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 ›
By Tiffany Chan Edited by Morgan Moore and Catherine Harlow It’s prom season and you may have seen a recent viral story gracing the internet about a girl (of non-East Asian descent) who chose a Chinese qipao as her prom gown. This story took the social internet by storm after it was brought to the […]Read Post ›
Diana Zeng, also known as Zen She, is an artist based in St. Louis. On May 21st, she left her job to start her own painting studio. This is a story about cancer and painting and don’t worry! It has a happy ending. But Diana’s journey is about what really matters, in the end.
Jean Wang is the founder of Extrapetite.com, a blog that started as a resource for a consumer base typically outside the focus of the fashion houses and designers. Based in Boston, Jean has been writing about fashion, lifestyle and travel for over seven years. She sat down with us to talk about her transition from […]Read Post ›
