Remembering Linsanity
In an exclusive, illustrated excerpt from our upcoming book RISE: A Pop History of Asian America From the Nineties to Now, Jeremy Lin remembers his road to the NBA and reflects on where "Linsanity" led.
My Family Lost Our Farm During Japanese Incarceration. I Went Searching for What Remains.
"Japanese Americans who were forced off their land lost property worth an estimated $3.7 billion in today’s dollars, and $7.7 billion worth of income... But not all losses are quantifiable, even in estimates. How can we count the communities dispersed, the culture disappeared? In the 80 years since, there’s been another loss: the memories of survivors of this forced removal."
Eileen Gu's Olympic run launches her into stardom and the political fray
Freestyle skiier Eileen Gu's epic success comes in tandem with a highly controversial Winter Olympics and an increasingly strained relationship between China and the United State.
Why Chinese Americans Are Talking About Eileen Gu
The critical crossfire Ms. Gu has faced has implications that go far beyond the Olympic slopes, Chinese Americans say. And some see themselves in the duality she has embraced.
Eileen Gu, the Olympics and who gets to be American
"It seems we can’t let an Olympics pass without wondering whether an Asian American athlete is truly American. Every four years, the Olympic team gets more diverse, and every four years, the American media fumbles for the words to describe them."
Kristi Yamaguchi won gold 30 years ago. American figure skating would never look the same.
When Kristi Yamaguchi became the first Asian American woman to win gold at the Winter Olympics 30 years ago, she changed the face of U.S. figure skating.
The surgeon general's young daughter got COVID. This is what he wants you to know
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says he wishes vaccines for kids under 5 were available, but that more data is needed first.
The Millions of People Stuck in Pandemic Limbo
What does society owe immunocompromised people?
Here's why your shoes will be staying the hell out of my house
A Wall Street Journal essay about keeping shoes on inside the house left many Asian Americans aghast.
Cheetos Flamin' Hots Made Me Who I Am
In middle school, Summer Kim Lee envied the wealthy white kids. But she had something they didn't have, too.
What Min Jin Lee Wants Us to See
Min Jin Lee, author of Pachinko and Free Food for Millionaires, discusses her research process, her memories of arriving in America, and why she reads the Bible before writing.
Tablo of Epik High on Success, Bullying & the Stories That Got Him Here
"All the things we did wrong and that we suffered through got us here," Korean rapper Tablo says.
How Sun and Jin's relationship went from problematic to transcendent on Lost
Here's why this underrated Lost couple is ranked Entertainment Weekly's No. 1 TV romance of all time.