For Jenny Lau, a London-based musician, writer and creator of Celestial Peach – a platform dedicated to stories about Chinese identity, food and culture – community is the driving force behind her literary debut. “I’ve never subscribed to a very traditional lifestyle and that’s when I realised how much community has fallen by the wayside … Read more
Canadian drinks brand Bobba was recently called out for pitching its “healthier” and “better” version of bubble tea. Nothing wrong with that, except its owners, who presented their pitch on television, were not Chinese. They were subsequently accused of cultural appropriation. My key takeaway from this is: how something looks is more important than what … Read more
Olivia Chen and Pauline Ang, friends and business partners in boba milk tea brand Twrl, have tried three times to get on Shark Tank, a US reality show where up-and-coming entrepreneurs try to woo big-name backers. Now, in a plot twist they could not have imagined, the San Francisco-based women have a chance to pitch … Read more
Chinese-Canadian actor Simu Liu, best known for playing the Marvel character Shang Chi, has just shown that not all superheroes wear capes. Liu recently appeared on the Canadian reality show Dragon’s Den, a competition where entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to investors known as the Dragons (there is a similar show called Shark Tank). For Sebastien … Read more
