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We are thrilled to see the stories of the remarkable Asian women of our time. We share inspiring interviews and personal profiles, one at a time. Because we are this Asian woman, here, today. Now.

Against Shame in Any Form

Jameela Jamil’s fight against shame in any form

It feels like we’ve reached peak social media. And somewhere while scrolling the #feminist hashtag was when I first saw TV presenter, actress and model Jameela Jamil. It was a viral video of her interview in a podcast...

A lovely workshop in Hong Kong

April Magazine’s Lovely Workshop in Hong Kong

April Magazine Team in Hong Kong About a decade ago, working in a cosmopolitan media setup would mean landing a 9 to 5 job at an established publication that would send you to travel the world and meet corporate people...

Filipino mothers share their kitchen secrets

The smell of kare-kare coming from the kitchen. The warm champorado kisses you get before you are dropped off at school. The adobo-filled embraces that welcome you home. All of these precious moments happened because of...

Amuro Namie: The Eternal Queen of J-Pop

I first visited Tokyo in 1997 and stayed at the home of a Japanese family. There was a girl a couple of years older than me, but we didn’t talk much during my week there. We were in that teenage stage of awkward self...