Karen Chee's Guide for Celebrating Heritage Month

'Late Night with Seth Meyers' writer offers some helpful DOs and DON'Ts for white people.



As you may know, May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. To celebrate the occasion properly, Late Night with Seth Meyers recently invited writer Karen Chee to share a short list of helpful Dos and Don'ts for white people who would like to join in on the Heritage Month fun.

For instance, the first one on her list is a microagression classic: "Don't ask me where I'm really from!" Unfortunately, people still need to hear this one. "Because when I say I'm from a suburb of San Francisco, I can tell you're disappointed," Chee says. "Asian American people are descendants of many different countries, which is just a polite way of saying number two. Don't say 'Ni Hao' to me."

Ah, the ni hao. Check out the full segment:

Viet Thanh Nguyen talks refugees and writing on 'Late Night with Seth Meyers'

"I know I've made it when [my book has] made it to Costco."



On Thursday, author Viet Thanh Nguyen was a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers to talk about his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Sympathizer and his latest collection of stories The Refugees.

Nguyen shared about his childhood memories of being a refugee from Vietnam, breaking it to his parents that he was an English major, and how you know you've made it: when they're selling your book at Costco. He also dropped some truth about the important, vital narrative that immigrants and refugees bring to America.

Check it out:

Randall Park talks to Seth Meyers about working with Shaq

Shaq apparently thought Randall's name was "Russell." And nobody wanted to correct him.



With this week's season premiere of Fresh Off the Boat, star Randall Park is making the proper rounds to promote the show. Last night, he was a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers and shared a funny story about meeting Shaquille O'Neal, who recently filmed a guest appearance on Fresh Off The Boat as himself. Shaq apparently thought Randall's name was Russell... and nobody wanted to correct him.

Also, a weird Katy Perry sing-along. Watch: