I’m an Asian American Student at Columbia University — and Nimesh Patel’s Mic Needed to be Cut

By Guest Contributor: Isabelle Lee Editor’s Note: On November 30, 2018, Saturday Night Live writer Nimesh Patel was performing at…

All Immigrants Deserve to Not Just Arrive, but Also to Thrive

By Guest Contributor: Quyen Dinh, MPP (Executive Director of Southeast Asia Resource Action Center) I grew up poor but never knew…

Behind LA Chinatown’s Hip Food Scene: Baos, Coffee, and Gentrification

By Guest Contributor: Frances Huynh Read the first of this series: “The Gentrification of Los Angeles Chinatown: How Do We…

Fighting for equal pay for Southeast Asian American women

By Guest Contributors: Sung Yeon Choimorrow and Vimala Phongsavanh, National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum Disaggregated data indicates that Southeast…

Reflecting on ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ and Being “Asian Enough” as an Asian American Adoptee

By Guest Contributor: Katie Mantele (@chenqiaoling) On August 15, 2018, the release of Crazy Rich Asians was celebrated by members…

Crazy Broke Asians: Asian America’s Forgotten Fight

By Guest Contributor: Do Nguyen Mai Media is already saturated with unnecessary and unrealistic displays of wealth. Crazy Rich Asians…

Looking Back at a Road Not Taken and Forward Towards a Future Inspired by Crazy Rich Asians

By Guest Contributor: Celeste Pewter (@celeste_pewter) The first time I told my parents I wanted to be an actor, I…

The Power of Untidy Movements: 30 Years after the Fight for Japanese American Redress

By Guest Contributor: Sean Miura (@seanmiura) My mom was about my age when she testified in support of Japanese American…