When we first started writing, we did so with the mindset that we should use the skills we honed in our humanities classes in undergrad to help the world see why we love(d) the quirky academic topics that we do. For me at least, this is no longer the case.
The Help was trending on Netflix this past week. Many believed this sudden rise in views was due to the recent protests and thus increase in communication about race. A number of people took issue with this being the movie of choice, saying it perpetuates the white savior trope, a storyline where a white character […]Read Post ›
Edited by Katie Constantine, Catherine Harlow, and Morgan Moore Cover image by Obi Onyeador Like many of you, I have been following the new cycle closely (almost compulsively) over the last week. First and foremost– I’d like to extend my condolences to the family of George Floyd and to the communities affected over the last […]Read Post ›
Written and edited by Katie Constantine & Tiffany Chan All images property of Netflix On the last day of AAPI Heritage month this year, Netflix released Always Be My Maybe, co-written and starring Ali Wong, directed by Nahnatchka Khan. The film tells the story of former childhood sweethearts, taking inspiration from the iconic 1990s Nora […]Read Post ›
By Annie Wang and Tiffany Chan Edited by Morgan Moore With awards season wrapping up, it is safe to say that 2018 was a tremendous year for the Asian American experience in film and television. Last year we saw more Asian American (AA) actors and entertainers taking center stage and more stories written specifically about […]Read Post ›
Crazy Rich Asians dominated the American box offices in August and has been the topic of much conversation in the Asian American community since the trailer was first released in the Spring. This is the first Hollywood film since 1993’s Joy Luck Club with a full cast of Asian American leads (which incidentally uses some […]Read Post ›
Domee Shi and Becky Neiman-Cobb are the Director and Producer pair behind Pixar’s latest animated short film, Bao. Both Domee and Becky have been at Pixar for several years, but this is the first time they are stepping into their respective roles for this particular project. Becky is a photographer and has worked on several […]Read Post ›
Kimberly M. Wang is a veteran television Director and Producer who has since pivoted into brand-storytelling photography. Based in New York City, Kimberly creates photo-based feature stories for magazines and other publications. These stories often feature prominent creatives and artists at the top of their fields. She also creates portraiture and video content for entrepreneurs […]Read Post ›
Vero Kherian is a photographer and food blogger based in San Francisco. Her areas of expertise include creative portraiture and food photography. You can find her cheese-based work on Twitter and Facebook as well as the rest of her portfolio at verokherian.com. Interview conducted by: Tiffany Chan Edited by: Morgan Moore and Tiffany Chan All […]Read Post ›
One could very easily write a long research paper about Black Panther. Much has already been said about the importance of its powerful and groundbreaking mainstream representation, from Time Magazine’s February 19 cover story by Jamil Smith, to the Twitter campaign #WhatBlackPantherMeanstoMe begun by Kayla Sutton of the website Black Girl Nerds, to a flood […]Read Post ›
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