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Why Asian Voices Matter in the Fight Against Coronavirus Racism

Why Asian Voices Matter in the Fight Against Coronavirus Racism

#IAmNotAVirus #JeNeSuisPasUnVirus #我不是病毒
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Who Touched My Hair? | The Misappropriation of Women’s Bodies during the Coronavirus Epidemic

Who Touched My Hair? | The Misappropriation of Women’s Bodies during the Coronavirus Epidemic

Uncovering the underlying gender bias in China’s mainstream coronavirus reporting
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unCoVer
Stop Calling for an End to China’s Wet Markets

Stop Calling for an End to China’s Wet Markets

Those doing so are parroting xenophobic, racist sensibilities.
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Julliard Lin
The ‘Somewheres’ vs. the ‘Anywheres’: It’s Not Just a Political Divide

The ‘Somewheres’ vs. the ‘Anywheres’: It’s Not Just a Political Divide

But an economic and systematic one as well
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Ting
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.
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Mojia Shen
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
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seoyoung kwon
While Trying to Appeal to the Asian Audience, Disney’s Mulan Got One Thing Terribly Wrong

While Trying to Appeal to the Asian Audience, Disney’s Mulan Got One Thing Terribly Wrong

What is the family value today’s Asian women really need?
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Eris Qian
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Korean Men Lead the Way in Breaking Down Toxic Masculinity and Embracing Self-Care

Korean Men Lead the Way in Breaking Down Toxic Masculinity and Embracing Self-Care

In recent years, the concept of self-care has gained popularity worldwide, and it’s not just restricted to women. Men, too, are embracing…
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Nathan Chen
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!
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Nathan Chen
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: How Asian Women are Shattering Stereotypes

Breaking the Glass Ceiling: How Asian Women are Shattering Stereotypes

Are you tired of seeing the same old stereotypes of Asian women being perpetuated in media? You know the ones: the submissive, quiet, and…
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Nathan Chen
Lost and Found: My Journey as an Asian Man During the Pandemic

Lost and Found: My Journey as an Asian Man During the Pandemic

I am more than just an Asian man. I am a person with dreams, aspirations, and passions.
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Nathan Chen
How We Survived Lockdown in a Major Chinese City

How We Survived Lockdown in a Major Chinese City

Two Years After the Pandemic Started
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Dash Ip
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?
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Postcard lover
People Like Us Are Meant To Be Subscribers, Not Writers

People Like Us Are Meant To Be Subscribers, Not Writers

You have to fund the club, but you can not join in!
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Reni
I, a White Person, Brought Covid to My Country. Yet, My Chinese Neighbors Were Victimized

I, a White Person, Brought Covid to My Country. Yet, My Chinese Neighbors Were Victimized

Racism is awful, but it’s also unfair and unreasonable.
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Joanna Henderson
Stigmatis-Asian: our inability to talk about mental health struggles is killing us

Stigmatis-Asian: our inability to talk about mental health struggles is killing us

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Yvonne Tse
Why Religious Faith Can Be The Difference

Why Religious Faith Can Be The Difference

And Why I Love Taiwan
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Sogen Ohata
“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’.
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Janice Lei
The COVID-19 Life in Taiwan

The COVID-19 Life in Taiwan

The Scare That Came A Year Too Late
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Sogen Ohata
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”.
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Sogen Ohata
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.
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Emily Liu
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Criticism of Lulu Wang Reflects Hollywood’s Misunderstanding of Diversity…

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Criticism of Lulu Wang Reflects Hollywood’s Misunderstanding of Diversity…

Representation is more than box-checking
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Eris Qian
Informal networks key to youth-led COVID-19 response in China

Informal networks key to youth-led COVID-19 response in China

During the height of the COVID-19 crisis in China, youth groups spontaneously mobilised to provide emergency assistance.
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Ting
The Perils of Travelling While Brown

The Perils of Travelling While Brown

The perils, pitfalls and passport-related pickles that travelling whilst also being brown can get you into.
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Sasha K
Dim Sum is Family

Dim Sum is Family

How certain food can make us feel both homesick and right at home
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One in a Billion Productions (501c3)
My Starbucks Name

My Starbucks Name

The challenge with having a name that screams “this person is not American!”
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One in a Billion Productions (501c3)
What Does Love As A First Generation Asian-American Look Like?

What Does Love As A First Generation Asian-American Look Like?

For Asians, love often looks different than how you’d expect.
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Ryan Fan
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
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One in a Billion Productions (501c3)
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
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One in a Billion Productions (501c3)
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
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One in a Billion Productions (501c3)
What I Learned from Dining with my Childhood Icon

What I Learned from Dining with my Childhood Icon

Michelle Kwan excelled at a time when Asian-American media representation were few and skewed
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Ting
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.”
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unCoVer
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