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Why Finally Having an Asian Ken in the New Barbie Movie is a Win for Representation
Why Finally Having an Asian Ken in the New Barbie Movie is a Win for Representation
Hey folks! Have you heard the news? We’re finally getting an Asian Ken in the new Barbie movie, and Simu Liu is playing the role!
Nathan Chen
Apr 4, 2023
Dim Sum! The meaning behind the edibles you love
Dim Sum! The meaning behind the edibles you love
Ever wondered why Dim Sum is called Dim Sum?
Postcard lover
Apr 20, 2022
“Home is where the heart is?”
“Home is where the heart is?”
Growing up in Australia as a first-generation immigrant, I often struggle to form a concrete understanding of ‘home’.
Janice Lei
Sep 11, 2021
Why Japanese Salarymen Form a Tribe
Why Japanese Salarymen Form a Tribe
He said, “I’m so excited someone like you would come to our company! I’m glad you’re ready to “bury your bones” here”.
Sogen Ohata
May 30, 2021
BTS’ Explosive “Dynamite” Reveals a Limit to American Acceptance
BTS’ Explosive “Dynamite” Reveals a Limit to American Acceptance
The K-pop group’s massively successful single continues the story of Asian assimilation in the U.S.
Emily Liu
Oct 7, 2020
Dim Sum is Family
Dim Sum is Family
How certain food can make us feel both homesick and right at home
One in a Billion Productions (501c3)
May 30, 2020
My Starbucks Name
My Starbucks Name
The challenge with having a name that screams “this person is not American!”
One in a Billion Productions (501c3)
May 7, 2020
The Cultural Whiplash of a Second-Generation Korean-American
The Cultural Whiplash of a Second-Generation Korean-American
Unpacking my childhood, and with it, my bitterness
seoyoung kwon
Apr 26, 2020
The Not-So-Asian Not-So-American Experience
The Not-So-Asian Not-So-American Experience
No matter how much we feel bound or obligated to the “family” we were born into, it’s the “family” we choose that defines us.
Mojia Shen
Apr 23, 2020
Tracing My Steps: When Dance Became the Sole Connection to My Homeland
Tracing My Steps: When Dance Became the Sole Connection to My Homeland
Kira Omans is Chinese Adoptee & Pacific Miss Asian American
One in a Billion Productions (501c3)
Apr 25, 2020
The Farewell: How Food Rituals Can Bind Us Across Generations and Distances
The Farewell: How Food Rituals Can Bind Us Across Generations and Distances
I am separated from my grandmother by four languages, three generations, and two continents
One in a Billion Productions (501c3)
Apr 13, 2020
Journey to a Changing Cultural Identity
Journey to a Changing Cultural Identity
I connected the dots to my Taiwanese heritage while representing Americans in Cameroon
One in a Billion Productions (501c3)
Apr 14, 2020
The Politics of Virus-Naming, Mask-Wearing, and Remembering
The Politics of Virus-Naming, Mask-Wearing, and Remembering
“A face mask is not just a medical product. It is also a cultural artifact.”
unCoVer
Mar 23, 2020
Not Trying to Catch Feelings or Coronavirus (on Tinder)
Not Trying to Catch Feelings or Coronavirus (on Tinder)
A hilarious look into how the Coronavirus has changed the dating scene in Shanghai
unCoVer
Mar 14, 2020
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