How Food Journalist Suresh Doss Is Mapping Canada’s Diasporic Palate
In his new CBC series “Locals Welcome,” Doss traces how immigrant communities have rewritten the national culinary map and what that says about who we are.
Interior Chinatown challenges how Asians are viewed in Hollywood and the world
“If you keep letting them tell you that you are [a supporting character], eventually you’ll start to believe that you are.”
Isabel Kanaan Remains ‘Unapologetically Filipino Canadian’ with her Sketch Show ‘Abroad’
The half-hour sketch show has a dedicated multi-generational and multicultural audience, which was always the plan.
Get Up Aisha’s Creators Go Deep on Mental Health in the South Asian Community
The creative trio share their own struggles, how they were told to “pray on it,” and why Muslim representation is so essential.
Élodie Yung on Playing the Anti-Hero in ‘The Cleaning Lady’
“Whatever decision [my character] makes, I just have to try to understand it. But I can relate to any person who has to do what’s necessary to survive.”
HBO’s ‘The Sympathizer’ Puts Vietnamese People in the Spotlight of Their Stories
The new HBO show based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s award-winning novel skewers western representations of Asians and the Vietnam War.
How ‘Gangnam Project’ Showrunners Sarah Haasz and Romeo Candido made the K-Pop version of ‘Degrassi’
The show follows a biracial Korean Canadian teen’s journey of self-discovery as she becomes a tutor at a K-Pop academy.
From YouTube Star to Leading Man, Jasmeet Singh Raina Makes a Big, Bold Comeback
The Canadian comedian pokes fun at his own history, playing a local YouTuber straddling cultural values.
In Conversation With The Brothers Sun stars Justin Chien and Sam Song Li
Justin Chien and Sam Song Li discussed their profound connections to their characters, the intertwining of personal and on-screen narratives, and the unique cultural layers that enrich this thrilling epic.
With ‘Run the Burbs,’ Andrew Phung is Turning the Camera to the ‘Neighbours Who Have Always Been There’
“Stories about the suburbs ignore families of colour. But if you go to any suburb, it’s filled with families and people of colour living their life.”
Bilal Baig on Sort Of’s Bittersweet End
With the third and final season of CBC Gem’s “Sort Of” premiering on November 17, it feels a little too soon to say goodbye to the boundary-breaking sitcom.
Vivek Shraya On Telling a Queer, Brown Story on Her Terms
The author, playwright, actor and musician is telling her story her way in her new series ‘How to Fail as a Popstar’.
Randall Park Says Blockbuster is ‘Like a Warm Hug’
“I hope that the people that watch the show feel inspired, and appreciate and acknowledge the people in their lives,” says the Korean American actor.
‘Patriot Act’ Was So Much More Than Just a Win for South Asian Representation
Hasan Minhaj’s now-cancelled Netflix series boldly unpacked polarizing issues occurring domestically and globally.
Asia Jackson, Actress and Digital Creative
On how she harnesses social media for her activism and about being a role model for young women of colour.