In our latest TalkRice podcast, contributor Gavin Hee sits down with Ricepaper Literary Editor, Jinwoo Park, to scratch the surface of just some of the many layers to his novel, …
Gavin Hee
Gavin Hee
Gavin aims to connect people throughout the world interested in relatable, meaningful content by Asians. He was born and raised in North Vancouver and spent his formative twenties in Seoul where his concept of globalism transformed. He is particularly fond of pan-Asian themed stories of inter-cultural exchange and he is the founder of weshareinterests.com, a site he thinks you might enjoy since you are reading this. He encourages marginalized voices to build their own world so they are not stuck in someone else's.
Hello? Can you still hear me? You said you wanted to know why your family left you in New York. Are you calling from there now? I’m sorry, these old …
The TalkRice podcast is back! In our latest episode, contributor Gavin Hee sits down for a chat with Mary Ancheta, Musical Director of Lauren Yee’s musical play Cambodian Rock Band, …
Cambodian Rock Band History and What Humans Do to Each Other By Cynda Yeasting For 2 hours and 45 minutes, I was not an audience member sitting in a theatre …
When I’d made my mother review my college application before I submitted it, she pointed out that I’d forgotten to check off on the application that I’m Asian. “Am I …
Submit your unpublished work related to emojis, memes and social media! From the first instant messaging service ICQ in 1996 to the now ever-popular 15 seconds on TikTok, social media …
Aubergines—my mother believed eggplant sounded too unsophisticated—bananas, zucchini, and once, even a phallic-shaped sweet potato, which she cautioned me early on never to mistakenly refer to as a yam, which …
“Would you call this a dumpling or a potsticker? Or a gyoza?” I ask as I turn my friend Gemma’s plushie dumpling around. It’s cute with blush pink cheeks and …
Before you read: I mean to strictly follow the prompt “The straight-A high school student falls in love with the troll in her locker.” It will happen. Please wait patiently. …
Author’s note: The dialogue in this story is written in colloquial Malaysian English (of the variety spoken in the Klang Valley). Malaysian English often eschews English grammar in favour of …