For our second interview on fashion we didn’t have to go far to find some truly remarkable fashion talent whose career has traversed both China and the United States. New York-based Thomas Chen is, in his own words, “a Chinese,

Jason Wu. Phillip Lim. Alexander Wang. These names now roll off the American tongue like other household names in the world of high fashion. As the United States has shifted demographically to include a larger Asian American population, and an

We round out a social media perspective of the Asia-Pacific region with an interview with Jeremy Woolf, Senior Vice President of Text 100, a global digital agency. To many of you in the social media field, Woolf’s name will sound

Today, most marketers would find it impossible to find an audience or a customer base without first going to the Internet to raise brand awareness among potential buyers of a product. But with so many social networking platforms out there,

Could the Lunar New Year become an American holiday? This question came to our minds when we learned a petition proposing Lunar New Year as a federal holiday had gathered over 37,000 signatures from supporters who were seeking recognition of

Entrepreneurial journalism, blogging and social media are a great way to engage yourself in your local community, and especially if you are a new arrival in a major city in the Asia-Pacific. Yaeri Song, a freelance producer based in Seoul,

Food is sustenance, but it’s also pleasure, and most travelers to Southeast Asia know from experience the colorful spectrum of cuisines that are part of the cultural experience in Bangkok or Kuala Lumpur. It was the food culture of Asia

Considering a career in Southeast Asia? Justin Calderon, a research analyst for Inside Investor, did just that in 2006, and his plan has taken him to Malaysia, Thailand, and now Manila, Philippines. Originally from New York, Calderon has taken full