Race Sidekick No More: Writing Asian Superheroes and the Challenges of Representation
On the author's childhood ambivalence for Jubilee and her anxiety when it comes to creating her own Asian American characters.
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Race Not Jumping In: On Race and Gentrification in Charleston
The author's experiences since moving to Charleston last year.
Books Black Like Me? Or, How I Learned to Embrace My Inner Emma
Patricia Matthew on Emma, fatal flaws, and "a white girl too far."
Personal Stories On Painted Hands and Soccer Pitches
"She belongs there: both her skilled feet and her painted hands."
Advice A Black Girl’s Manual to Attending a New England Boarding School
"Though we were founded in 1830, we only began admitting students of colour in 1960 -- and to be perfectly honest, that first one was an accident."
Family The Chinese Singaporean Way of Death
Li Sian Goh on observing and participating in Qing Ming, the Chinese tomb-sweeping festival, with her family in Singapore.
Movies Ghostbusters 2016: The Diversity You Want Versus the Diversity You Get
Kendra James explains why she was so disappointed in the 'Ghostbusters' trailer, as a Black woman and a sci-fi fan.
Television Riding the Wave: A Personal History in Korean Dramas
Anna Cabe reflects on Asian American representation and romance in pop culture and her love of Korean dramas.
Movies Why Finn is the Best Character in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
You can disagree, but you'd be wrong.
Books I Wrote the Accent: A Black Writer Considers “Urban Romance”
"I want to create thoughtful work about being Black, as I experience it. I specifically want to do this for the girls like me."
Family Language Lessons: On Adoption, Identity and Loss
On the beginning study of a language, navigating a complicated identity, parenting as an adoptee, and grasping at things lost to adoption.
Family Why the Trend of Adoption Crowdfunding Makes Me So Uncomfortable
On adoption crowdfunding campaigns, who they benefit, and what else is at stake.
Music Race, Immigration, and Hamilton: The Relevance of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s New Musical
Kendra James on the lessons and modern resonance of Lin-Manuel Miranda's HAMILTON on Broadway.
Beauty Anatomy of a Black Actress: Viola Davis
Fanta Sylla on the vital importance of Viola Davis' Blackness.
Books An Interview with Celeste Ng, Author of Everything I Never Told You
Nicole Chung talks with Celeste Ng about her novel, writing, addressing issues of race and culture, Asian Americans in the media, her next book, and more.
