As an Asian American rapper, Kold Kwan is aware that he’s challenging the status quo. “I know that I’m not gonna be everyone’s cup of tea,” Kwan, 29, said in an interview with Sampan. But he’s more ...

If a sense of belonging requires a secure sense of place and identity, the very act of engaging in a diaspora means the goal will always be out of reach. In their new book Where I Belong: Healing ...

When violinist Alyssa Wang lost her father to liver cancer, she was at a loss for words. So, she turned to music. “After he passed away, I was looking for a musical way to express all of the grief, ...

For years, Paul Watanabe, director of the Institute for Asian American Studies at UMass-Boston, would get a version of the same question from policymakers and journalists: What issues do Asian ...

The quality of a picture book depends on the compatibility of two major elements: the words and the images. How well do the images communicate with the text? Are the images competing with the text, or ...

By Shira Laucharoen and Mandy Sun With the 2020 presidential election approaching, political participation and civic engagement are more crucial than ever. According to the Pew Research Center, Asian ...

Standing in the Boston Common his freshman year in 2016, Jay Liu wears his Emerson College T-shirt proudly as he smiles for the camera (Photo courtesy of Jay Liu). By Jocelyn Yang and Tivara Tanudjaja ...

It is no secret that for years Asian Americans had been sidelined in Hollywood, facing discrimination and disrespect. You might get a brief appearance of a short Asian nerd with the smell of “kimchi” ...

In most Chinese-American restaurants, you will find egg rolls – cylindrical treats commonly filled with shredded cabbage, pork and other vegetables, although there are plenty of variations. They are ...

People over the age of 50 who live alone are now one of the fastest-growing demographics in the nation. Up from 15 million in 2000, this demographic bloated to nearly 26 million this year. The causes ...

The American Library Association (ALA) has reported that book bans have hit a record high in 2022. According to APNews, 2,500 different books were objected to last year. There were 1,858 in 2021 and ...