For 10 rupees (approximately 14 U.S. cents), I could buy a bag of Lay’s Magic Masala potato chips from my school’s canteen. The fried chips, doused in every perceivable […]
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Throwback: Explore An Untold History With ‘Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist’
“Bambi.” It’s one of those iconic Disney films that reeks of America, with its cervine protagonists, its pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps theme and picturesque scenery that looks like it was pulled straight […]
Throwback: How ‘Naruto’ Taught Me To Dream Big
Every week after Sunday Chinese school, my best friend and I would pretend to be shinobi from “Naruto.” We would run around my house, scrambling our fingers into different jutsus […]
Throwback: ‘Kiki’s Delivery Service’ Helped Young Girls Learn To Love And Trust Themselves
Becoming a woman is hard work. As a teenager, I spent more time brooding over a diary with a glitter pen and writing angst-ridden poetry than I care I […]
Does Tampopo’s Ramen-Slinging Heroine Subvert Sexist Norms Or Perpetuate Them?
By Stacie Stukin Juzo Itami’s 1985 film, Tampopo, is considered one of the best food movies ever made for good reason. Who can forget the food and sex scenes—when egg […]
Angry Little Asian Girl Said Everything Young Me Was Too Afraid to Say
I still remember the first time I told off a boy who had gotten on my nerves. I was in sixth grade. “Shut up, or I’ll castrate you and […]
Throwback: Sandra Oh Through The Years
Most people probably know Sandra Oh as Dr. Cristina Yang from Shonda Rhimes’ “Grey’s Anatomy,” but the full breadth and depth of Oh’s career spans several genres and decades, […]
