The COVID-19 pandemic is an inflection point for AAPI history. It is not often that human history stumbles upon both a challenge and an opportunity that is specific to an entire racial group. Granted, the Asian American population is diverse though mainstream media doesn’t do that great of a job…

Culture is often perceived to be soft or simply in the background yet it’s such a critical part of how we live and work. Culture entails conduct, values, ethics, morals, laws, traditions, norms, conventions, methods of operations, communication styles, relationships and how we interact with one another in every facet…

In this current sociopolitical environment, Asian American and Pacific Islanders (heretofore referred to as AAPI) navigate unprecedented challenges. As a collective, it is of critical importance that the greater AAPI community come together to amplify and provide support for younger AAPIs, and platforms are built to address issues together. …

It is self-evident that much of global women’s labor is deemed of lesser importance compared to that of men’s labor; however, literature written about women’s work and labor across Anthropology, Sociology, Politics, Economics, Labor Studies, and other social sciences disciplines do not give a satisfying enough solution for how we…

Vietnamese American poet, author, and recipient of the MacArthur early career genius award, Ocean Vuong’s heartfelt stories about his Asian American immigration history and personal coming of age experiences in rural America uncover a beautiful and deeply philosophical inner world often overlooked and dismissed by onlookers. He lives at intersections…

Women’s healthcare is a topic I am particularly passionate about primarily because of my lived experience with my fibroid diagnosis and subsequent partial hysterectomy with the removal of my uterus though I kept my ovaries. I am privileged to have had the opportunity to freeze my eggs. Women’s reproductive health…

FemTech was coined and defined by Ida Tin as “all tech and innovation that aims to tackle health issues that only, or disproportionately, impact women.” — CNBC Ida, founder of Clue, a period tracking app, arguably launched an entire category of products and services that serve the complete lifecycle of…

We need new models for fundraising especially in the aftermath of the SVB crisis. Women should pool resources together to create funds and crowdsource smaller sums of capital in support of women’s healthcare and femtech companies at the seed level. Additionally, they can leverage their network of other women and amplify both the company as well as the mission. This way we can get more femtech companies off the ground and later leverage organic customer growth to drive revenue and make a profit.

One of the most pressing issues to solve for in femtech is it’s image issue. In the past, femtech and women’s healthcare are often synonymous with fear, anxiety, judgment and burdens placed on women. …