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All hail ‘King Khan’: Why Shah Rukh Khan is one of the most famous men in the world

A look at the Bollywood star’s decades-long career and why his fanbase spans continents and generations

Mike Curato is finally getting the queer Asian community talking

The author-illustrator chats about his adult graphic novel “Gaysians,” the irony of book banning, and his message for J.K. Rowling

KATSEYE get messy in telenovela-inspired ‘Gabriela’ music video

With a music video cameo from Jessica Alba, the track is the latest from their forthcoming EP “Beautiful Chaos” set to drop on June 27

Still frame from "Saving Face." Two Asian women lay on the floor, one resting her head in the other's lap.

Celebrate Pride with these LGBTQ+ films from the Asian diaspora

Filmmakers from the Asian diaspora have been making queer and trans movies for decades. Check out some of our faves here!

Animated musical ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ delivers on its title’s promise

An eye-catching movie about a blade-wielding pop girl trio

‘Elio’ star Yonas Kibreab is not afraid to be himself

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‘Modern Family’ star Aubrey Anderson-Emmons is not gay, or Vietnamese, she’s bisexual

Anderson-Emmons, who played Lily Tucker-Pritchett on the long-running sitcom used lines from the show to come out on TikTok

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Kevin Kwan’s latest books reflect how ‘wealth culture has exponentialized’

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Lawrence Shou and Lucy Liu as Irene and Joe in "Rosemead."

Lucy Liu stuns in the uneven drama ‘Rosemead’

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Netflix enchants with first trailer for ‘In Your Dreams’

Premiering on Nov. 14, the animated movie follows siblings Stevie and Elliot as they navigate a dream world to wish for the perfect family

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Maggie Q returns to the ‘Bosch’ universe in ‘Ballard’

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AA+PIs make history at 78th Tony Awards

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442: The uncovered history of Hood River’s Japanese farmers

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