Written By: Jeremy Lim “Easier to be scared than happy.” Charlotte Wang says this slumped in her auditorium seat with a beaming smile on her face, waiting to be called on stage. This beautiful mix of emotions, a moment filled with anxiety yet bereft of ...
Crossing Over: Understanding the plight of immigrant performers
Written By: Nathan Liu When discussing Asian media representation, the conversation tends to focus on American actors who feel they aren’t being treated fairly. But what about immigrant artists, hoping to make a splash in the land that prod ...
Learning to speak ‘Lingua Franca’
Written By: Demi Guo Isabel Sandoval resurfaces in the film world with a narrative that has become all-too-familiar: The story of an undocumented worker in the time of ICE. As the director and the main lead, she makes the experience as authentic to he ...
Grace Lee: The identity representation behind a name
Written by: Huizhu Pan Speaking of Asians for Black Lives Matter, I’ve seen many Asian Americans actively participating in protests. But it is still surprising to know there was an Asian activist leading Black revolutions in "American Revolutionary ...
‘Karma’: A self-exploration in the middle of nowhere
Written By: Huizhu Pan I first learned about karma from an essay about the dominant cultural pattern of Hindus in India. The author wrote that “... karma refers to the chain of cause and effect, set in motion by one’s deeds in the world.” The conc ...
Asian American artists in solidarity for Black Lives Matter
By: Michelle Ahn and Demi Guo Editor's note: Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, Dion Johnson, Rayshard Brooks, Elijah McClain, and so many more Black lives that matter. Since May, a system that was built against Black and I ...
Closing APAHM with art that has inspired us
This Asian Pacific American History Month (APAHM) has given us a wave of media content featuring our community. We got documentaries that gave us broad overviews of our history (PBS’s series “Asian Americans”) and ones that had a more hyper-focused approa ...
Quarantine listening: ‘Rock the Boat’
The humble podcast that snagged Andrew Yang and Michelle Phan Written By: Demi Guo Rock the Boat is currently hosting “On the Same Boat,” a series of mental health talks for coping during COVID-19. It airs every Friday at 5PM EST. Co-host Lucia Liu di ...
Catch ‘Comisery’ This Memorial Day
Written By: Michelle Ahn This Memorial Day may feel different from previous ones, but you can still enjoy new content from the Asian American community to finish off APAHM strong. While everyone is coping with these uncertain times in different wa ...