The #ChallengeAccepted trend is the latest addition to online activism focused on empowering women. By posting a black-and-white picture, tagging a few women in your Friends list and adding […]
Tag: Feminism
Asian American Male Directors Are Getting More Filmmaking Opportunities … What About Women?
It was 1990 when a lightbulb went off in Christine Swanson’s head—“I can be a filmmaker.” She was then a timid half-black, half-Korean University of Notre Dame freshman, sitting […]
[VIDEO] If Margaret Cho Ran Hollywood
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Margaret Cho isn’t one to shy away from conversations on any topic. If anything, she hits them straight on. In a […]
Korean American Filmmaker Grace Lee’s Documentary Wins Peabody Award
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Korean American filmmaker Grace Lee’s documentary, American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs, has been named as one of the winners of the 74th annual Peabody Awards. […]
SKorea’s Labor Ministry Under Fire for Sexist Career Advice
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korea’s Labor Ministry has been blasted for advising women to tell potential employers that they have no problems with sexist jokes in […]
Leonardo DiCaprio and Emma Watson Take Photos With U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
by REERA YOO Hollywood stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Emma Watson commemorated their visit to the U.N by taking photos with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. As the newly appointed U.N. […]
Comic Tackles Misconceptions About Feminism
These days, we get the striking feeling that feminism has become a misunderstood concept. Time and time again, I’ve come across individuals who associate feminism as the hatred of […]
Private
written by REGINA APIGO illustration by IAN KIM As I peeked at the adults in the living room, I thought, Silly Mr. Morrow. Why is he saying everything to […]
