Over the past decade, Western and Asian pop music have developed an almost symbiotic relationship, but it hasn’t been equal. Current trends, represented by the success of popular acts […]
Category: From the Magazine
Review: ‘One Child Nation’ Reveals Certain Inexorable Truths About Chinese Propaganda And Policy
New mothers and fathers know the agony of letting your baby cry for even a moment without rushing to comfort her. Now just imagine putting your newborn in a […]
Review: ‘Delhi Crime Story’ Deconstructs The Cultural Context Of The Rape Of Jyoti Singh
Surely you must remember in December 2012 when the news reported the horrific gang rape of 23-year-old Jyoti Singh and the beating of her male date on a bus […]
Food For Thought: ‘Two Red Bowls’ Blogger Cynthia McTernan Explores Pan Asian Cuisine In ‘A Common Table’
Often lost in the hand-wringing over Asian American “outmarriage” rates is that the fastest growing pairings are actually intra-Asian American: Chinese/Filipino, Korean/Thai, South Asian/Japanese, etc. This is especially true […]
Glow Up: A New Drinking Game Celebrates The Notoriously Embarrassing Asian Flush
Picture this: You’re bathed in the dim lights of the karaoke bar. Your friend is cry-singing along to “Tong Hua.” Suddenly, you feel it. Your face is hot and […]
Give Leaves A Chance: Aaron Choi Wants You To Take A Walk On The Wild Side
When Aaron Choi first saw the little plot of land in San Diego County that would become his family’s farm, he realized he would have to arm up for […]
Inception: Artist Teek Mach Paints VR Visions To Bring People Together
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 […]
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 […]
Legal Eagle: Ken Kirby Is Just As Ambitious As His Law Clerk Character On ‘Good Trouble’
When the entire drama class howled with laughter at Ken Kirby’s apron-wearing impersonation of chef Martin Yan from “Yan Can Cook,” Kirby knew he would make people laugh for […]
A World Beyond Words: Minh Lê Bridges Language Barriers Through The Art Of Magical Storytelling
Flipping through the children’s book “Drawn Together,” there are scenes that feel all too familiar. A young boy and his grandfather share a silent meal together. One diner picks […]
Broader Than Broadway: Stephanie Hsu Is Taking Musical Theater By Storm
Stephanie Hsu had finally made it to Broadway. Years of toiling through casting calls and auditions and parts in Off-Broadway theaters had finally landed her a role on the […]
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 […]
Review: Xiu Xiu’s Latest Album ‘Girl with Basket of Fruit’ Gets Weirder Than Ever
In its 16th year as a band, Xiu Xiu is no stranger to playing with darkness. But their newest album, “Girl with Basket of Fruit,” plumbs to haunting new […]
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 […]
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 […]
