story by CHELSEA HAWKINS photography by THOMAS PARK It’s difficult to not be intrigued by the title: Han in the Upper Left, a broad and ambitious book that looks at […]
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Indian American Father Creates Book to Help Children Cope With Loss
If you’re a parent, you may have had to take on the difficult task of explaining loss to your young child. This was definitely a concern for Manoj Abraham who […]
Patricia Park’s Korean American Retelling of ‘Jane Eyre’
Pictured above is Korean American author Patricia Park with the cover of her debut novel, Re Jane. (Headshot by Allana Taranto) by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com When Korean […]
#WeNeedDiverseBooks: A Hashtag That Sparked a Literary Movement
by PAULA YOUNG LEE | @paulayounglee Last year, the publishing industry’s commercial extravaganza known as “Book Con” invited 30 white male authors and one grumpy cat to participate. Unfortunately, Grumpy Cat was […]
Meet Andy Park, Marvel’s Lead Character Concept Artist
Story by Paul Nakayama It’s a warm spring day on the Disney Studio lot. I’d made the mistake of wearing a sport coat to the Avengers: Age of Ultron […]
A Unique Gift for Your Asian American Literary Friend
Wouldn’t it be cool to get a personalized, handwritten postcard written by your favorite Asian American author? The Common — a literary journal based out of Amherst College that […]
JooYoung Choi’s ‘Cosmic Womb’ Delves into Issues of Adoption, Race and Identity
Above image: “The Sacrifice of Putt Putt,” by JooYoung Choi by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com When JooYoung Choi was growing up in an adopted American family, she was […]
Aziz Ansari’s Book ‘Modern Romance’ Explores How Technology Affects Relationships
We were all sad to see the cast of the Parks and Recreation say goodbye to their loyal viewers during the series finale last week, but when one door […]
‘Ms. Marvel’ Becomes Finalist for First-Ever McDuffie Diversity Award
We couldn’t contain our excitement back in 2013 when Marvel introduced 16-year-old Kamala Khan, a Pakistani-American Muslim teenager who is also known as the superhero Ms. Marvel. Khan is […]
Ms. Marvel Steps Into the Real World to Combat Anti-Islam Ads
It looks like Marvel superheroes can exist in the real world after all. Citizens of San Francisco can now see Ms. Marvel, a Pakistani American Muslim teen named […]
Must-Read of the Week: ‘The Steady Running of the Hour’ by Justin Go
In 2008, 27-year-old Justin Go, who is hapa Japanese American, quit his job at a New York law firm to move to Berlin and chase his dream of […]
Chang-rae Lee a Finalist for National Book Critics Circle Award
by SUEVON LEE | @suevlee editor@charactermedia.com Novelist Chang-rae Lee is among 30 finalists for the National Book Critics Circle awards for the best books of 2014 for his dystopian […]
“Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea” by Barbara Demick
Between The Interview debacle and Margaret Cho’s controversial impersonation of a North Korean general at the Golden Globes, North Korea has been a popular topic in the media as […]
Korean American Author to Be Deported for Praising North Korea
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com A Korean American author may be deported to the U.S. for allegedly making pro-North Korea comments, reports the Associated Press. Local conservative groups […]
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 […]
