New bio explores complex life of 1930s Hollywood star who hid her South Asian roots

Mayukh Sen was just a high schooler when he first encountered Merle Oberon in the 1939 film “Wuthering Heights.” “I felt an imme...

NPR slammed for tweeting Michelle Yeoh the ‘first person who identifies as Asian’ to win Best Actress Oscar

Twitter users are calling out NPR for its tweet announcing Michelle Yeoh’s historic Best Actress win at the 95th Academy Awards. The media o...

Merle Oberon: the first Asian Best Actress Oscar nominee who hid her heritage from Hollywood

When Michelle Yeoh’s nomination for Best Actress at the Oscars was announced on Tuesday, some outlets highlighted that she was the fir...