My fiancé and I are nestled together on the living room sofa, sharing a steaming mug of hot cocoa. We aren’t that exciting. Unlike our peers, this pair of homebodies prefers to stay in and watch Netflix rather than...
Global Issue
We’re not just Asian women, we’re citizens of the world: whether traveling, studying, or working, we live around the world, so we showcase the social issues and stories that affect Asian women outside of Asia, too.
J Maraan
An Irish Born Chinese Girl’s Journey in Tech
Long Ago in Limerick, Ireland I’m a second generation Irish Born Chinese (IBC) girl who grew up in the Mid-West of Ireland, in a city called Limerick. Growing up in the days when the Internet was just an ear...
Guest Writer
To the people who “don’t care” about Asian representation issue
At the beginning of the New Year, Logan Paul released a video of himself venturing into the restricted Aokigahara Forest in Japan. I woke up feeling enraged, and I wasn’t alone. My friend Lexi, who doesn’t usually keep...
Vi Nguyen
What We Really Need To Talk About When We Talk About Logan Paul
[agg-ad id=”14519″ align=”left”][agg-ad id=”15486″ align=”center”] By now, we’ve likely all heard about Logan Paul and the infamous video that sparked a social media...
Ode to My Lola
The warm, spiced scent of Calvin Klein’s “Obsession” wafts through the open door with a burst of humid air from inside the apartment. That familiar smell mixes with the sweet and savory notes of the day’s cooking. Hand...
Message from Sunny Australia: We All Have Beach Bodies
[agg-ad id=”14519″ align=”left”][agg-ad id=”15486″ align=”center”] December is summer in the southern hemisphere and if your image of Australia is one of surf, sand and...
Mon Liew
Heartache at the German Ramen Restaurant
As a student, I worked at a Japanese ramen restaurant in Germany. Though I am Korean, I was exotic enough to serve as staff. My lunch shift was from noon to 2 p.m. on the day the horror struck. The day I stood rooted...
Yeseul Park
Do you take my work, patience, and kindness for granted because I’m Asian?
There are names for the struggles Asian Americans share: the perpetual foreigner syndrome, the model minority myth, and for Asian American women, oriental fetishism and white sexual imperialism. As a Thai woman in the...
My Complicated Love Story With Germany
[agg-ad id=”14519″ align=”left”][agg-ad id=”15486″ align=”center”] Our love affair is complicated and a bit hard to explain. I am speaking about my relationship with the...
Why don’t you ask the Vietnamese about the Vietnam War?
On September 28, 2017, award-winning director Ken Burns released the final episode of his 10-part documentary, The Vietnam War. When it ended, tears were running down my face. I screamed inside, thinking about all those...
Neither local Asian, nor average Australian: I’m an Asian Australian
[agg-ad id=”14519″ align=”left”][agg-ad id=”15486″ align=”center”] Just a few months ago I was sitting in an Uber with an older White man as a driver. The drive was good...
Nobody can call ‘dibs’ on beauty standards
Re-discovery of Korean Beauty Brands On a blazing hot day in Southern California, my friends and I strolled down a pathway surrounded by stores such as the pink-decorated Victoria’s Secret and See’s Candies, where...