A common question I get asked by both Asian and non-Asian people is: “Do you speak your native language?” With the expectation that I’ll say, “Yes, I speak the language of whatever exotic ethnicity I look like.”
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With the Success of “Shang-Chi” and “Squid Game,” AAPI Creatives are Hopeful
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.
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 […]