Whenever you take a satisfying sip of your favorite drink from Starbucks (hello, pumpkin flavors at Christmas!), ever stop to wonder who guides the overarching vision behind the mega-successful coffee company?
Meet Clara Shih. At just 29, she’s the newest addition to the Starbucks board of directors, taking Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s place. As a young woman and Asian American, Clara is an anomaly in the world of corporate boards. According to a 2010 study conducted by the Alliance for Board Diversity, Asian/Pacific Islander women make up less than 1% of Fortune …

While international models grace the cover of the fashion glossies each month, our favorite cute and cuddly cat Hello Kitty shines in a double cover of this month’s ELLE Taiwan. The magazine is celebrating its 20th anniversary. But why Hello Kitty? She may not be a model, but Hello Kitty is more popular than ever, teaming up with Sephora to launch a line of cosmetics and perfume and collaborating with Forever 21 to create a Limited Edition Super-Cute Girlie Collection of clothing, intimates, jewelry, and accessories. But that’s not all. …

Asian American sports fans have been breathlessly watching as Jeremy Lin, a Harvard graduate and the first American player in the NBA of Chinese and Taiwanese descent, was recently traded from the Golden State Warriors to the Houston Rockets. Jeremy was waived by the Golden State Warriors on December 9, the first day of training camp after the NBA lockout, but was picked up by the Houston Rockets three days later.

Now that school has started, you’re probbaly sharing stories with your classmates about what you did over the summer. What you did probably wasn’t as suicidal as this UCLA Korean American boy, Chris Jeon, who decided to join rebel fighters in Libya during the last weeks of his summer.

A recent poll showed that Asian American teens spend the most on fashion per month—an average of $150.97—compared to other ethnic groups. To compare, white teens spend an average of $111.58 per month.
While I don’t consider myself an over-spender, I could probably have done without a few extra cardigans, pairs of jeans, and jewelry pieces that I’ve acquired over the years thanks to my penchant for online shopping. Apparently, I’m not alone, according to a poll of 1,300 teens and college students by online marketing group Ypulse.com.