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 […]
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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 […]
Star Gaysian: Joel Kim Booster
Joel Kim Booster has come a long way from telling jokes to the back of an empty bar on the East Coast. “It took about five to six months, […]
Review: Get Ready For ‘SASAMI’
Though you might not have heard of Sasami Ashworth before, chances are you’ve heard her before. The former Cherry Glazerr synth-player has dabbled in a little bit of everything […]
9 Not So Subtle Asian Facebook Groups You Need To Join
When you meet someone online there’s always the worry that the person could be a serial killer. Stranger danger, right? For the Asian American community, a shared obsession with […]
Michelle Zauner Announces Book Deal ‘Crying in H Mart’
Today, Japanese Breakfast front woman, Michelle Zauner announced that she would be releasing a book with Knopf publishing. “Crying in H Mart” is titled after her acclaimed essay of […]
Hip-Hop Rookie Raja Kumari Releases New EP ‘BLOODLINE’
There’s absolutely no way of getting in the way of this EP. Svetha Rao aka Raja Kumari is dropping her second EP, “BLOODLINE,” today. Known for collaborating with artists […]
Michele Ang Explores Being Young and Female In ‘Man of God’
When Michele Selene Ang read the script for her latest role, in Anna Moench’s play “Man of God,” for Los Angeles’ East West Players, she thought, “I have to be a part […]
The Power Of Asian American Women In 2017
Nielsen recently released its first-ever report on Asian American women and the segment’s influence, particularly through through social media savvy. Here’s why we should all be paying attention.
10 Slam Poems That Nail The Asian American Experience
Defining the Asian American experience can be tricky. Percy Bysshe Shelley, the 18th century poet and writer, once said that poetry “is a mirror that makes beautiful that which […]
Asian American Female Buying Power Expected To Hit $1.2 Trillion By 2021
Asian American buying power in 2016 was $891 billion. By 2021, it’s expected to reach $1.2 trillion, in part because of a growing population of Asian American women, a […]
Divided views on CA bill that would expand definition of ‘Asian American’
AB 1726, the Accounting for Health and Education in API Demographics (AHEAD) Act that would require California agencies to collect more data on groups under the label “Asian American,” has […]
On ‘The Great Wall’: Constance Wu Twitter Rant
Asian American actors read Constance Wu’s Twitter response to “The Great Wall.”
Save the Date: Audrey Magazine & KoreAm Journal Present Unforgettable 2015
Audrey Magazine and KoreAm Journal subsidiary of London Trust Media (LTM) are pleased to announce the 14th annual Unforgettable gala presented by Royal Salute. Unforgettable is the premiere entertainment […]
[VIDEO] Asian American Daughters Ask Their Parents About Sex
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Earlier this week, BuzzFeed had three Asian American women Skype their parents to talk about the most awkward, taboo topic in family conversations: […]
