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· Jin Hyun
Cartoon About 3 Bears and a Korean Girl is the Representation We’ve Been Waiting For
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past three years, you’ve likely come across the ever popular Cartoon Network series, “We Bare Bears” — the story of three adorable bear brothers and a Korean child genius. The unique show features a bilingual Korean American family…
· Ryan General
Hayley Kiyoko Slams Rita Ora’s New Song ‘Girls’ For Its Harmful Representation of The LGBTQ+
“Girls,” Rita Ora’s new song about girl-on-girl relationships, received criticisms online for its alleged harmful representation of the LGBTQ+ community. The track featuring Cardi B, Bebe Rexha, and Charli XCX was first called out by singer/songwriter Hayley Kiyoko via Instagram…
· Ryan General
White Actor From ‘Iron Fist’ Briefly Rage Quits Twitter After ‘Whitesplaining’ Asian Representation
A somewhat heated discussion between an Iron Fist fan and Finn Jones, the actor who plays the superhero character for Netflix’s upcoming series, erupted on Twitter last Sunday. “Iron Fist” has first stirred controversy for missing the opportunity to cast an Asian actor in the…
· Jacqueline Wong
Alan Yang’s New Netflix Movie ‘Tigertail’ is Another Step for Asian Americans in Media
“Master of None’s” Alan Yang is teaming up with Netflix again, and this time it is for his own movie he wrote and directed, called “Tigertail.” John Cho has been confirmed as the lead, along with Christine Ko, Tzi Ma, and Kunjue Li. The supporting cast includes Joan Chen, Hayden…
· Ranier Maningding
Why The Winners of Miss Universe Always Look White
Every year I nervously watch the Miss Universe competition to see which white-passing beauty queen will take home the crown. “Come on down Miss Racially Ambiguous model/actor and claim your scholarship prize of $5,000! Don’t spend it all in one semester!”
· Carl Samson
U.S. to Ban Chinese Officials Unless Tibet Opens Up to Americans
With bipartisan support, the U.S. Senate passed a bill on Dec. 11 that demands access to Tibet for American diplomats, journalists and tourists. The region, which requires foreigners a special permit to visit, has a contested history of independence before it officially came…
· Christina Guan
Screw Your Asian Tourist Stereotypes – Confessions From An Asian Travel Blogger
Where does your mind jump when you think of an Asian travel blogger or “Asian tourist”? Selfie sticks, bus tours, peace signs, and giant DSLRs, maybe? Google Images just about summarizes it…
· Carl Samson
Miss Universe National Costumes of Asia Will Blow You Away
A total of 93 countries competed for Best National Costume at the 67th Miss Universe held in Pattaya, Thailand on Dec. 10. Of these candidates, 20 came from Asia in ensembles adorned with culture and style unique to their respective countries.
· Elliot Sang
An Interview with ‘Aquaman’ Director James Wan, a Hero in His Own Right
James Wan is nothing less than a trailblazer. His works, though often accessible big-budget films like “Insidious” and “Furious 7,” all stand out as decidedly new ventures. Take “Saw,” a series he started in 2003 that has since expanded into one of the most successful horror…
· Ziye Wang
Meet the Stanford Student Who Could Revolutionize How We Treat Epilepsy
When talking to Christine Liu, I often found myself forgetting that she’s still only a sophomore at Stanford. Looking back, it’s not hard to see why. For starters, she’s got a resume to make even the most draconian of tiger parents proud, boasting a published scientific paper…
· Ryan General
She Once Thought She Was ‘Ugly’ for Being Chinese, Now She’s Going to the Miss Universe Pageant
Francesca Hung is an actress and model from Sydney who has given a new face to Miss Australia after being chosen to represent the country in the next Miss Universe pageant. For the first time in history, Miss Australia-Universe is not blonde-haired and blue-eyed beauty, and the…
· Elliot Sang
‘Shang-Chi’ Will Be Important, But Far From Enough
Throughout my childhood, I wanted to play a superhero. I went through that same process many young, Asian, aspiring actors do; I researched what was possible for me. I googled “Asian superheroes” and found little to nothing. The search leads one to mostly side characters or…
· Kimberly Nguyen
Greta Lee’s New HBO Show About Koreatown Could Be a First for Asian Americans
Greta Lee, the mastermind behind developing HBO dark comedy “KTown” based on the fictional kingpins of Los Angeles’ Koreatown, just might be spearheading the first premium cable show to feature Asian Americans.
· Carl Samson
Woman Claims She Makes $30,000 a Month Selling Handbags from China
A 22-year-old female entrepreneur has triggered people on Twitter after claiming that she earns up to $30,000 a month by running an online business from her New York City apartment. The unidentified entrepreneur revealed her story in Refinery29’s “Money Diaries,” a series that…
· Ryan General
Billionaire Jack Ma ‘Accidentally’ Revealed to Be a Member of China’s Communist Party
Alibaba founder Jack Ma was revealed to be a member of the Communist Party of China by People’s Daily, the party’s official mouthpiece. Interestingly, however, while most of the Western media widely covered the disclosure as a shocking revelation, many observers in China were…
· Carl Samson
‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Star Alex Landi Wants to Make Asians and the LGBTQ+ Community Proud
Alex Landi, the first Asian male surgeon in “Grey’s Anatomy,” has expressed his goal of getting representation “right” in a recent podcast. Speaking to Travis Mills on Apple Music’s Beats 1, Landi shared that he’s happy to play Dr. Nico Kim, who also happens to be the show’s…
· Ziye Wang
Hollywood’s First Male Sex Symbol Was a Japanese Man
Long before the hunky Henry Golding established himself as a Hollywood mainstay, a Japanese actor by the name of Sessue Hayakawa carved out an improbable career as one of the biggest stars of the silent film era, not least due to his “broodingly handsome” good looks. In an…
· Ziye Wang
Why Steve Aoki Thinks BTS is This Generation’s Bruce Lee
Steve Aoki just dropped the music video for his smash hit collaboration with BTS, “Waste It On Me,” which features an all-Asian American cast. We got the chance to sit down with the Grammy-nominated DJ to talk about his experience working with BTS, the importance of Asian…
· Ziye Wang
Why Asians are ‘Schrödinger’s Minority’
There’s a classic thought experiment in quantum physics wherein a cat is placed in an enclosed box. In the box is a radioactive sample with a 50% chance of killing the cat after a certain amount of time. When the box is opened, the state of the cat – alive or dead – is revealed.…
· Ryan General
‘Crazy Rich Asians Star’ Henry Golding Was Once Embarrassed to Be Asian
“Crazy Rich Asians” star Henry Golding recently admitted that he was once embarrassed about his Asian heritage when he was younger. In an interview with the South China Morning Post, the 30-year-old British Malaysian actor explained how his heritage and upbringing would…