Imagine a sea of anxious, sweaty teenagers thirsting for recognition. The best and brightest STEM minds from all around the world make the term “Nerd Olympics” sound like an […]
Author: Serena Kim
Serena Kim was the editor-in-chief of Character Media.
Artist Glenn Kaino Collaborates With Tommie Smith For ‘With Drawn Arms’
The recent buzz about Colin Kaepernick’s sports activism and his Nike ad campaign brings to mind Olympic gold medalist Tommie Smith’s infamous Black Power salute. On the winners’ podium […]
‘The Terror’ Showrunner Alexander Woo Talks Next Season Set During Japanese American Internment
When former First Lady Laura Bush compared the detention of migrant families at the U.S. border to the forced relocation of Japanese Americans more than 75 years ago, Americans […]
Indie Casting Director Julia Kim Says ‘Asians Actors Are On The List Now’
For struggling actors yearning for their break, the casting director holds considerable power. It’s her job to sift through hundreds of names and headshots to find the right talent […]
Manny Jacinto Takes You To ‘The Good Place’
It’s an hour after Manny Jacinto’s call time, which is when the talent is supposed to show up for the photo shoot, and the Filipino Canadian star of NBC’s […]
Review: ‘Teddywaddy’ by Aussie Noise Band East Brunswick All Girls’ Choir
East Brunswick All Girls Choir is not a choir. They’re not all girls. And they’re not from East Brunswick. But they are a four-person rock outfit based in Melbourne […]
Meet the First Asian American Woman to Write a Broadway Play
New York’s Broadway theater district isn’t called the Great White Way for nothing. Its most heralded dramatists are a roll call of great white men: Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, […]
25 Years Later, A Look Back at Family Lessons In ‘The Joy Luck Club’
In 1993, the following news events dominated newspaper headlines: River Phoenix died of a drug overdose, black and white constituents in South Africa agreed on a majority-rule constitution and […]
Review: Mitski’s ‘Be the Cowboy’ is Powerful Art About Personal Weakness
About two-thirds of the way through Mitski’s fifth album, she makes a naked confession: “My God, I’m so lonely/ So I open the window to hear sounds of people.” […]
Ronny Chieng Weaves Comedy Gold From His ‘International Student’ Stories
Sporting a razor-sharp, closely fitted gray suit, Ronny Chieng dribbles and moves with ease around the hoop in the parking lot of KORE in the soupy heat of Gardena, […]
Review: ‘Minding the Gap’ Is a Love Letter to Skateboarding 12 Years in the Making
Skateboarding tends to attract the rebels of the world—the outcasts, the iconoclasts, the freaks, the weirdos, the kids with no dads, and the kids who don’t fit in with […]
Cover Story: Don’t Get Comedian Jo Koy Started About Paying Dues
If you take a long and winding road way up into the tree-lined North Hollywood hills, you will arrive at a meandering driveway lined with big, fancy cars. You […]
