Often lost in the hand-wringing over Asian American “outmarriage” rates is that the fastest growing pairings are actually intra-Asian American: Chinese/Filipino, Korean/Thai, South Asian/Japanese, etc. This is especially true […]
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Give Leaves A Chance: Aaron Choi Wants You To Take A Walk On The Wild Side
When Aaron Choi first saw the little plot of land in San Diego County that would become his family’s farm, he realized he would have to arm up for […]
Legal Eagle: Ken Kirby Is Just As Ambitious As His Law Clerk Character On ‘Good Trouble’
When the entire drama class howled with laughter at Ken Kirby’s apron-wearing impersonation of chef Martin Yan from “Yan Can Cook,” Kirby knew he would make people laugh for […]
5 Reasons Why We Stan Mama Mai
Jeannie Mai, a confident, bubbly talk show host, is one of the most popular personalities on daytime television. You may know her as the stylist from “How Do I […]
Star Gaysian: Joel Kim Booster
Joel Kim Booster has come a long way from telling jokes to the back of an empty bar on the East Coast. “It took about five to six months, […]
9 Not So Subtle Asian Facebook Groups You Need To Join
When you meet someone online there’s always the worry that the person could be a serial killer. Stranger danger, right? For the Asian American community, a shared obsession with […]
Merata Mita Was The First Māori Woman To Make Feature Films. Her Son Tells Her Story.
As children, we rarely see our mothers as anything else but who they are to us—moms. In the documentary feature “Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen,” Heperi Mita chronicles […]
The Forthcoming Steve Aoki Memoir Is Called ‘BLUE: The Color of Noise’
Better known for his smooth electronic beats and onstage antics, Steve Aoki is now turning literary. Today, Aoki announced that he will be dropping his memoir, “BLUE: The Color […]
Hip-Hop Rookie Raja Kumari Releases New EP ‘BLOODLINE’
There’s absolutely no way of getting in the way of this EP. Svetha Rao aka Raja Kumari is dropping her second EP, “BLOODLINE,” today. Known for collaborating with artists […]
‘Isn’t It Romantic’ In Theaters Just In Time For Valentine’s Day Weekend
Romantic comedies can have the painful effect of reminding us how perpetually single we are, especially on Valentines Day. But one rom-com is trying to help audiences feel okay […]
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Traveling graffiti salesman Victor Ving is bringing the street style to a wall near you.
Sherry Cola Is A Breath Of Fresh Air On “Good Trouble”
Stand-up comic Sherry Cola enjoys exploring just how much she can stretch her acting limits in her emotionally charged role as Alice Kwan on Freeform’s new “Good Trouble.” She […]
H.E.R. Is Bringing Back Old School R&B With 2 Grammy Wins
As a Filipino American, I can attest to the overwhelming excitement our community feels when we see a fellow Filipino being celebrated in mainstream media. Anyone will be hard […]
10 Asian American Drag Queens You Should Know
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who has the most charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent of them all? These ladies certainly do. Drag queens are entertainers who boldly defy gender […]
Michele Ang Explores Being Young and Female In ‘Man of God’
When Michele Selene Ang read the script for her latest role, in Anna Moench’s play “Man of God,” for Los Angeles’ East West Players, she thought, “I have to be a part […]
