Daniel Dae Kim on 'Asian-Americans': Ugly History, Relevant Again
Daniel Dae Kim, who narrates the PBS documentary series Asian Americans, discusses its unanticipated resonance in the age of Covid-19 and his own experiences with the disease.
Alison Roman, the Colonization of Spices, and the Exhausting Prevalence of Ethnic Erasure in Popular Food Culture
I guess we need to talk about Alison Roman.
20+ Allyship Actions for Asians to Show Up for the Black Community Right Now
In light of #AhmaudArbery and ongoing police violence, how can the Asian and Asian American community show up for our Black siblings?
Breaking the cycle of discrimination against Asian Americans
Hate crimes against Asians are rising in part because of our racist president. It's time to break the cycle.
I'm Teaching From Home and Don't Know How Long We Can Keep This Up
My students are stressed, their families are sick, and teachers like me are trying to hold it all together.
The Path to Survival Is Even More Complicated for Immigrant-Owned Mom-and-Pop Restaurants
Mom-and-pop diners and family-run takeout spots are especially vulnerable to the challenges ahead set by COVID-19. Caught between the bodily risk of coronavirus exposure on one end and the threat of losing the culmination of a lifetime of labor and sacrifice, they face an impossible choice: to close or to stay open?
Yuh-Line Niou Is Fighting For Chinatown's Survival
Yuh-Line Niou, the first Asian American Assemblywoman in Manhattan, and the first Asian American legislator that Chinatown has ever had in the state legislature, is facing an existential crisis and fighting for justice for all.
Social Distancing Feels A Lot Like My Immigrant Childhood. Here's How.
"When you're trained to keep your distance within the same household, keeping six feet away from strangers is a piece of cake."
Northwestern's Asian American Studies Hunger Strike, 25 Years Later
How student activism and appetite slowly built an ethnic studies program at Northwestern.
Love In The Shape Of Cut Fruit
"Life is filled with bitter and hard things. When you extract pits, piths, and peels, fruit becomes a reliable source of pure sweetness, only softness."
By feeding my sister, a new mother, I found a new way to connect
Soleil Ho didn't always have a close relationship to her sister. But after her sister had her first baby, she found a new way to communicate care.
Making the Past Present
Driveways director Andrew Ahn processes the death of his grandmother and actor Brian Dennehy by revisiting their performances in his films.
How Andrew Ahn Turned 'Driveways' Into a Nuanced Portrait of Asian American Family
For his Spa Night follow-up, Andrew Ahn told IndieWire he was pleasantly surprised when producers agreed to his suggestion to make Driveways' two leads Asian.
Why does 'yellow filter' keep popping up in American movies?
Hollywood loves to use the "yellow filter" in movies that take place in India, Mexico, or Southeast Asia. Why?
