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Lifestyle • Winter 2023

February 6, 2023• bySarah Jinee Park

7 Eco-friendly Practices Our Asian Immigrant Parents Taught Us

Here are seven eco-friendly practices used by our immigrant parents and grandparents to save money and reduce our carbon footprint....

Arts & Culture

October 16, 2022• bySarah Jinee Park

Jiehae Park’s “peerless” Gives Macbeth a Satirical Asian American Twist

Jiehae Park’s “peerless,” an Off-Broadway adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” is set in the modern-day Asian American college applications world...

Activism • Fall 2022

September 19, 2022• bySarah Jinee Park

Why Asian American Activists are Fighting for Data Disaggregation

The umbrella term, Asian American, often perpetuates a stereotype that we're a monolith and model minority. Data disaggregation aims to address data inequity...

Arts & Culture • Summer 2022

June 6, 2022• bySarah Jinee Park, Kai Xing Mun

How Chinatown’s Yu and Me Books is Revolutionizing the Literary Canon

Learn how Yu and Me Books highlights BIPOC and immigrant stories as the first Asian American woman-owned bookstore in NYC’s Chinatown. ...

Lifestyle • Fall 2021 • Family

October 4, 2021• bySarah Jinee Park

Death Anniversaries & Good Fortune: A Korean American Ghost Story

My father has always said I was born with bok. When I was a kid, teachers would often happen to be absent the day I forgot to do my homework or study for a...

Arts & Culture • Fashion

September 27, 2021• bySarah Jinee Park

Legitimate Tech: How NFTs Are More Than Just a Buzzword for Emerging AsAm Fashion Designers

If you’ve been following @diet_prada on Instagram, or you’re at least vaguely familiar with the history of colonization, you know plagiarism and...

Arts & Culture • Books

August 26, 2021• bySarah Jinee Park

Immigrant Songs and Unexpected Love Stories: Why You Need to Read Yoon Choi’s “Skinship”

The only context in which I used to hear the word “skinship” growing up would be when my mother stated she was uncomfortable with it. “Skinship,” after...

Activism

May 27, 2021• bySarah Jinee Park

“Instead of Paddling Frantically, I Turned Onto My Back and Began to Float”: On Drowning … and Finally Seeking Mental Health Care on My Own Terms

This article is part of a series of articles commemorating Mental Health Awareness Month. We recognize that the stigma around mental health care — in Asian...

Arts & Culture • Career

January 29, 2021• bySarah Jinee Park

Lazy Sundaes’ Recipe for Sweet Success during a Pandemic

Childhood nostalgia, big dreams, and sugar highs: Learn how Lazy Sundaes’ co-founders Tammy Na and Amber Luan opened 3 bingsoo and bubble tea shops in NYC...

Arts & Culture • Sponsored

January 25, 2021• bySarah Jinee Park

Finding Home & Belonging in “While I Was Away”

Middle-grade memoir “While I Was Away” by Waka T. Brown explores the challenges and joys of reconnecting with one’s cultural heritage. In this sponsored...