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A New Series on Food, Identity, and Cookbooks

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Community & Social

In L.A.'s Koreatown, the Community Provides for Their Elderly Residents During COVID-19 Crisis

From meal services to infosheets and masks, organizations are stepping up to help Koreatown's OG residents

Rap and Fine Dining: The Mix in Heartsick Diaspora

An interview with Elaine Chiew

MARCH NON-FICTION: "WHY I HATED MY CHINESE EYES GROWING UP (BUT LOVE THEM NOW)"

I know this sounds like a hyperbolic way of speaking. Believe me, I wish it were.

“The Story’s There”: On Cathy Park Hong’s Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning

A Magical Origin Story:

A review of Mulan Before the Sword by Grace Lin

The New Normal: Finding Peace for Humanity During the Technological Revolution

A Review of The War On Normal People: The Truth About America's Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal Basic Income Is Our Future by Andrew Yang

NOVEMBER NON-FICTION: MY NAUSEAS, PART I BY BASSAM SIDIKI

I like to think that the first nausea was a haunting visited upon me by my Sindhi Hindu ancestors, many of whom were seafaring merchants.

Arts & Culture

MAY NON-FICTION: THE MAKING OF AMERICAN MONEY

My mother and I grew comfortable with the ease of our recycling routine, like how the lids gently flipped open to reveal the potential of money. We didn’t notice the patrol car crawling toward us one day until the police officer tapped on my mother’s shoulder, clearing his throat.

Real Bodies: On Jenny Zhang's My Baby First Birthday

When did you first recognize me as your own?: A Folio of Undocupoets Fellows

APRIL POETRY: TWO POEMS BY LAUREL C.

Curated for National Poetry Month as part of "When did you first recognize me as your own?: A Folio of Undocupoets Fellows"

APRIL POETRY: TWO POEMS BY FRANKIE CONCEPCION

Curated for National Poetry Month as part of "When did you first recognize me as your own?: A Folio of Undocupoets Fellows"

APRIL POETRY: "JUNE AT OCEAN BEACH" BY JAN-HENRY GRAY

Curated for National Poetry Month as part of "When did you first recognize me as your own?: A Folio of Undocupoets Fellows"

APRIL POETRY: TWO POEMS BY ANNI LIU

Curated for National Poetry Month as part of "When did you first recognize me as your own?: A Folio of Undocupoets Fellows"

News & Politics

In L.A.'s Koreatown, the Community Provides for Their Elderly Residents During COVID-19 Crisis

From meal services to infosheets and masks, organizations are stepping up to help Koreatown's OG residents

A message from the AACRE network re: COVID-19

A message and list of resources courtesy of our network organization, AACRE

Howdy Modi? The case for a new Indian American resistance movement

The roots of Indian America's conservative politics — and how other Indian diasporas may point to possible alternatives.

Asian Americans in the Running: Cinda Danh

Lynn, Massachusetts is home to the third-largest Cambodian American population in the country. 28-year old Cinda Danh could become their first Asian American city councilor.

A Song of Mauna Kea

"I often wonder what King Kalākaua would think of today ... How would he understand the observatories, set to study the heavens at the cost of the gods?" Contributor Madelyn McKeague walks us through the history that led to today's fight to protect the sacred site.