Asian American girls saw pivotal icon in ‘Baby-Sitters Club'
The Netflix series The Baby-Sitters Club, is based on the popular book series about five girls growing up in a Connecticut suburb. Now, many Asian Americans are now recalling the impact that the character Claudia Kishi had on their own childhoods.
An Ode to Claudia Kishi, the Coolest Kid in 'The Baby-Sitters Club'
Decades after the release of Ann M. Martin's Baby-Sitter's Club book series, the Claudia Kishi fan club lives on through fan pages and a new Netflix documentary.
Tammy Duckworth: Tucker Carlson Doesn't Know What Patriotism Is
Tucker Carlson's attempts to distract the nation from recognizing the ineptitude of the Trump administration will not deter Senator Tammy Duckworth, who has words for the Fox News host (and Donald Trump).
I'm 10 Minutes Away From Becoming a U.S. Citizen
"...but U.S.C.I.S. is sitting on a growing backlog of would-be citizens like me."
Thamee got national acclaim for its Burmese food. Now it wants to become a model for racial justice.
The pandemic and mass protests for racial justice left many small businesses wondering how to proceed. Jocelyn Law-Yone and her daughter, Simone Jacobson, are making sure their restaurant supports and uplifts the Black community that surrounds them.
Is Small-Town White Montana Ready for My Loud, Brown Family? Doesn't Matter, We're Here Anyway.
Venu Gupta and her family are currently in Montana -- exactly where they belong.
ON ADOBO AND ANXIETY
A meal at Savannah's only Filipino eatery becomes a second-generation identity crisis.
Padma Lakshmi's New Food Show Is a Trojan Horse
Taste the Nation is breezy in tone, but it exposes the betrayals at the heart of "American" cuisine.
The Appropriation of Avatar
"American culture likes to identify its heroes and villains; Koniezko and DiMartino are neither. For me, they are not "canceled." But contrary to public worship, their work bears harm, too."
Heroes on Peacock: How Masi Oka would have changed Hiro
Masi Oka talks about the legacy of Heroes, the impact of his character Hiro, and how the show changed his life.