Contributors Ethan Huang Lolita Fashion is so in right now Jacki Jing Awkwafina on her mixed Asian heritage and ‘Black Mirror’ Victor Wang Teresa Teng: Too precious to listen to Malavika Kannan Meet Misha Sattar: The genius behind queer pop sensation Chappell Roan Helen Li Natalie Nakase makes history as the first Asian American head coach in the WNBA Rohan Zhou-Lee Trump’s return spurs Hawai’i’s independence movement Nick Kouhi Why the soundtrack of ‘The White Lotus’ season 3 is so mindblowing Hannah Abraham Singer-songwriter yung kai is more than ready for musical success Hannah Son Bianca Mabute-Louie on writing—and becoming—’UNASSIMILABLE’ Kathy Ou Welcome to intimacy coordinator Charlotte Nguyen’s sensual world Christopher L. Inoa Hirokazu Kore-eda delivers his best work in years with ‘Asura’ Sucharita Tyagi Comedian Vir Das pokes fun at American politics—because duh Kehinde Adepetun Chef Nicole Ponseca is elevating Filipino cuisine to new heights Gayle Sequeira ‘Juror #2’, ‘Aattam’ and the enduring legacy of ‘12 Angry Men’ Michelle De Pacina Who is Kash Patel, Trump’s pick for FBI director? Zachary Lee ‘Wicked’ director Jon M. Chu on his own yellow brick road to Hollywood Tal Anderson Casting director Angelique Midthunder uplifts Indigenous talent Christina Vo How to find fulfillment without children Kambole Campbell Kiyotaka Oshiyama’s ‘Look Back’ is the most striking anime of the year Janvi Sai ‘Yellow Face’ is unabashedly back for its Broadway debut Sanaphay Rattanavong Lao food is booming in the Twin Cities Yati Sanghvi Indian American women are reclaiming the bindi Kahini Calcuttawalla Brat green ties back to Charli XCX’s South Asian heritage Kaila Yu Asian women on TikTok are showing us how to age gracefully Ashley Packard 442: Meet Kanaye Nagasawa, the ‘Grape King’ of Napa Valley Lisa Kwon The Asian American Literature Festival is back and here’s what to expect Karina Solomon Rediscovering ‘Saving Face’ two decades later as an out lesbian Shawn Chitnis South Asians are mobilizing on both sides of the presidential election Natalia Kabenge Queer allies are vitalizing South Korea’s ballroom scene Geoffrey Bunting ‘The Frog’ is a delightfully grim revenge tale Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu Kamala Harris is South Asian and Black Melissa Kim Questioning the world with ‘FAQ’ filmmaker Kim Da-min Anna Carlson XIAO XIAO greets generational trauma at the door Demi Y. Guo Hanfu is back in style, and it serves both fashion and function Evi Kofidi Deb Fan’s haunting new album is about belonging nowhere and everywhere Soham Gadre Why ‘Harold & Kumar’ was more than just a stoner movie Martin Tsai Sean Wang’s ‘Didi’ highlights a uniquely Taiwanese American experience Tamiko Nimura Sending love in a box Rasha Goel ‘Kill’ pushes global boundaries for Hindi cinema Mae Hamilton The future of Texas barbecue Is Asian Jun Chou 442: Martin Wong, the artist who immortalized New York City Philiana Ng Han Hyo-joo’s career takes a serious turn in ‘Blood Free’ Suhanee Mitragotri How TikTok has helped build community among AA+PIs Mailé Nguyen Who has a right to AANHPI Heritage Month? Christine Ma-Kellams What does it mean to be an Asian American author? Cielo Perez Meet the South Korean queen of guitar Malik Peay Meet the costume designer behind the fantastical live-action ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Valerie Gregorio Jennifer Kumiyama on representation and