How a Chinese immigrant neighborhood is struggling amid coronavirus-related xenophobia
"It's a reminder of how quick people try to herald us as model minorities but also how quickly they will remind us where we are. You come to a place like New York City, and you assume you’re free from all the bullying because it's multicultural, but then you realize that the solidarity isn't there and how quickly people isolate themselves when a crisis like this comes up."
Coronavirus means fear and isolation for many Asian American seniors
As COVID-19 spreads in California, many older Asians and Asian Americans are taking precautions to protect their loved ones. For these seniors, isolation is also a concern.
Visiting My Sick Mom Could Put Her Life at Risk. But How Many More Times Will I Get to See Her?
With everyday life completely disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Nicole Chung shares about the heartbreaking choice between visiting her sick mother or maintaining distance for her mother's fragile health.
How I Dealt With the Loss of My Dad, and Then My Movie
Lynn Chen's first feature screenplay, I Will Make You Mine, was written and produced as a way to channel her grief and give a sense of hope. Unfortunately, with the cancellation of SXSW, no one will be able to see it.
At Census Time, Asian Americans Again Confront the Question of Who 'Counts' as Asian.
While many of the questions on the Census may seem simple, at least one is more complicated: race.
On a new podcast about Asian American identity, we talk about the struggle to feel we're 'enough'
Los Angeles Times journalists Jen Yamato and Frank Shyong's new Asian Enough podcast includes Asian American guests who talk about the struggle to feel "enough."
HBO's possible 'Parasite' spinoff with Mark Ruffalo raises whitewashing concerns
The news that HBO's spinoff series based on Parasite will possibly star Mark Ruffalo is just the latest example of the industry’s practice of remaking Asian films with white actors for U.S. audiences
"Family Karma" Might Be a Breakthrough for Desis on TV
The new Bravo unscripted series Family Karma follows several Desi families in Miami; theirs is the kind of wealthy, incestuous subculture that doesn't need cameras to incite drama.
Edge of the World
A short story by Souvankham Thammavongsa, whose first story collection, How to Pronounce Knife, will be published in April 2020.
