From bestselling authors to up and coming artists, here are the creative leaders in the Asian American community.
Ever since the White Claw explosion of Summer 2019, hard seltzer has almost become as ubiquitous as a can of beer. The hard seltzer industry is booming, with almost every major beer producer hopping on that wagon. And yet, with almost endless choices and brands, we’re...
Mai Nguyen grew up in San Diego to refugee parents from Vietnam and studied geography at University of California, Berkeley before becoming a farmer. In between, they have worked on refugee resettlements, farmers markets, and waste management, a journey that’s taken...
An East-meets-West romance: Asian woman falls for American military man. It’s a story we know well as “Miss Saigon,” “Memoirs of Geisha,” “Madame Butterfly,” and so on. And it’s a story we’ve been taught to romanticize as Asian women ourselves. Ending in a heroine’s...
Quincy Surasmith has a knack for bringing people together. He's a multidisciplinary artist working on two projects: Eat Kune Do, a pop-up supper club in Los Angeles and “Asian Americana,” a podcast about “slices of distinctly Asian American culture and history.” The...
Parents are the first ones to love us and hurt us. As children, we haven’t developed the emotional maturity yet to appreciate our parents’ good intentions. And even when we do, we can still feel hurt by and resentful of our parents’ efforts — more so when there’s a...
When Ly Tran arrived in her railroad apartment in Queens, New York, in 1993, her new home reflected the empty promises of the American dream. The lack of heat and furniture, along with the looming threat of scarce job opportunities, mocked the ideal of a promising new...
With COVID-19 slowly becoming a haunting memory thanks to the rapid distribution of vaccines, the return of communal dining is on the horizon with the promise of shared summer memories over a meal. After a cold and isolating year alone, connecting over food will be...
In “Finding Junie Kim,” Ellen Oh ties together family history and contemporary events. The middle grade novel follows Korean American 12-year-old Junie Kim who faces depression and discrimination. Even with supportive parents, Junie struggles to deal with those...
Jonny Sun isn’t the same as he was four years ago. But then again, none of us are. When we first spoke in 2017, Sun had just written his first book, “Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too,” and was running a successful comedy Twitter account. Some things remain...