepreneurs

A champion in increasing the Asian presence in American leadership, ACE NextGen, is hosting a two-day conference centered on leveraging the power of relationships for Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPI) entrepreneurs in the McDonald’s Global Headquarters, Illinois.
Business

Why You Shouldn’t Miss ACE NextGen’s Unity Conference 2022

Join us in person on October 13-14 for a 2-day epic experience - we’re coming together again for one heck of a reunion!
Arts/Entertainment

The Shoot: How “No Place Like Kasama” Came To Be

Tenacity, resilience, and a strong will to break the mold are just some of the great things that describe Asians in general. As AAPI month comes to a close, we saved the best for last. 
Food

Sochi’s Secret Recipe

From high school sweethearts to business owners. Unravel the tale of how Sochi Saigonese Kitchen came to be, and what secret recipe helped and continues to help the restaurant flourish.
Community

Barbara’s Bookstore in Solidarity with AAPIs

In a pandemonium brought about by several uncertainties, Barbara’s Bookstore stood firm to provide refuge for those who are seeking a sense of truce. Discover how the bookstore continues to thrive and champion the AAPI community today.
Business

The Making of Merry Richards Jewelers

Merry and Richard Cheng took the risk of entering a saturated market, defying all odds as immigrants in 1985 and being able to establish the now multi-million dollar Merry Richards Jewelers.
Business

A Bridal Compassion

Love stretches far beyond romantic antics and fairytale-like happy endings. It’s a contagious concept rooted with deep compassion towards one another. If you think about it, love starts with compassion. This happens to be the main focus of Tina Wong, owner and founder of Grace and Ivory.