Documentarian Stephanie Wang-Breal, whose previous works include “Tough Love” and “Wo Ai Ni Mommy,” takes a sensitive approach in chronicling the legal proceedings of women who are arrested on […]
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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.
Lack of Diversity at the Oscars
Story by Natalie Do #OscarsSoWhite. The Oscars are around the corner and my social media has been blowing up with the same hashtag that circulated during last year’s Oscars. […]
How Men REALLY Feel About Trading Bachelorhood For Married Life
In his regular column for Audrey Magazine, published in the Summer 2014 issue, Paul Nakayama talks about dismantling the man cave and other life changes he’ll have to make […]
Hollywood’s “20 Hottest Asian Actresses” Are So Much More Than Hot
By Ethel Navales Recently, Off Beat released a list titled “20 of Hollywood’s Hottest Asian Actresses.” They weren’t wrong– these ladies really are drop dead gorgeous, but […]
Asian Women Don’t Get Breast Cancer?
Photo by Richard Cavosora, courtesy of Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum’s “A Book of Hope: Stories of Healing to Honor Asian American & Pacific Islander Cancer Survivors.” […]
South Korean Women Strive for ‘Apple Hips’
by YOUNG-WOO KANG Thin legs, a slender waist and pale skin have been the ideal beauty standard among Korean women for a long time. However, these aspects of a […]
[VIDEO] Korean Women Describe Their Orgasm Experiences on Pikicast
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Korean social media and broadcasting app Pikicast recently sat down with a group of Korean women and asked them about their sexual experiences. […]
[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 […]
Google Still Struggling to Diversify Beyond White, Asian Men
Above photo: Google campus (Photo by Shawn Collins) by MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google isn’t making much headway diversifying its workforce beyond white and Asian […]
Thai Lee Owns America’s Largest Woman-Owned Business: Forbes
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Thai Lee, a 56-year-old Korean American entrepreneur, heads the largest female-owned business in the United States, Forbes reported last week. Lee is the CEO […]
Q&A with Christine Ahn, Co-organizer of Women’s Walk for Peace Across DMZ
Pictured above: Christine Ahn, shown here with Gloria Steinem, at a United Nations news conference on March 11 announcing plans for a walk across the DMZ. (Photo courtesy of AP Photo/Bebeto […]
Five African Students Receive Scholarships to Duksung Women’s University
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Five African students will be pursuing their Master’s degrees at Duksung Women’s University through the school’s global partnership with U.N. Women, reports […]
South Korea Honors American Nurse Who Founded First Nursing School in 1903
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com The South Korean government posthumously awarded the Order of Civil Merit to Margaret Jane Edmunds, an American nurse who founded the first […]
Sponsored Post: KYCC Supports Women Entrepreneurs
Above: KYCC Business Counselor Young-Gi Harabedian (right) leads small business workshops and consultations in Spanish, Korean and English. KYCC Program to Promote Women-Owned Businesses This spring, the Small Business Development […]