voice acting in ‘Wish’ Priya Patel ‘To Kill a Tiger’ Highlights a Father’s Radical Love for His Daughter Aki Camargo Hirokazu Kore-eda and Yuji Sakamoto on capturing the human story behind ‘Monster’ Oscar Kim Bauman The Indelible Power of Mixed Asian Women in Rock Maryam Ahmad ‘Kal Ho Naa Ho’ Reminds Us to Love Life Unconditionally Latonya Pennington When Pro-Asian American Feels Anti-Black Kirie Ventura According to Preston Choi, This Actually Is a True Story, Sort Of Nimarta Narang Jhumpa Lahiri and the Evolution of South Asian Literature Anson Tong Who Gets to Say How Chinese I Am? Nancy Wang Yuen Working at Blockbuster Made Me a Protagonist Sally Weitzner Emmy-winning Laura Montgomery Brings Light to the ‘Shadows’ Sofia Gomez Electronic Duo ARMNHMR Creates Transformative Experiences with ‘Together As One’ Daniel Anderson All Seven BTS Members Renew Contract with Big Hit Music Andy Crump Get to Know the Pishacha—the Indian Demon in ‘It Lives Inside’ Edward Frumkin Babak Jalali’s Newest Film is Another Love Letter to the Bay Area Weiting Liu Director Ben Mullinkosson Takes Us to Chengdu’s Funky Town Virginia Jin What Exactly Do We Owe Our Parents? Yao Xiao How an Ancient Chinese Painting Helped Me Understand My Place in America Quin Scott The Philippines’ World Cup Team Is Like A Balikbayan Box Ryan Cotter The Abundance of a Mixed, Asexual Life Alborz Kamalizad Helen Huang Wants to Change How You Think About Fashion Ashlee Mitchell K-pop’s Biggest Co-Ed Group Gets ‘ICKY’ Arthur Tam MIXED LOVE: And Boyfriend Makes Three Kim Tran The Mental Health Stakes of Asian Representation Xintian Wang ‘We Are All Tang Ladies’ Ali M. Latifi Author Jamil Jan Kochai Is Optimistic about the Future of Afghan Literature Pranjal Jain For the Love of My Dadi Glow Ngwe The Senegalese Idol Making Blackswan One of the K-Pop’s Most International Girl Groups Alison Lea Bender Soy Vey, Bitch: Meet the Iconic Japanese Jewish Comedian, Dylan Adler Jovita Tedja OnlyOneOf: The Boy Group Breaking K-Pop Boundaries Alexander Lee Can Comics Make a Difference? Gene Luen Yang Says Yes Micci Quan Meet @virghoe_xoxo, the Funky Vintage Goddess from OC Clara Wang What Do Chinese Food and Mexican Food Have in Common? Angela Wong Carbone For Ian Anthony Dale, It All Led to This Ray Liu Makoto Shinkai is Anime’s Next Living Legend Dakota Kim Ann Soh Woods Needs You To Know How Delicious Yuzu Is Alice Smith Astrology with Alice: April’s Eclipse is Going to Shift Things in a Big Way Tiffany Ran Trendy Hot Pot Finds an Enthusiastic Audience in the U.S. Hoang Samuelson Mixed Love: A Friendship That Changed Everything Anjana Pawa What ‘Physical: 100’ Taught Me About Strength Jenny Wu Artist Tommy Kha Captures the Restless Sleep of Immigrants Anne Wen Asian Americans and Our Quest to be Thin Lai Frances Brighter than the Moon, Luna Continues to Shine Jaime Schwarz Blake Abbie of ‘Bling Empire: New York’ Wants to Keep It Real Hayley Palmer Ciara Riley Wilson on ‘Freeridge,’ Fashion, and Finding Herself Jalen Jones Tati Gabrielle Clues us in on ‘You’ Season Four Naturally MonaLisa Ryan Alexander Holmes Asks ‘How Much More of ‘Me’ Can I Be?’ Vandana Pawa These TikTok-Savvy Monks Will Set You on the Path to Enlightenment Eric Nguyen ‘White Savior’ to the Rescue Casey Chiang Dear Edward Blum, I Am Not Your Model Minority Pooja Shah Pursue Your Dreams: When to Abandon the Thing You’ve Invested In Richard King Lee The Necessity of Asian Mediocrity
