Averie Bishop ends her Miss Texas tenure with scathing piece calling out Texas politicians

“So many of the leaders of my state are living in denial. Rather than celebrating this diversity… they are trying to smother it&...

Fleeting memories and the fickleness of family: How to say goodbye to a mother at a bus stop

“He made this in his first-grade arts and crafts class.” I watch Nai Nai’s fingers caress the roof of the model train. It’s tiny but formida...

Cultural biases made me question if I could love my white boyfriend, until I lost him

While waiting at the airport, my undocumented Mami would look for the camouflaged yellow of crocodile eyes. And when she finally spotted som...

Sen. Marsha Blackburn says China part of ‘New Axis of Evil’ in op-ed supporting Taiwan independence

In an opinion piece released Friday, Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) condemned the actions of the Chinese Communist Party and called the count...

Toothy takes: In defense of Asian fusion cuisine

If American Chinese food isn’t authentically Asian then neither am I  Growing up with the privilege of nightly access to fresh, homemade Chi...

Immigrant stories go unheard because we stopped answering this question

Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this piece are those of the author’s and do not necessarily represent the views of NextShark....

Hollywood cured my prejudice against white men

Editor’s Note: This is a satirical response to Christine Ma-Kellams’ “K-dramas cured my prejudice against Asian men” op-ed and does not repr...

How I Came to Terms With Being Asian

I wasn’t going to write this article. Normally, I publish about virtual and augmented reality and how technology can enhance our lives, so g...

10 Years After Starring in ‘Gran Torino’, I See Today’s Anti-Asian Racism for What it Really Is

Back in 2008, I starred opposite Clint Eastwood in “Gran Torino” playing the lead Hmong role in a tale of two people transcending their diff...

Why I Refuse to Be an Asian Tiger Mom or a Pushover Parent

Editor’s Note: Katharine Chan is a Chinese-Canadian author, mother, and culture blogger behind the site Sum on Sleeve. The views expressed i...

We Started With A Napkin and Ended Up With An Nintendo Wii

We met at our local ice cream shop to get a napkin and begin our quest. The day before, Vaibhav shared with Brandon and me a famous TED talk...

Think Adopting Children of Color Makes You Woke? It Doesn’t

White people have been adopting children of color for decades, using infertility, religion, or unacknowledged white saviorism to explain the...

How Asian Men Get Lured Into The Toxic ‘Incel Community’

Editor’s Note: Eric Trinh Chu is an educator from San Francisco. The opinions expressed in this piece are solely his own. There isn’t much I...

A Letter to My Crazy (and Maybe Not Rich) Asians

Editor’s Note: Anna Zhang is a writer, teacher, and first generation Fuzhounese American from Brooklyn, New York. The views expressed ...

This Japanese Douchebag Has No Business Talking About Race In America

Editor’s Note: Ranier Maningding is a copywriter and mastermind behind the social justice page “The Love Life of an Asian Guy“. The opinions...

Starbucks is Trying to Fix Its Problem with Racism — Now It’s the Police’s Turn

Editor’s Note: Dr. Eugene Gu is a resident physician at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and president of the Ganogen Research Institute...

My Experience With a White Worshipper

Editor’s Note: Carol Wild is a Taiwanese/New Zealander Blogger. The views expressed in this piece are solely her own. To be honest wit...

Why Mulan is the Ultimate Asian American

Editor’s Note: Benjamin To is a Los Angeles based writer, director, and producer who founded BAND WITH NO NAME Films. The views expres...

The Day I Changed The Conversation Around Our Chinese Family’s Dinner Table

Editor’s Note: Katharine Chan is a Chinese-Canadian author, mother, and culture blogger behind the site Sum on Sleeve. The views expressed i...

A Letter to Asian Girls

Editor’s Note: Caroline Wang is a Chinese-Australian university student living and studying in Melbourne. The views expressed in this piece ...

Student Engineers Who Gave Only Woman in The Class Lipstick for Women’s Day Blasted for Alleged Sexism

Recently, the male students from an engineering class at Guangzhou University made news for gifting their only female classmate a set of exp...

What Does Asian Feminism Mean To Me?

Editor’s Note: Eliza Romero is a Baltimore-based, Filipino-American fashion blogger and pop culture writer behind the website Aesthetic Dist...

My New Year’s Resolution is to Embrace My Asian Heritage

My New Year’s resolution for 2018, as I’ve been jokingly telling my friends and family for the past month, is to “be more...