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Meet Poesy Galore, the 70-Year-Old Writer Crafting X-Rated Haikus
Profiles Pay Chen 2024-06-17 Profiles Pay Chen 2024-06-17

Meet Poesy Galore, the 70-Year-Old Writer Crafting X-Rated Haikus

At the age of 70, Poesy Galore (a.k.a. Dee Tung)’s written words are sensual, sharp and descriptively dirty.

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Meet tripleS, the World’s First ‘Decentralized’ K-pop Girl Group
Profiles, The K-pop Chat Samantha Lui 2024-06-17 Profiles, The K-pop Chat Samantha Lui 2024-06-17

Meet tripleS, the World’s First ‘Decentralized’ K-pop Girl Group

The group’s album marks the debut of full 24-member line-up.

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ACTRA Toronto Launches 2024 Asian Performers Showcase
News Sadaf Ahsan 2024-05-27 News Sadaf Ahsan 2024-05-27

ACTRA Toronto Launches 2024 Asian Performers Showcase

The event spotlighted some of Toronto’s emerging actors in the Asian community, with a discussion featuring Andrew Phung and Jasmeet Raina.

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5 Notable Asian Documentaries Out of this Year’s Hot Docs Festival
News Sadaf Ahsan 2024-05-21 News Sadaf Ahsan 2024-05-21

5 Notable Asian Documentaries Out of this Year’s Hot Docs Festival

Add these to your watch list.

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Actor Yvonne Chapman on the Live-Action Avatar and Portraying Avatar Kyoshi
Profiles Rebecca Gao 2024-05-21 Profiles Rebecca Gao 2024-05-21

Actor Yvonne Chapman on the Live-Action Avatar and Portraying Avatar Kyoshi

“She’s a badass woman. Who doesn’t want to play that as a female character?”

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What it Means to be an Ally as a Child of Vietnamese Refugees
Point of View Maka 2024-05-14 Point of View Maka 2024-05-14

What it Means to be an Ally as a Child of Vietnamese Refugees

A reflection on family history and the ongoing fight for liberation – for Palestine and for all.

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Asian Celebrities at the 2024 Met Gala
News Madelyn Chung 2024-05-07 News Madelyn Chung 2024-05-07

Asian Celebrities at the 2024 Met Gala

We shall call them the slaysians.

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Élodie Yung on Playing the Anti-Hero in ‘The Cleaning Lady’
Profiles Sadaf Ahsan 2024-04-26 Profiles Sadaf Ahsan 2024-04-26

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.”

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The Politics Behind ‘Monkey Man’ and Why it May Not Make it to Indian Theatres
Features Sadaf Ahsan 2024-04-21 Features Sadaf Ahsan 2024-04-21

The Politics Behind ‘Monkey Man’ and Why it May Not Make it to Indian Theatres

The new action film from British Indian actor Dev Patel is an ode to Korean revenge films, but holds a deeper message than your average ‘John Wick.’

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HBO’s ‘The Sympathizer’ Puts Vietnamese People in the Spotlight of Their Stories
Features Rebecca Gao 2024-04-19 Features Rebecca Gao 2024-04-19

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.

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‘It’s Cool to Be the First’: Singer thuy on Making History at Coachella
News Samantha Lui 2024-04-19 News Samantha Lui 2024-04-19

‘It’s Cool to Be the First’: Singer thuy on Making History at Coachella

She is the first Vietnamese American female artist to play at the famed musical festival.

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Singer AleXa is Breaking Barriers in the World of K-pop and Beyond 
Profiles, The K-pop Chat Samantha Lui 2024-04-15 Profiles, The K-pop Chat Samantha Lui 2024-04-15

Singer AleXa is Breaking Barriers in the World of K-pop and Beyond 

After years in the K-pop industry, the Korean-American singer now has her eyes on the North American market.

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How ‘Gangnam Project’ Showrunners Sarah Haasz and Romeo Candido made the K-Pop version of ‘Degrassi’
Features Rebecca Gao 2024-04-15 Features Rebecca Gao 2024-04-15

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.

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K-pop Artists Who Have Challenged Gender Norms
Features, The K-pop Chat Samantha Lui 2024-03-04 Features, The K-pop Chat Samantha Lui 2024-03-04

K-pop Artists Who Have Challenged Gender Norms

From Amber Liu to Holland, here are five K-pop artists who have defied gender norms.

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‘Seagrass’ Explores the Depths of Japanese Canadian Identity 
Features Rebecca Gao 2024-02-28 Features Rebecca Gao 2024-02-28

‘Seagrass’ Explores the Depths of Japanese Canadian Identity 

Writer/director Meredith Hama-Brown‘s first feature explores themes of isolation, identity and the legacy of Japanese internment in Canada.

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‘Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó’ is an Intimate Portrait of Two Asian Elders—Farts and All
Features Rebecca Gao 2024-02-28 Features Rebecca Gao 2024-02-28

‘Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó’ is an Intimate Portrait of Two Asian Elders—Farts and All

“I wanted to capture the unbridled joy and silliness and infectious childlike energy that they have, despite being a combined 182 years old,” says filmmaker Sean Wang.

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Naomi Woo Believes Music Can Transform the World
Profiles Madelyn Chung 2024-02-13 Profiles Madelyn Chung 2024-02-13

Naomi Woo Believes Music Can Transform the World

“There’s a capacity that music can have to access and expand the imagination, and to reconfigure what we imagined to be possible in the world,” says the Canadian conductor and pianist.

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These Lunar New Year Kits Make Celebrating Easy
Features, Asian-Owned Rebecca Gao 2024-02-06 Features, Asian-Owned Rebecca Gao 2024-02-06

These Lunar New Year Kits Make Celebrating Easy

Founded by Mai Truong, Bo & Mei sells kits to give people a one-stop shop for everything that’s needed to ring in the new year.

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From YouTube Star to Leading Man, Jasmeet Singh Raina Makes a Big, Bold Comeback
Features Sadaf Ahsan 2024-02-02 Features Sadaf Ahsan 2024-02-02

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.

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The Group Chat: Breaking Down the Melton Moment in May December
Features RepresentASIAN Project 2024-01-31 Features RepresentASIAN Project 2024-01-31

The Group Chat: Breaking Down the Melton Moment in May December

Editors Sadaf Ahsan and Rebecca Gao discuss Charles Melton in “May December” and how race and class can impact our perception of who’s the victim and who’s the offender.

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