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Oct 19, 2024 | 
coldteacollective.com | Zeph Wong |Samson Chan |Pearl Zhou
Recently, CBC Dragon’s Den aired an episode with guest Dragon Simu Liu calling out Quebec-based boba tea company, Bobba, and its founders for engaging in cultural appropriation. This sparked an online firestorm that saw a typical pattern commonplace on social media: both an outpouring of support for Liu’s position and comments, as well as a flood of threats and harassment against Bobba’s founders and other Dragons for their dismissive behaviour during the pitch.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
coldteacollective.com | Pearl Zhou |Natasha Jung
As the crisp autumn air settles in, there’s nothing cozier than curling up with a warm meal from a bountiful harvest season. Whether you’re craving big bowl soup or something on-the-go, check out these cookbooks by Asian American and Asian Canadian women. These cookbooks offer readers recipes, inspirations, and stories from the Asian diaspora, while learning about their connection to culture and food.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
coldteacollective.com | Natasha Jung |Pearl Zhou
Dìdi (弟弟) is a coming-of-age film written and directed by Sean Wang. The film follows Chris, a 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy, through the summer before high school, experiencing awkward teenage growing pains. Dìdi (弟弟), which means little brother in Mandarin, showcases the relationships between Chris and his family and how three Asian American generations navigate living together under one roof.
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May 28, 2024 | 
coldteacollective.com | Pearl Zhou
Ailsa Chang is NPR’s first-ever Asian American host who also understands what it’s like to grow up in the Asian diaspora, from navigating immigrant parents expectations to discovering what she loves to do. Cold Tea Collective had a chance to speak to Chang about how her cultural experiences growing up in the diaspora shaped her journey to finding a career she’s passionate about. Chang’s parents immigrated from Taiwan to the US with limited resources, family, and friends.
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May 17, 2024 | 
coldteacollective.com | Natasha Jung |Pearl Zhou
While Gold House is known for their work in the media and entertainment space, the 2024 Gold Gala hosted a large list of guests from across media, entertainment, sport, food and business. The diverse guest list was reflective of the new programs launched and partnerships developed since last year’s gathering. Cold Tea Collective announced last year our participation in the “Gold Publishers Program” to elevate and amplify the next generation in media.
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May 17, 2024 | 
coldteacollective.com | Natasha Jung |Pearl Zhou
Asian American, Pacific Islander and global Asian artists and leaders dressed their best for the 2024 Gold Gala this past weekend. Hosted at The Music Center in downtown Los Angeles, leaders across entertainment, media, business, sports, community and more gathered for the third annual event. The evening celebrated Gold House’s 2024 A100 List to honor the 100 most impactful Asian Pacific changemakers in culture and society in the last year.
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May 16, 2024 | 
coldteacollective.com | Pearl Zhou
CBC Kids’ Gangnam Project is a landmark show for the Canadian kids television industry. What differentiates Gangnam Project from other kids’ programming is that they proudly have an explicitly all-Asian cast and a diverse crew. Gangnam Project centers around Hannah, a biracial Korean Canadian teen who gets an opportunity of a lifetime to teach English at a K-pop training school, but gets more than she bargained for.
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May 14, 2024 | 
coldteacollective.com | Jeevan Sangha |Pearl Zhou
Seeking to dispel common stereotypes around food and identity placed upon South Asian communities, a new TELUS Original, Not Your Butter Chicken,follows food and wine expert Shiva Reddy as she reconnects with her own culture and copes with her mother’s gradual loss of memory due to dementia.
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May 13, 2024 | 
coldteacollective.com | Pearl Zhou
SoGal Ventures, a pioneering force in the world of venture capital, has been making waves with its portfolio of diverse-led startups. Founder Pocket Sun is a starring cast member of the documentary Show Her the Money, showcasing the impacts women are making in the venture capital industry. In a traditionally male-dominated industry, venture capital is seeing more women enter and being successful. In a new era of investing, Sun reveals her experiences working in venture capital in the documentary.
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May 7, 2024 | 
coldteacollective.com | Janrey Serapio |Pearl Zhou
From the written word to the screen, film and TV adaptations of popular books are ubiquitous in today’s media landscape. Whether you love it or hate it, most of the must-watch list on your streaming service of choice is likely inspired by or adapted from an already well-loved novel. Nonetheless, the trend has helped introduce screen-loving audiences to some of the best writers of our time, including many Asian American authors who have contributed important works to the diaspora’s literary canon.
