The representation that recent films like Shang-Chi and shows like Squid Game allowed the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community to experience—especially after a year of increased anti-Asian violence due to the COVID-19 pandemic—feels necessary, now more so than ever.
Author: Sophia Benz
An Interview with Metra Lundy and Selina Garcia, creators of the Documentary Film, “A Walk In Her Shoes”
“in trying to heal and bring myself out of a very low place, I looked to Harriet Tubman, her example, and her story”
An Interview with Yelka Kamara
Yelka Kamara is the creator and host of the podcast Kume: Turning Point Diaries, where she explores critical moments in her guest’s lives. Yelka founded the podcast with a simple mission: tell stories that inspire […]
MIXED™
Do you find yourself too “white-nized” to be fully non-white, but too non-white to be white?
Directed by Pennacky
It was 8 a.m. on Sunday in Brooklyn, and while my translator, Kana Motojima, and I groggily boiled water for our tea, Kenichiro “Ken” Tanaka was taking a quick 10 p.m. break at a shared […]
Ambiguous Asian Blend
“So, what kind of South Asian are you?” the bartender asks coolly.
Logical Fallacies and Where to Find Them: Why Fearing Asian People Because of the Coronavirus is a Logical Fallacy
If one believes that the xenophobia surrounding the coronavirus is an exception, I’d urge them to take a glance at our history books.