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Foundation raises $1 billion to fight anti-Asian hate
A foundation launched by prominent Asian American business leaders earlier this month said Thursday it has raised more than $1 billion to support Asian...
Goodwill stores have a message: Please stop donating trash
Broken furniture. Flashlights with leaking batteries. Disfigured Barbie dolls.
Across the...
Ramadan drives donations, memberships to giving circles
Sahina Islam can still recall the day when she heard an elderly Pakistani couple got kicked out of their New York City home by...
Across faiths, US volunteers mobilize for India crisis
Volunteers at Hindu temples, Muslim groups and Sikh relief organizations across the United States are mobilizing to support India as the world's second most...
Blake Shelton joins drive to help feed out-of-work musicians
For more than a year now, the state of America's live music industry has been a grim one.
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National Day of Prayer inspires pleas for unity and justice
U.S. soldiers were fighting in Korea when President Harry S. Truman signed a congressional resolution calling for an annual National Day of Prayer. The...
An online post helps both the hungry and a chef in Ramadan
A few years ago, Mariam Yehia, her mom and a friend started a Ramadan tradition — they bought hot meals and handed them out...
Rockefeller heirs launch campaign to curb oil and gas growth
Two great-great-grandchildren of Standard Oil Co. founder John D. Rockefeller Sr. are pouring millions of dollars into an effort aimed at supporting people on...
Donors race to aid India during COVID-19 surge
The catastrophic wave of Covid-19 in India has prompted donors to send millions of dollars to the country, which Tuesday crossed the grim mark...
Asian American business leaders seek to fight discrimination
Asian American business leaders are launching a foundation to challenge discrimination through what they call the largest philanthropic commitment in history by Asian Americans...