Caroline Cao

Caroline Cao is an NYC-based writer. A queer Vietnamese American woman, she also won’t shut up about animation and theatre. She likes ramen, pasta, and fanfic writing. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter @Maximinalist.

Jentry Chau (Ali Wong) in "Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld."

‘Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld’ is Echo Wu’s take on Chinese mythical horror

The showrunner on her new action-fantasy series about a demon-fighting Chinese American teenager from Texas

442: The Asian American artists of Disney’s Golden Age animation

Let’s remember the forgotten Chinese and Japanese Americans of Disney Animation Studios’s early days

A collage featuring a portrait of Afong Moy, documents, a Chinese comb and other hair accessories.

442: Afong Moy is widely recognized as the first Chinese woman in the U.S.

What started as a marketing ploy ended in mystery, though her story lives on

Actress Joanna Sotomura in a motion-capture helmet and light blue top, smiles with other people in face masks in the background.

Joanna Sotomura is in a ‘Sunny’ mood

How playing Apple TV+’s favorite new maybe-murderbot connected a Japanese American actress to Japan

An Asian woman and white man stand facing each other in a 1920s dress and suit, with other similarly dressed people in the background.

Costume designer Linda Cho credits Asian tough love for her third Tony nomination

The Seoul-born Korean American costume designer talks Broadway’s biggest awards and being mistaken for a legendary costume designer’s daughter

Brian Vu, dressed as a soldier as Danny Chen in "An American Soldier."

Huang Ruo is using opera to teach Asian American history

The Chinese American composer on his latest work, which tells the story of Chinese American soldier Danny Chen, and the strides made in AA+PI and BIPOC operatic voices

Collage art of the activist organization Godzilla Asian American Network.

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

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

A man and woman stand side by side in front of a sign that reads "Ten Times Better."

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

The creatures of the Chinese zodiac walk the streets with an explosion happening behind them. The tiger is front and center.

‘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

An animated woman with red hair and floral top stands next to a Psyduck Pokemon on a balcony in front of a window.

Splashing into the Unique Stop-Motion Paradise of ‘Pokémon Concierge’

Writer Caroline Cao talks with animator Iku Ogawa on overcoming the scariest part of Netflix’s new Pokémon series: animating a human

Scott Pilgrim holds up fist against punch from Matthew Patel in "Scott Pilgrim Takes Off" with orange and yellow background.

Why the ‘Scott Pilgrim’ Creator Changed the Game in Anime

Comic mastermind Bryan Lee O’Malley hopes his fans enjoy the big swings in the Netflix’s new Scott Pilgrim story

Netflix’s New ‘Pluto’ Borrows the Politics of ‘Astro Boy’

Writer Caroline Cao offers a primer on the cartoony war and racism politics in ‘Astro Boy,’ and how they show up (and don’t) in the new anime