Being Asian-American In 2019: News, Pop-Culture, Essays

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

by 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 Crazy Rich

by Anne Cohen

News

How Black-Asian Conflict Plays Out In New York City's Elite ...

This year, out of the 895 students accepted to Stuyvesant High School, New York City’s most selective specialized high school, only seven were Black,

by Tiffany Diane Tso

Music

Steve Aoki & BTS's "Waste It On Me" Is Basically Crazy R...

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

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
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
by Alexis Reliford

2018 election
Asian-American, Immigrant & Republican, Too
by Connie Wang

Wellness
Chloe Kim On Post-Olympics Life, Self-Care, & Being An Asian-Amer...
At 18 years old, Chloe Kim is already a lot of things: The youngest woman to win an Olympic snowboarding medal, the first-ever North American ambassador
by Kimberly Truong

Fashion
Claudia Li's First Runway Show Featured Only Asian Models
Whether or not you’ve made it to the theaters to see Crazy Rich Asians yet (and you should), you already know what an impact it’s having on the
by Alyssa Coscarelli

Pop Culture
Chrissy Teigen Says Crazy Rich Asians Is Unlike Any Othe...
Countless articles and social media posts have circulated the internet since Crazy Rich Asians debuted in theaters on August 15. The production has been
by Madison Medeiros

Entertainment
Crazy Ripped Asians
There’s one romantic comedy trope I’m really glad Crazy Rich Asians gave us: Your man is so hot, you have to have sex with him even if you’re
by Bourree Lam

Movies
The Crazy Rich Asians Sequel Is Being Made & It's T...
There is likely more in store for fans of Crazy Rich Asians, myself included. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. is moving forward with
by Sesali Bowen

News
Nail Salon Brawls & Boycotts: Unpacking The Black-Asian Conflict ...
As early as I can remember, my dad, an immigrant from Taiwan, would nonchalantly use the term 黑鬼 (hēi guǐ), Mandarin for “black ghost” and
by Tiffany Diane Tso

Movies
10 Ways The Crazy Rich Asians Movie Is Differen...
Warning: Spoilers for Crazy Rich Asians abound. So, you watched Crazy Rich Asians over the weekend and are now itching to know what comes next. Luckily,
by Elena Nicolaou

Movies
Fact-Checking The Wealth Of Crazy Rich Asians
Before we go any further, there's something you should know. Every single instance of ostentatious, mind-blowing wealth described in Kevin Kwan's Crazy
by Elena Nicolaou

Movies
Is Nick Young From Crazy Rich Asians A Bad Boyfriend? An...
Warning: This post contains spoilers for Crazy Rich Asians. The first time we meet Nick Young (Henry Golding) in Crazy Rich Asians, he's staring
by Anne Cohen

Movies
For Crazy Rich Asians Star Awkwafina, Fame Is Just "A Un...
On the day I speak to Awkwafina, she’s on the cusp of a movie star moment. We are approximately T-minus five hours and forty minutes until the Crazy
by Anne Cohen

Crazy Rich Asians
The Problem With Crazy Rich Asians Is That It’s Not Actually Abou...
Nearly every single Asian-American I've met has experienced the Lunch Box Moment. For me, it was when my black bean dessert paste nearly caused a riot in
by Connie Wang

Fashion
The Viral Earrings Calling Out Men Who Fetishize Asian Women
With firecracker earrings, monolid-accentuating eyepieces, and silver grillz, Ada Chen, an artist, jewelry maker, and Pratt Institute graduate, used her
by Georgia Murray

Entertainment
Unfair & Ugly: An American Family Sitcom About South Asi...
In our new series #NotYourTokenAsian, R29's Asian & Pacific Islander staffers take on the pop products, stereotypes, and culture wars that surround Asian
by Teresa Mathew

Entertainment
Banana Magazine & The Next Generation Of "Baesians"
In our new series #NotYourTokenAsian, R29's Asian & Pacific Islander staffers take on the pop products, stereotypes, and culture wars that surround Asian
by Lindsay Arakawa

Fashion
How Japanese Women At Internment Camp Made Their Clothes Their Own
In our new series #NotYourTokenAsian, R29's Asian & Pacific Islander staffers take on the pop products, stereotypes, and culture wars that surround Asian
by Meiko Takechi Arq...

Fashion
I've Written About Cultural Appropriation For 10 Years. Here...
Despite how fervently and ubiquitously the topic is discussed, no one actually likes to discuss cultural appropriation. Those on the receiving end of
by Connie Wang

Music
Let's Be Real: Asian And Black Artists Aren't "Celebrat...
In our new series #NotYourTokenAsian, R29's Asian & Pacific Islander staffers take on the pop products, stereotypes, and culture wars that surround Asian
by Andrew R. Chow

Beauty
Stop Telling Me What Asian Girls Should Look Like
In our new series #NotYourTokenAsian, R29's Asian & Pacific Islander staffers take on the pop products, stereotypes, and culture wars that surround Asian
by Mi-Anne Chan

Wellness
We're Fine: What's Stopping Asian-American Millennials ...
In our new series #NotYourTokenAsian, R29's Asian & Pacific Islander staffers take on the pop products, stereotypes, and culture wars that surround Asian
by Kimberly Truong

Mothership
Why We Hate (& Love) The Tiger Mom
In our new series #NotYourTokenAsian, R29's Asian & Pacific Islander staffers take on the pop products, stereotypes, and culture wars that surround Asian
by Bourree Lam