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Hiroko Yamamura brings ’80s Japanese cyberpunk into the DJ scene

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‘No Other Land’: A vital Palestinian doc exposes cinema’s hypocrisies

From Berlin to the Oscars, the chasm between the movies and their industries continues to grow

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In new memoir “The Manicurist’s Daughter,” the author explores her mother’s unexpected death and her own journey into motherhood

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Asian diasporic designers’ best looks from Fashion Week 2024

Across the world’s hottest fashion destinations, our favorite designers debuted some killer ‘fits and trends for next fall/winter

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Sandra Oh, Sarayu Blue among CAPE 2nd annual Radiance honorees

The Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment have announced the women to be honored at next week’s event

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Road to Paris: Bobby Body and the Power of Positive Thinking

The veteran-turned-para powerlifter never imagined being a world-class athlete when he had two legs—now he’s got Paralympic gold in his sights

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

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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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