Nicole Lau is a Chinese Canadian with Hakka ethnic roots. Lau is an interdisciplinary artist currently living and working in Vancouver. Lau held her solo exhibition “Home Kong” in Vancouver, …
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Abigail Hing Wen is the New York Times bestselling author of Loveboat, Taipei, which is being adapted for film. She holds a BA from Harvard, a JD from Columbia Law School, and an MFA from …
I’ve seen Celine Song’s Past Lives (2023) five times, and I can’t seem to stop thinking about how it gorgeously captures immigrant desire, how it renders our experience of looping …
When my father died, I stopped cutting my hair. In numerous cultures around the world, cutting one’s hair, shaving one’s head, pulling, or rending one’s hair is a ceremonial or …
“You’ve got to line up there.” The airport attendant pointed at a flock of people waiting to check in. We were the late bunch, the timid rebels who didn’t arrive …
“The Table” in celebration of Mother’s Day and Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
by Allan Cho
Our concept was based on how we wanted Asian people to be seen through the media in the 80s. Oftentimes, Asian identities are portrayed as one-dimensional characters such as the …
In Chinese culture, red envelopes are ubiquitous with special occasions. At gatherings the shiny paper packets are filled with cash and handed out by elders to any children who …
Liam Ma is an emerging actor and multidisciplinary artist from Mississauga, Ontario, and is now based in Toronto. He is a McGill University Engineering Alumnus specializing in Biomechanics and Sustainable …
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 …
New Penguin Random House Memoir – excerpt from A LONG ROAD TO JUSTICE: STORIES FROM THE FRONT LINES IN ASIA by Sylvia Yu Friedman
by Allan Cho
A constant stream of impoverished women and girls have been, and are being, enslaved and abused in the Asia Pacific region. Slavery is not a historical issue – it’s happening …