Tag: Asian

“Hey Dad, Tiananmen Square was a pretty big deal, wasn’t it,” I said to my dad in the car one day. “Tell me more about it!” It was summer 2013, so in my pre-college boredom, I’d casually Googled the event on Wikipedia one day. I’d visited the square 10 ye...

In many Asian cultures, the “saving face” concept holds great significance. It refers to preserving one’s social image, reputation, and dignity, often at the expense of expressing true thoughts or feelings. While the intention behind saving face is often rooted in respect and ha...

There’s yet another case that has inspired protests. This time it’s in Peckham, in South-east London. It begins with a 31-year old Black woman asking for a refund for some previously purchased hair products. The shop owner, 45-year old Sohail Sindho, informs her that refunds aren&rsqu...

Did you know that May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month? It’s a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States, which encompasses people originating from all of the Asian continent, the Pacific islands of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. The month of May was cho...

Celebrating those with both Multiracial Heritage & Asian Heritage as part of Asian Heritage Month About 17% of the US Asian population is Multiracial, with 57.65% of them being Wasian (half Asian — half White), about 17.65% of them being Latinasian (half-Asian — half-Hispanic), &a...

A few weeks ago, I was waiting at the bus stop for the 66 on my commute to university when I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned around to be greeted by a blond guy about five years older than me. My first thought? He’s sort of cute. Then, he opened his mouth, and it all went downhill from the...

Let’s kick things off with a little riddle: What’s something so deeply ingrained in Asian culture that you’d find it everywhere from Lunar New Year celebrations to Sunday family brunches, but rarely ever talked about openly? Ding, ding, ding! If you guessed ‘respect,&rsq...

Hollywood Has a Type First things first, let’s address that big elephant in the room: Hollywood. Yep, Hollywood has been shaping, or should I say, misshaping our idea of what it means to be an Asian man for, like, forever. How many times have you seen an Asian male character who&r...

You’ve spent your entire life in the US, so you’ve grown accustomed to the type of people you meet. It’s always the same kind of clothes, the same kind of make-up, the same attitude wherever you go. Now, with Asian women, it’s a whole different story. When it comes to fashion...