If you’re searching for the best music to listen to during self-isolation, NIKI has got some good news for you. On April 2, the 21-year-old instrumentalist, songwriter and producer […]
Author: Cu Fleshman
How Dang Foods Is Changing Up The Snack Game
On a cool Thursday evening in Los Angeles, Koreatown’s Little Grace event space was abuzz with a large crowd, who’d gathered to celebrate something first and foremost on many […]
Q&A: Get To Know Brian Tee, The Man Behind The Scrubs
Actor Brian Tee has one of those faces you could recognize anywhere. Some might think of him as the one and only D.K. “Drift King” from “The Fast and […]
Jen Yamato And Frank Shyong Kick Off New ‘Asian Enough’ Podcast
Looking for something to listen to while working on your social distancing? The “Los Angeles Times” has got you covered. Today, March 17, the publication launched “Asian Enough,” a […]
Principal Dancer John Lam Talks Changing The Game
Under bright fluorescent lights, John Lam dips and bends, appearing to float across the glossy studio floor after two female ballerinas. Although Lam is slim, he makes every leg […]
Fight Night: UFC Star Weili Zhang Takes Home Strawweight Belt By Split Decision
It was a big weekend for Chinese MMA star Weili “Magnum” Zhang, as viewers tuned in on Saturday, March 7 to watch her put on a show-stopping UFC title […]
All The World’s A Stage For Malaysian Australian Singer, Che’Nelle
In the music video for R&B jam “I Fell in Love with the DJ,” an early-20s Che’Nelle expertly swivels her hips as she dances at a club with Jamaican […]
Shirley Chen Takes On Gunsmoke And Gloomy Weather At The 2020 Sundance Film Festival
In Park City, Utah, the weather is chilly and gray, but actress Shirley Chen wears a warm grin—and several layers of coats. The morning after her silver-screen debut at […]
Q&A: Louis Ozawa Is Bringing On The Vengeance In ‘Hunters’
Ah, the 1970s. The era is typically associated with the rise of disco music and some questionable fashion choices, like bell-bottom jeans and full-coverage sequins. You probably don’t picture […]
Review: Sanmao’s ‘Stories Of The Sahara’ Brushes Away The Sands Of Time
The very word “Sahara” can conjure up a number of images, perhaps of gleaming artifacts from long-gone, exotic civilizations. Or of a vast, sandy emptiness, populated solely by camels […]
Q&A: Checking In With Steven Lim, Ryan Bergara And Shane Madej Of Watcher
BuzzFeed is known as a purveyor of news and gift lists for last-minute holiday shopping, and as the undisputed authority in obscure internet quizzes. But among the AAPI community, […]
The 2020 Sundance Film Festival Re-cap: Get A Taste Of What Premiered And What Went Down At The Asian Pacific Filmmakers’ Experience
The Sundance Film Festival has long provided a welcome mat for projects from AAPI and other underrepresented creators. Māori drama “Whale Rider” received the 2003 World Cinema Audience Award, […]
How ‘Birds Of Prey’ Director Cathy Yan Is Earning Her Feathers
In April 2018, the web was seized by storm when a short news release from DC Comics and Warner Bros. announced that director Cathy Yan would helm an already […]
Catch Up On Last Night’s Academy Awards Ceremony: ‘Parasite’ And ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Make History
In case you (somehow) haven’t heard yet, AAPI projects won big and broke new ground at last night’s 92nd Academy Awards. Taika Waititi, the Māori director, star and writer […]
Holy Fork, ‘The Good Place’ Finale Airs Tonight—Celebrate With Our Top 10 Jason And Tahani Moments
We were there when British socialite Tahani Al-Jamil and quintessential Florida Man Jason Mendoza first met as soulmates, way back in 2016 when “The Good Place” began. Then we […]
