Culture
How one of Filipino America’s last newspapers folded
For 30 years, Manila Mail gave 65,000 Filipino immigrants and their descendants in the D.C. area a platform for discourse and connection.
March 26, 2024
From Merle Oberon to Michelle Yeoh: The complicated history of Asian actors in Hollywood
Michelle Yeoh’s recent groundbreaking Oscar win follows a legacy of marginalization in Hollywood. It all started 85 years ago with Merle Oberon, the first Asian Best Actress Oscar nominee who hid her heritage all her life.
May 15, 2023
Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders weave homelands and climate issues into their art
NHPIs suffer climate degradation and cultural deterioration rooted in colonialism. The impact of that history is now central to their art.
May 8, 2023
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” dominates Oscars with key breakthroughs
Michelle Yeoh is now the first person of Asian descent—and only the second woman of color—to win Best Actress in the Oscars' 95-year history.
March 13, 2023
Lacking accessible mental health care, Southeast Asian Americans forge their own path
Immigrants and refugees who resettled in the U.S. are finding their own ways to care for wounds inflicted by war and displacement in Southeast Asia.
December 2, 2022
Yellow Pearl: soundtrack of the Asian American movement
As Asian Americans rose up and linked arms with other communities against white supremacy, Yellow Pearl's music became an anthem of its own.
May 19, 2021
Asian talent breaks barriers with history-making Oscars nominations
The nominations come after decades of exclusion from the Academy Awards.
March 16, 2021