First, you walk down a long corridor, like one you might see in an art gallery. A young Asian woman wearing a psychedelic black-and-white check mini-dress greets you. You […]
Author: Serena Kim
Serena Kim was the editor-in-chief of Character Media.
Pretty And Pink: Meet The Girls Of BLACKPINK
It’s a cold morning in February, and this audience willing to get out of bed before dawn are bundled up and breathless with anticipation. At five podiums stand a […]
The Color Purple: A Chat With Tiffany Chu From The Sundance Film Festival
Tiffany Chu is freezing her butt off outside of Harvest, a hoppin’ breakfast-and-lunch spot in downtown Park City, Utah, crawling with Jon Hamm-types and industry people. This is her […]
Icelandic Actor Maria Thelma Smáradóttir Keeps Her Cool In ‘Arctic’
When Maria Thelma Smáradóttir’s (pronounced sma-ra-daughter) helicopter first appears in the upcoming survival film “Arctic,” Mads Mikkelsen thinks he will be rescued. But when her helicopter crashes, the tables […]
You’re Welcome: Ken Jeong Drops Stand-Up Comedy Netflix Special On Valentine’s Day
Ken Jeong returns to his old stomping grounds in Pasadena, the Ice House, for his February 14 Netflix comedy special, named affectionately after his wife, “You Complete Me, Ho,” […]
Face Off: Korean American Artist/Actor Joseph Lee’s Striking Portraits
Joseph Lee is famous for two talents. As an actor, the tall and lean thespian, who often sports a bandana knotted around his throat, played John Cho’s brother in […]
LaurDIY Is The Queen Of YouTube
From awkward college kid to glam entrepreneur, YouTube superstar Lauren Riihimaki has grown up in front of millions of online fans. Through ups and downs, her #prettylittlelaurs family has seen it all. But how does LaurDIY save a part of herself for “herself”?
‘Insurrecto’ Is A Bitingly Vicious And Funny Romp Through Filipino History
Most people have never heard of the bloody Philippine-American War that took place at the turn of the 19th century, when Filipino freedom fighters resisted American imperialists with machetes […]
Face Off: Korean American Artist/Actor Joseph Lee’s Striking Portraits
Joseph Lee is famous for two talents. As an actor, the tall and lean thespian, who often sports a bandana knotted around his throat, played John Cho’s brother in […]
Beyond 88Rising, Asian American Gangster Rappers Lead the Charge
Yet again, Alex Pham found himself in juvie, this time a nine-month bid for a gun charge. The 16-year-old was no stranger to the system — this was his […]
Netflix’s Lisa Nishimura is One of the Most Powerful Asian Americans in Hollywood
If you’re the type of person who reads credits, you’ll notice Lisa Nishimura’s name listed as executive producer on so many of your favorite Netflix shows: Ali Wong’s “Hard […]
8 Asian American Things We’re Thankful For
Let us go around this Thanksgiving holiday table and express our gratitude for the Asian American moments that made this year so unforgettable. We’ll go first. 1. Awkwafina’s love […]
Kore-eda’s ‘Shoplifters’ Calls Into Question Nature vs. Nurture
Stationed in the luxe environs of the London Hotel in West Hollywood, California, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s deep in the throes of the press circuit for his new movie, “Shoplifters.” The […]
Review: ‘Burning,’ A Korean Murakami Adaptation, Is Compulsively Watchable
Readers familiar with Haruki Murakami know all about the Japanese author’s signature literary tropes. A missing girl. A mysterious cat. An unresolved mystery. A man, usually a writer, adrift […]
Review: ‘Shirkers’ Is A Crushing Tribute To A Lost Movie
Roll film, and “action.” 1992 Singapore. A teenage girl (played by Sandi Tan) wearing a pink sailor top ambles gingerly through a quaint neighborhood. Instead of skyscrapers, the landscape […]
