From bestselling authors to up and coming artists, here are the creative leaders in the Asian American community.
With many of us sheltering-in-place or at risk in essential job functions, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month hits differently this year. The continued COVID-19 scapegoating (re)produces racial tensions across the United States, resulting in acts of violence, hate,...
Jenny Zhang and I began our phone call the same way thousands of other individuals around the world began theirs: by discussing how we are coping amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “I’m feeling especially sad for my parents and others their age who’ve lived more than half...
Content Warning: suicide, depression, anxiety] What Sophie Cheung remembered most from primary school in Hong Kong was aspiring to get into the best university possible. From a very young age, the TED Talks producer, filmmaker and photographer of celebrities, like...
Content warning: Sexual harassment and rape. The following review includes spoilers. Kelly Yang drew from her own experience of being raped while attending Harvard Law School to write her latest fictional novel that was 17 years in the making. As a survivor of...
It’s a strange feeling walking around Harvard Square, the iconic Cambridge, Mass. hub for the same-named college, and seeing absolutely no one around. It’s a ghost town because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and now I feel even more aware of my presence as a Chinese...
COVID-19 isn’t going anywhere any time soon. As the global community battles this public health crisis, millions are cooped up at home — alone or with their roommates, partners, or kids. If you’re starting to feel stir-crazy and need some ideas on how to stay occupied...
Don’t judge a book by its cover, or in this case, its description on the back. Suzanne Park’s upcoming debut, “The Perfect Escape” is pitched as a zombie escape room meet-cute, but like any good zombie flick, it’s really about so much more than the undead. “The...
Disclosure: The writer of this post received a free book in exchange for writing a review. What’s an Asian mom’s worst nightmare? Your kid wants to become a comedian. Whether you are a mom, a former kid, or Asian, "Stand Up, Yumi Chung!" has a joke for you. In this...
When business in Boston’s Chinatown began plummeting due to misconceptions surrounding the coronavirus, two city councilors stepped up to bring people back. Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu came up with the idea to host a community dim sum brunch in Chinatown and...