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Asians "Eat Everything" Because Its A Sign Of Love
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Clara Wang
Asian American
The Disaster Mindset Helped Asian-Americans Survive. But It’s A Losing ...
Connie Wang
May 29, 2020
Food Trends
Asian Snacks Are More Popular Than Ever In America. Here’s What That Says ...
Whizy Kim
May 26, 2020
Asian American
When You Are Your Parents’ Retirement Plan
Svati Kirsten Narula
May 18, 2020
Asian American
For Asians, Treating Our Mental Health Issues Feels Like Having T...
When seeking therapy can seem like a betrayal.
by
Jinnie Lee
Entertainment
What K-Pop’s Beautiful Men Can Teach Us About Masculinity
K-pop's rise in America is forcing many to confront long-held stereotypes they have regarding masculinity — especially when it comes to Asian men.
by
Natalie Morin
News
Yuh-Line Niou Is Fighting For Chinatown’s Survival
The first Asian-American woman to represent Chinatown in New York's legislature is facing an existential crisis and fighting for justice for all.
by
Leah Carroll
Asian American
Love In The Shape Of Cut Fruit
Life is filled with bitter and hard things. When you extract pits, piths, and peels, fruit becomes a reliable source of pure sweetness, only softness.
by
Connie Wang
News
What It’s Like To Be A Chinese-American High School Senior ...
For about a week in February, I had a mild cold, possibly allergies, and I felt compelled to force in my sneezes at school thanks to “jokes” from
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Joyce Jiang
Coronavirus
What It Means To Wear A Face Mask In America
If you wear one here, you are gullible, selfish, foreign, sick, and asking for attention. But in Asia, face masks mean something else altogether.
by
Connie Wang
Asian American
Closeness In The Age Of Coronavirus
I went to China to visit family over the holidays. But a quickly spreading virus turned family time into something more complicated.
by
Connie Wang
Asian American
Parasite
Just Became The First-Ever Korean Best Picture No...
The Oscars may still be so white, but thanks to director Bong Joon-ho and the cast of Korean thriller and class satire Parasite, the ceremony will be just
by
Natalie Morin
Movies
Justice For Rose Tico:
Crazy Rich Asians
Director Wants ...
Crazy Rich Asians and In The Heights director Jon M. Chu wants to expand the Star Wars universe with a new series about Rose Tico. Posting on Twitter, Chu
by
Alejandra Salazar
Celebrity Beauty
Why This Influencer Collab Is Important For Representation
In 2017, beauty and fashion vlogger Nabela Noor posted a tutorial that would change her perspective forever. At first glance, this viral video appeared to
by
Thatiana Diaz
Truth Told
Meet The Refinery29 News Initiative Fellows: Shannon Domingsil
We are excited to announce a new video series coming to Refinery29's YouTube tomorrow — Truth Told. We are bringing these news videos to life throug
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Shannon Domingsil
Movies
Composed, Graceful, Disciplined: We Cannot Wait To See The Live-A...
Disney’s live-action remakes of their animated classics are fulfilling childhood dreams at a clip quicker than Mulan’s warrior reflexes. Aladdin is bar
by
Meagan Fredette
News
A Guy Used The Snapchat Gender Filter To Catch A Predator. Here's...
Ethan, a 20-year-old college student, posed as a 16-year-old girl named Esther using Snapchat’s popular new “gender swap” filter, and caught Robert D
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Tiffany Diane Tso
Dedicated Feature
Filipino Actress Janine Tugonon On Hollywood's Asian Representation
Model and actress Janine Tugonon’s career path was supposed to be straightforward: At 20 years old, she'd go into the medical field like her grandmo
by
Katie Chow
Music
These Badass Musicians Have One Thing In Common — Besides Deservi...
Thanks to streaming, YouTube, and, well, time, the musical landscape is becoming more diverse, but Asian-American women tend to still find themselves serio
by
Natalie Morin
Work & Money
The Model Minority Myth Has Gotten A Millennial Makeover (But It’...
You’ve seen them on the tennis court, on the ice, in comedy, selling out stadiums, stunning on RuPaul’s Drag Race, starring in movies and television sh
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Karen K. Ho
Celebrity Style
NYC's Downtown Party Scene Is Good Again (Here Are A Few People T...
In cities around the world, downtown isn’t just a geographical destination. It’s an entire vibe that separates preservationists from progressives and s
by
Connie Wang
Fashion
Those Beaded Bags You Love? Susan Alexandra Wants You To Thank Th...
The first time I came across a Susan Alexandra bag, I did a double take. I hadn’t seen it before, but I recognized it: A purse encrusted with thoughtfull
by
Michelle Li
News
An Interview With An Asian Student At Stuyvesant High School
Salma* is the youngest of three daughters in her Bangladeshi-American family. Every weekday, Salma commutes an hour and a half from her multiethnic neighbo
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Tiffany Diane Tso
Asian American
The Real Mayor Of New York Works Out Of Chinatown
“Are you engaged?” I look up from the corner seat I'm posted up on, between the entrance to a subterranean storeroom and a long glass countertop,
by
Connie Wang
Politics
The Biracial Bind Of Not Being Asian Enough
There’s a photo of my great-grandmother I look at often. She is small, wearing thick black frames, with my grandmother, my aunts, and my mother huddled a
by
Kristin Wong
Asian American
Why The Asian-American Food Movement Complicates What We Think Ab...
Like most Americans, Mackenzie Fegan grew up eating her weight in Campbell’s chicken noodle soup. But there was a twist, courtesy of her mother, who had
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Jasmin Malik Chua
Movie Trailers
Awkwafina Is Ready To Make You Cry In
The Farewell
You already know Awkwafina as one of the funniest women onscreen. With roles in two of last summer's biggest blockbusters — Ocean's 8 and Craz
by
Anne Cohen
News
How Black-Asian Conflict Plays Out In New York City's Elite High ...
Who is allowed the American Dream?
by
Tiffany Diane Tso
Music
Steve Aoki & BTS's "Waste It On Me" Is Basically
Crazy Rich A...
Just when you thought you had seen the most beautiful group of crazy rich people duke it out on screen, Steve Aoki has dropped a video that takes the drama
by
Natalie Morin
Wellness
What It Looks Like For Asian-American Women To Thrive
On one of the first fall weekends of the year, I found myself — laying on a yoga mat in a refurbished barn house in upstate New York, surrounded by 30 ot
by
Kimberly Truong
TV Shows
HBO Is Making A Dark Comedy With All Asian Leads — & It’s About Time
Coming on the heels of the crazy rich success of Crazy Rich Asians, HBO is developing a dark comedy featuring all Asian leads. And all we can say is it’s
by
Alexis Reliford
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