Manjit Minhas

Asian-American boba tea brand Twrl to pitch to Simu Liu after controversy on Dragons’ Den

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Asian-American boba tea brand Twrl to pitch to Simu Liu after controversy on Dragons’ Den

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

Opinion | Storm in a bubble tea cup? Marvel star calls cultural appropriation on Canadian brand

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Opinion | Storm in a bubble tea cup? Marvel star calls cultural appropriation on Canadian brand

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