We recently had the chance to chat with Gao over email about creating such an emotional memoir, her early memories of Wuhan, and her message for her Asian American readers.
Los Angeles reported the most hate crimes of any U.S. city this century, followed by New York City.
Bhuiyan, who is now 22, was very aware that the stories she came across did not reflect her experiences as a Bangladeshi American teen from an immigrant family.
The trilogy as a whole has been recognized for its strong representation of Asian women and culture, and its final installment notably shines in its ability to feature meaningful, three-dimensional depictions of female friendships, blended families, and healthy discussions about consent.
On May 5, Democratic Representative Grace Meng of New York and Democratic Senator Mazie Hirono of Hawaii introduced the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act in response to the extreme increase in anti-Asian hate crimes over the last year.
The ongoing sexual violence toward Asian women is undeniably linked to widespread, hypersexualized stereotypes that have stripped Asian women of their personhood and individuality.
The film centers on a Taiwanese American girl named Christy, who is struggling to process both her parents’ divorce and the new family dynamics that come with it.
In early September, the news broke that Adele Lim, a screenwriter for the 2018 movie Crazy Rich Asians, was no longer involved with writing the next two sequels in the franchise. Why? Lim reportedly learned that while her white, male co-writer was offered between $800,000 to $1 million for this work, she was offered significantly less — around $110,000.
As season 3 of the “Nancy” podcast from WNYC Studios comes to a close, co-hosts Kathy Tu and Tobin Low took some time to tell the FBomb about their show, their lives, and which Queer Eye character they would be.