The Los Angeles Asian Film Festival kicked off Thursday night, and one of the films that is world premiering over the next week is Li Lu’s first feature […]
Author: Serena Kim
Serena Kim was the editor-in-chief of Character Media.
Catch Joan Chen in the Netflix Series ‘Marco Polo’
Netflix’s elaborate original series Marco Polo was met with some criticism from the Asian American community for being an outsider’s fetishization of the East. But actress Joan Chen urges […]
ObeÌbeÌ Organic, the Organic Baby Line Co-Founded by Ennie Lim
Born in Malaysia, Ennie Lim moved to Quebec, Canada, when she was 5 and was raised around French culture until she moved to Hong Kong at 24. After […]
Haikus With Hotties: Randall Park
The latest hottie in our insightfully mediocre poetry series is Randall Park, an actor who’s been working in the entertainment industry for over two decades. You might recognize him […]
Hardly Elementary: Spring 2015 Cover Story Featuring Lucy Liu
Google “Lucy Liu,” and Liu herself will tell you that most of the information about her on the Internet is incorrect. She’s not Taiwanese, like many websites claim […]
A Closer Look at Asian American Night Markets: Ramen Burgers & Kimchi Fries Galore
Ramen burgers, kimchi fries and pho tacos. Stinky tofu. Spiral-cut fried potato skewers sprinkled with a variety of seasonings. And balls – lots and lots of balls: curry fish […]
Haikus With Hotties: Yen Chen
Our latest Haikus with Hotties poet is the Taiwanese American piano prodigy turned American Ninja Warrior competitor Yen Chen. He recently joined an esteemed group of athletes on […]
Get to Know Actress, Writer and Filmmaker Ayako Fujitani
When her latest film Man From Reno won the top prize at the 2014 Los Angeles Film Festival this summer, Ayako Fujitani was initially confused. “Dave [Boyle, the […]
‘Your Illustrated Guide to Becoming One With the Universe’ by Yumi Sakugawa
One year after her debut comic book, I Think I’m In Friend-Love With You, artist Yumi Sakugawa has released her second book, Your Illustrated Guide to Becoming One […]
Ameriie is Back: New Albums, New Novels, New YouTube Channel
Listening to Ameriie talk a mile a minute, it sounds like she’s working on a million creative projects at once. The singer and musician is most known in […]
GIRLS WHO CODE: Reshma Saujani’s Nonprofit Encourages Girls to Pursue Careers In Engineering and Technology
In Reshma Saujani’s 2011 Ted Talk, she discussed the importance of encouraging more American youth to pursue STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) careers in order to create […]
Olympic Gold Medalist Kristi Yamaguchi Creates Women’s Active Wear Line
The latest endeavor by the Olympic Gold Medal figure skater and Dancing With the Stars winner is Tsa.ya, a women’s active wear line that draws on Yamaguchi’s training […]
John Cho Delights in Rom-Com Role in ABC’s ‘Selfie’
In the new ABC rom-com Selfie, John Cho goes where no Asian American actor has gone before. story by ADA TSENGphotography by JACK BLIZZARD John Cho can’t stop raving about […]
Vietnamese American Kathy Uyen in “How to Fight in Six Inch Heels”
Growing up in San Jose, Calif., Kathy Uyen worked as an actress in Los Angeles for several years before she got the opportunity in 2008 to work on […]
Japanese Artist Crystal Kay Is Ready For Her International Debut
Born and raised in Yokohama, Japan, to an African American military father and a third-generation ethnically Korean singer mother, Crystal Kay was constantly surrounded by music. She started […]
