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 …
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Non-Fiction
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 …
The words were waiting to be needed. They gush out of me, and I’m left wondering if I believe in a god, or three million of them, after all. For …
“Wearing Our Shape and Story: A Filipina-Canadian’s Thoughts on Fashion” by Mikaela Lucido
by Allan Cho
If I cup my hands just right, I can hold every fading memory of being a toddler in the Philippines. I don’t remember which store my mother and I meandered …
You wouldn’t think something I do every month would be such a big deal. But it’s a dreaded chore — every bloody time. Tonight, as the appointed hour draws near, …
In the rare nights that I dream, I see glimpses of her. Dappled sunlight filters through the lush canopy of acacia leaves above, mottling her soft curves cast from white …
A Korean grandmother leads her grandson to their harvest by a creek. She teaches him about resilience, passion, and strength. A Chinese father encourages his daughter to apply for college …