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Emy Coligado on revisiting Piama and the chaos of ‘Malcolm in the Middle’

As “Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair” revisits the beloved family, Coligado opens up about confidence and coming full circle

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Tower 28 founder Amy Liu reminds us that it’s okay to be sensitive

A chat with the beauty brand’s founder and CEO on developing good, clean, and fun products, and how she learned to trust her intuition

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The beautiful queer horror of ‘Leviticus’

Australian director Adrian Chiarella crafts a supernatural portrait of self-loathing with stars Joe Bird and Stacy Clausen

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Metrograph celebrates the originality and wit of Southeast Asian cinema

How Anocha Suwichakornpong and Aditya Assarat of the Purin Film Fund are nourishing a new generation of filmmakers

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Jonnie Park’s obsession with hip-hop cemented his place in Asian American history

His memoir “SPIT: A Life in Battles” chronicles his life from growing up in LA’s Koreatown, to battling in underground rap cyphers as Dumbfoundead

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Creator Stefan Ng explains it all

Andy Crump sits down with the man behind Shaunson Explains to talk about the importance of our relationship with food

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‘BEEF’ creator Lee Sung Jin takes big swings with season two

The show creator on the latest season of the award-winning series, treating it like a sophomore album, and the film legend who visited set

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Mad Tsai lives and breathes pop music

The artist on his relationship with social media, stan culture, and creating space for more Asian creatives in the music industry

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Author and activist Tsultrim Dolma will never stop fighting for Tibetan liberation

In her YA memoir, “Defying China,” she details coming of age protesting Chinese occupation, getting arrested, and escaping to the U.S.

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Priyanka on her bold new era: ‘This one is for me’

The “Drag Race” superstar and musician talks her new sound with single “Dressin,” “All Stars,” and taking over TV

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‘BEEF’ season two is undercooked and overstuffed

A great cast in the new season of the Lee Sung Jin series can’t save a subpar followup to the Ali Wong-Steven Yeun stunner

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Supriya Ganesh of ‘The Pitt’ has high hopes for Dr. Samira Mohan

We spoke with the actress ahead of the season two finale to get her thoughts on the season and its unfortunate relevance to modern times

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Stir Fried: The interiority of Japanese Brazilian food

Hot rolls with cream cheese are just one signature of sushi in Brazil, which is home to more than 2.5 million people of Japanese descent

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How Genki Kawamura turned a video game into a feature-length film

The director behind horror film “Exit 8” explains how he gave his source material a narrative throughline and fleshed-out protagonist

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Atsuko Okatsuka on playing an unhinged Asian in ‘Outcome’

The comedian-turned-actor on playing a messy Asian onscreen, and improvising alongside her fellow stand-ups and Keanu Reeves in “Outcome”

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Season two of HBO’s ‘The Pitt’ goes wider and deeper

Despite its more subdued centerpiece, the medical drama maintains an emotional intensity in its sophomore season

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Laufey brings together young Wasian royalty for ‘Madwoman’ music video

Wasians are having a pop culture moment and she’s meeting it with a star-studded cast of Hudson Williams, Lola Tung, Alysa Liu and Megan Skiendiel

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How Southeast Asian American communities celebrate TLC New Year

Water fights may be suitable for a tropical climate, but adjustments must be made for cooler spring weather stateside

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Katarina Zhu directs herself in the languid webcam drama ‘Bunnylovr’

The Sundance selection marks a middling debut for a writer and director who clearly has the talent and potential

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The Two Lips: The Filipina Mexican dream pop besties headed to Coachella

Group members Andrea and Jewlz sit down with Michelle De Pacina to talk music, identity, and how two best friends built a path to Coachella

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Mixed Love: How I (nicely) infiltrated an American mahjong group

Writer Winter Qiu’s reflection on finding Chinese values in an American version of the tile-based game at their local library

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From actor to director, Utkarsh Ambudkar of ‘Ghosts’ knows his worth

The South Asian actor talks about his 20 years in the industry and how your true value can’t be determined by an audition or casting office

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Sean Kaufman lives in the in-between

From “The Summer I Turned Pretty” to “For All Mankind,” the actor talks mixed identity, imposter syndrome, and taking roles that scare him

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Cora Lu Tran’s Nico is more than just comic relief on ‘Will Trent’

They started out as a murder suspect, and now their relationship with the title character has become the heart of the procedural drama

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Multi-hyphenate Kabir Sehgal is demystifying creativity

He released his latest album “stars and static,” and says you don’t have to choose between the who you are professionally and creatively

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Asian diasporic films and shows we’re excited for this spring

Spring’s biggest trailers are here, from the final season of “The Boys” and return of “Malcolm in the Middle,” to “Beef” season two