Melissa Slaughter

Melissa Slaughter has lived in all four time zones in the continental United States. She is a podcast producer based in Brooklyn, New York. You can hear her work on her independent podcast We're Not All Ninjas (with co-host Alex Chester), as well as on shows from Pineapple Street Studios, Netflix, and HBO.

Jasmin ‘Iolani Hakes Takes Hawaiian Culture Out from under Glass

She came of age in Hawai’i, but is she allowed to write a book about it? This author’s debut novel, “Hula,” asks the tough questions about identity, culture, and home.

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Natasha Pickowicz’s Desserts are ‘More Than Cake’

The new cookbook author and pastry chef discusses her mixed-Asian upbringing, Asian ingredients, bake sales, and more

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‘It’d be nice to bare-knuckle brawl with somebody’

MAM sat down with OG mixed Asian Daniel Henney to discuss season two of his high-fantasy epic, ‘The Wheel of Time’

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Sasami Enters Her Nü-Metal Era

The artist’s second album is filled with rage, guitars, and a lot of contemplation—tapping into her rich heritage and experiences to create the sounds needed for a post-pandemic world

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The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Japanese Breakfast, and The Linda Lindas Share A Stage, and Make Rock History

Three bands, one stage, and a whole lot of rockin’, badass, Asian American women

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Designing Wonderland with K-Pop Star AleXa

What has life been like for K-pop star AleXa since she won “American Song Contest?” Mixed Asian Media finds out

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