Governments throughout this country have deemed restaurants as essential, allowing these businesses to stay open during the COVID-19 outbreak. But the announcement came with a major caveat: delivery and […]
Author: Anahita Safarzadeh
‘Learn To Meow’ With Australian YouTuber And Musician, Wengie
International viral hit “Say Meow Meow” is back for a revival! The EDM remix of the hit single, “Learn To Meow” is a collaboration released by original musicians as […]
Review: Rina Sawayama Gets Experimental In Debut Album, ‘SAWAYAMA’
Although social distancing and shelter-at-home ordinances have postponed her tour, Rina Sawayama is still releasing her debut album, “SAWAYAMA,” on April 17. Fans of the YouTube playlist “Rina TV” […]
Breaking The Model Minority Myth With Jasmine Cho’s Cookie Art
With her tour schedule and classes canceled, Jasmine Cho contemplates what she can do in her home city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to raise awareness for underrepresented Asian Americans and […]
Dale Talde And Agnes Chung-Talde Put AAPI Flair On Upscale Dining
Dale Talde and Agnes Chung-Talde first met surrounded by food, at Dale’s ticketed backyard BBQ in Brooklyn, and as they say, the rest is history. But for us, the […]
Review: Maxine Mei-Fung Chung’s ‘The Eighth Girl’ Investigates Misogyny And Freud
“The Eighth Girl” begins at the end of our protagonist’s story, on a bridge as she contemplates suicide. What follows—or precedes—is the page-turning action-packed thriller of a photojournalist driven […]
From Spanish Turbot To Unicorns, Chef Jonathan Yao Translates His Michelin Starred Menu
Between a Persian restaurant and a pupuseria, chef Jonathan Yao works meticulously on his tasting menu at Kato. The Michelin starred joint is a time capsule; Yao brings in […]
Samosas, Bollywood And A Female Sherlock Holmes: Disney’s Premieres First South Asian Children’s Show, ‘Mira, Royal Detective’
A little girl in a royal blue detective’s uniform dances across the screen with two animated mongooses. As she locates a clue, she pulls out her magnifying glass and […]
Shannyn Sossamon’s New Mob Role To Steal Our Attention
Filipina actress Shannyn Sossamon (“A Knight’s Tale”) will play the lead in the latest Warner Bros. TV and Fox Entertainment drama, “The Cleaning Lady,” adapted from the Argentinian series, […]
Daniel Dae Kim To Change Up ‘New Amsterdam’ Dynamics In Recurring Role
Daniel Dae Kim’s recent roles in “Hawaii Five-0” and “The Good Doctor” caught on as quality characters and not just token Asian American roles. Now, Kim is set for […]
The Spin: Bye Bye Winter, Hello Spring!
Celebrations of the New Year are long behind us now, and with them all those superficial “new year, new me” mottos. At “Character Media,” we want to get deep […]
Breakout Asian American Star Ella Jay Basco Triumphs As First Live-Action Cassandra Cain
Somewhere in the early Los Angeles morning, a cell phone vibrates—on the other end is 13-year-old Korean Filipina actress and singer Ella Jay Basco, calling from overseas in the […]
The ‘Fresh Off The Boat’ Finale Is Here: Catch Up With Our Top 10 Huang Moments
Jessica, Louis, Eddie, Emery, Evan and Grandma Huang caravanned from D.C. to their home in Florida over four years ago, and they’ve been in our hearts ever since. “Fresh […]
The 25th Annual L.A. Art Show Proved Los Angeles Is Still A Major Contender In Art Scene
Sometimes it’s packed with the latest in technology, sometimes filled with the automobile world, and other times the Convention Center hosts the L.A. Art Show, one of the largest […]
Netflix Charts Courses For ‘One Piece’ Live-Action Production
Pirates, mayhem, nostalgia and a little bit of adventure are all expected to blow audiences out of water in Netflix’s latest anime remake, a live-action “One Piece.” For fans […]
