Casting director Jenny Jue, in a white top and black pants, sits in a chair and smiles against a beige background.

You Can Thank Jenny Jue for Getting Asian American Faces on TV

This talented casting director, with 20-plus years of experience working for directors from Bong Joon Ho to Quentin Tarantino, spills the tea on what it’s really like fighting for representation

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442: The Godzilla Asian American Arts Network that trampled on conformity

This 1990s artists’ collective was as anarchistic as the titan lizard itself

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Photo illustration showing the four AA+PI women on this season of "The Bachelor": Lea Cayanan, Katelyn DeBacker, Rachel Nance, and Jenn Tran

The AA+PI Beauties Making History on this Season of ‘The Bachelor’

These four remarkable women have made season 28 fun to watch, and it’s not over yet

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‘Dune: Part Two’ is a Dull, De-Islamized Sequel

Despite rave reviews, the follow-up to Warner Bros.’ space epic has many of the same Orientalist pitfalls

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SE SO Neon and Thuy headline Friends:Forever Asian music showcase at SXSW

Jaded entertainment company returns to Austin’s biggest music fest with a lineup of over 40 artists from the Asian diaspora

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Let’s Get March Started With a TikTok Roundup

This year is going by way too fast

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A man stands in a dimly lit room and smiles at the camera. In the background, there are several pictures advertising the TV show, "The Traitors."

Kevin Kreider is no traitor, but he is a trailblazer

Fresh off his elimination, the heartthrob chats about his time on ‘Traitors’ season two and life after ‘Bling Empire’

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Astrology with Alice: Surprise! Another eclipse season

And this one’s all about letting go of the things that don’t serve us

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A Black woman sits in front of a tea set. A Chinese man is leaning over her with his hand over her hand.

‘Black Tea’ Struggles to Capture Afro-Chinese Romance and Diaspora

Abderrahmane Sissako’s latest, which debuted at the Berlin Film Festival, unfortunately doesn’t quite hit the mark

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The impressive life of New York City Ballet’s first Asian male dancer

In new documentary ‘Ten Times Better,’ filmmaker Jennifer Lin tells the unique story of George Lee

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Is the anime live-adaptation curse finally lifting?

Director Destin Daniel Cretton will helm a live-action “Naruto” film—and we’re cautiously optimistic

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JoySauce Radio: Songs that have us feeling like spring

Bloom and grow with these hot tracks for your playlist, from new songs to unexpected genre swaps

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Tamlyn Tomita as Yukari in "Avatar The Last Airbender" in a fighting stance, with costumed people in the background.

Meet the costume designer behind the fantastical live-action ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’

Farnaz Khaki-Sadigh blends wardrobe and supernatural-bending worlds together in what she calls her magnum opus

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These Asian American Filmmakers Are Making Oscar History

Writer Nancy Wang Yuen chats with three documentary short filmmakers about their films and how varied the AA+PI experience can be

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Here’s a Pisces-Themed TikTok Roundup!

Sometimes it feels like this water sign can predict the future…

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‘Love Lies Bleeding’: The Queer Crime Drama That’ll Sweep You Off Your Feet

The 74th Berlin Film Festival plays host to Rose Glass’ muscle-bound work of madness

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8 AA+PI trailers we’re excited for this spring

We’re ready to toss out our New Year’s resolutions in favor of watching these series and films instead

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A man wearing a winter coat stands in a grocery store aisle, looking pensively into the distance.

Filmmaker and TikToker RJ Siu is keeping it in the family

With videos featuring his family, his content gives off “classic sibling vibes” that many can relate to

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A family of 4 stand together in front of trees with green leaves.

Iris Chen is ‘Untigering’ the Tiger Parent

Write Quin Scott talks with the author and parenting coach about unlearning the ways of our parents for the benefit of a new generation

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A closeup of actor Kōji Yakusho in a blue shirt with the words "The Tokyo Toilet" on the left side, in "Perfect Days."

Wim Wenders’ ‘Perfect Days’ finds a perfect role for Kōji Yakusho

The Japanese legend showcases his many layers as an actor while playing a character with more to him than meets the eye

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A young woman is grabbing the front of a young masculine person's shirt. Both look startled by something off camera.

Jordan Li of ‘Gen V’: Because bigender Asians exist too!

The shapeshifting superhero-in-training represents how an ever-changing form doesn’t make a person any less real

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A woman sits on top of the lid of a closed toilet, and stares pensively off into the wall.

Lulu Wang’s ‘Expats’ is the best show on TV right now

The director’s follow up to ‘The Farewell’ is a sublime miniseries about loss

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A tiger struts with an explosion happening in the background.To their left is a goat. To the right is a dog.

‘Tiger’s Apprentice’ director Raman Hui enjoys being of ‘two worlds’ in animation

The Hong Kong-born animator talks “Tiger’s Apprentice,” zodiacs and more

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F*ck Around and Find Out with Anna Lee: Spicing up your Valentine’s Day

Anna’s here with a bonus column this month with advice on how to take your Valentine’s Day to the next level

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Food is the love language in Tran Anh Hùng’s ‘The Taste of Things’

In the French Vietnamese director’s latest film, food is its own character—and real as the actors prepared actual dishes that the cast and crew enjoyed each day

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A collage with food technologist Maria Orosa in black and white, a bottle of ketchup, bananas and a black pot in the background.

442: Remembering Maria Orosa, food magician and war hero

How one Filipino activist changed an entire generation’s understanding of what a simple condiment could be

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