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Below is a compilation of articles and videos that have piqued our interest, made us laugh or reflect.
The Future Is Expensive Chinese Food
This article addresses this issue by drawing on Krishnendu Ray's idea of the "global hierarchy of taste", which states that "the more capital or military power a nation wields and the richer its emigrants are, the more likely its cuisine will command high menu prices".
When You Wake Up Asian by Jimmy O. Yang
Jimmy O. Yang eloquently narrates this through comedy. He speaks to the general anxiety that minorities often feel when given a platform that they have historically been deprived of.
South Korea's booming 'webtoons' put Japan's print manga on notice
Japan has long prided itself on being a manga powerhouse, but intense competition from overseas has left the industry at a crossroads.
Episode 7 - Understanding Disability with Matt Pierri
In this week’s podcast episode, we sit down with Matt Pierri - an Australian lawyer, Rhodes Scholar and an extraordinary disability advocate. Here are some resources that Matt has provided us with understanding disability.
Stories About Disability Don’t Have to Be Sad
Disabled people are more than just their disabilities. To normalise this is a crucial step in creating a more inclusive society.
Alice Wong’s Disability Visibility Project
The Disability Visibility Project is an online community dedicated to creating, sharing, and amplifying disability media and culture.
‘Mulan’ 1998: A Moment of Joy and Anxiety for Asian-American Viewers
Though the original Disney movie was culturally significant, it came out in a film era when people of color were routinely tokenized.
To be creative, Chinese philosophy teaches us to abandon ‘originality’
Creativity shouldn't be centralised around grand art displays or edgy neo noir films because it can also be exercised in the everyday, democratising it and making it accessible to all.
How to make Fried Mochi French Toast
Title is pretty self explanatory on this one…
Threatened by Facebook Disinformation, a Monk Flees Cambodia
A smear campaign linked to the Cambodian government went viral on the social media platform, sending an activist Buddhist cleric into exile to protect himself.
Awkwafina on her star-making role in The Farewell
From an early age, rapper and actress Nora Lum — who goes by Awkwafina professionally — knew what it was like to experience grief and loss. Her mother, who was a South Korean immigrant, died when Nora was 4. The Queens native was subsequently raised mostly by her Chinese American father and his mother, her paternal grandmother. Through that relationship in particular, she also learned how precious a grandmother can be.
India Debates Skin-Tone Bias as Beauty Companies Alter Ads
America’s intense conversation on race has focused attention on a type of discrimination that has long vexed India.
Japan’s unknown indigenous cuisine
Long before Japanese food became so emblematic, with sushi and shabu shabu, ramen and yakitori prized the world over, there was another cuisine here that has almost been forgotten.
What is Korean-Uzbek Food?
Cafe Lily, a restaurant in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, features the surprising culinary mash-up of Korean and Uzbek foods. How did these two cuisines come to influence one another? K-Town host Matthew Kang heads to South Brooklyn to find out.
‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Imagines a World Free of Whiteness
The animated adventure series, which recently returned to TV, offers complex characters, an epic narrative and a reminder that stories don’t always have to be of the same white America.