Asian American

Two consolation letters, two fathers lost across the Pacific divide —

When martial arts met Marvel, Shang-Chi was born. Strap in, folks, we’re diving into a world where ‘family fun’ gets a whole new meaning. — What do you get when you mix Tony Stark’s sass, a sprinkle of ‘Lion King’ family drama, a dash of ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ style martial arts, and the grandeur of ‘Avengers: Endgame’? We’re talking Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, baby! Yeah, that’s right! …

Growing Up 3rd Generation Asian American — You know those little fortune cookies that take-out Chinese restaurants give out? The ones that come wrapped in plastic with a string of “lucky” numbers and a fortune that, for me — a 15-year-old — always seems to have something to do with romance. (Not gonna happen — trust me.) …

Take a video tour of a Memorial in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. is a major tourist attraction in the United States. Most people in the United States would like to visit the nation’s capital of Washington, D.C. It is a major tourist destination for people from around the world. …

Unimaginable Beginnings—Keep My Memory Safe: Fook Soo Am, The Pagoda, a memoir by Dr. Stephanie Chitpin I was initially drawn to reading Keep My Memory Safe: Fook Soo Am, The Pagoda, a memoir written by Professor Stephanie Chitpin (University of Ottawa) as I knew her by reputation after having come…

And every other month of the year! —

Who says I want to be the best of the second-class? — I grew up privileged, in a small, Massachusetts town compromised predominantly of Asians. Our fathers were doctors, our mothers stayed at home to cart us around for our cello lessons. We did well in high school, too. …

confronting Hollywood’s racist past When the topic of yellowface is broached, most Asian Americans can readily recall the insulting images of Mickey Rooney as Mr. Yunioshi in Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) or David Carradine as Kwai Chang Caine (a role that was originally pitched by and for Bruce…

How I’ve missed San Francisco Cocktail Week, an early progenitor among all cocktail weeks that sadly dropped off back in 2013 due to organizational issues. Those early years were filled with “altered state fairs,” complete with petting zoo, European-esque Carnival galas and magical ferry rides to our great St. …