“Guilty!” “What you did was messed up!” Those words encompass how I felt about myself when I reflect back to one time I participated in “show and tell” during first grade. One of my classmates, Teresa, showed how she...
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Vi Nguyen
Katherine Ho on singing a Coldplay song in Mandarin for ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ OST
It’s only been a month since the massive success of Crazy Rich Asians (“CRA”) hit the cinemas, and all the buzz and hype amongst Asian communities are still alive. Not only did this film celebrate the race...
Marj Ostani
‘Crazy Rich Asians,’ the romantic comedy to watch with your mom
Whenever I go to the movies with my mum, she always insists on showing up early, because, for some reason, she enjoys paying to sit through the ads and trailers. Armed with a large Thai milk tea with pearls in one hand...
Mon Liew
Asian Americans Face Family Separation
A country made by, responsible for, now against the immigrants Like many other young Southeast Asians, Borey Ai, also known as PJ, joined a gang for protection after being bullied at school and in his daily life. At 14...
J Maraan
Understanding the Asian American Divide
In her comedy special, “Baby Cobra,” comedian Ali Wong joked, “fancy Asians are the Chinese, the Japanese. They get to do fancy things like host Olympics. Jungle Asians host diseases.” It’s no secret that East Asians...
My Asian American Post Grad Life
It’s that time of the year where high school and college seniors finish and graduate, wearing their caps and gowns. So what must post-grad life be like? Is it all smiles and secure jobs? I talked with three different...
Betty Ouyang directs Hollywood film for Asian actress—herself
When Greta Gerwig was nominated for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay at the Academy Awards last year, her alma mater Barnard College at Columbia University, a private women’s liberal arts college in New...
Youjin Lee
Chinese Americans are targeted by the administration. Again.
“A Thousand Talents: China’s Campaign to Infiltrate and Exploit US Academia,” was the original name of the US Border Security and Immigration Senate Subcommittee hearing held at the beginning of Immigrant Heritage Month...
My Hard Knock Life as an Entrepreneur in New York
Here’s the hard truth about being an entrepreneur: it’s lonely, and you’ll fail over and over again. As an entrepreneur, you have your ups and downs. In the moments that your family see or hear about your downs, their...
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Xiaohoa Michelle Ching: Literator founder builds better path to literacy
Xiaohoa Michelle Ching is the daughter of Laotian refugees. Throughout her life, she’s seen firsthand how socioeconomic factors affect the quality of education. To help solve this problem, Ching founded Literator...
Shayne Nuesca