Chris Jesu LeeinPlan A MagazineThe Oscars Didn’t Deserve ‘Parasite’While it was nice that an Asian film won Hollywood’s most coveted prize, there are now some traps that Asian Americans must avoid.Feb 17, 20201Feb 17, 20201
Chris Jesu LeeinPlan A Magazine‘Frankly In Love’ Shows Why 2nd-Generation Asian Americans Need Each OtherTo be 2nd generation Asian American is to be a lost generation. ‘Frankly In Love’ is one of the most generous explorations into this truth.Oct 8, 20192Oct 8, 20192
Chris Jesu LeeinPlan A MagazineJeremy Lin the Azn Xanga BallerJeremy Lin’s true gift is how he embodied the common Asian American experienceSep 9, 2019Sep 9, 2019
Chris Jesu LeeinPlan A MagazineWho’s Afraid of Being Yellow?The ambiguous term “Asian American” has its uses, but we need a more precise word to talk about the “yellow” racial experience.Jul 8, 20192Jul 8, 20192
Chris Jesu LeeinPlan A MagazineBeing Raised Asian American By The InternetGrowing up, posting in online forums was the only way I could talk about Asian American issues. Can we open up more avenues today?May 15, 2019May 15, 2019
Chris Jesu LeeinPlan A MagazineLet ‘Game of Thrones’ Be WhiteInstead of mainly seeking inclusion into white narratives, people of color should seek to create our own that center on ourselves.Apr 22, 201910Apr 22, 201910
Chris Jesu LeeinPlan A MagazineAndrew Yang’s Chilling Message to Asian AmericansAsian Americans, especially Yellow Asian Americans, must form a genuine political consciousness of our own.Mar 26, 20192Mar 26, 20192
Chris Jesu LeeinPlan A MagazineWe ‘Robotic’ Asians and the College Admissions ScandalAsian American applicants have been told we have bad personalities to make room for people like this?Mar 14, 20191Mar 14, 20191
Chris Jesu LeeinPlan A Magazine‘The Sun Is Also A Star’ and the Acceptable Asian Leading ManAs with “Crazy Rich Asians,” a full-Asian male romantic role has been cast as half-white. Hollywood corporate wokeness is bankrupt.Feb 6, 20194Feb 6, 20194
Chris Jesu LeeinPlan A MagazineImmigration’s Impact on Asian ParentsThe things I learned after I had my first real conversation with my grandmother (and how they relate to Thomas Mann’s “Buddenbrooks”)Feb 5, 20192Feb 5, 20192