Early last week, Marie Kondo was all over the news. Why? Because (white liberal) book lovers were all riled up over some deliberately misinterpreted comments sh... Read More...
By this point, President Rodrigo Duterte might be the most famous Filipino president, after Ferdinand Marcos. If you pay attention to the news, then you know th... Read More...
About a year and a half ago, I read this article in The New York Times, Can My Children Be Friends With White People? and it really struck me because it’s a top... Read More...
Crazy Rich Asians. No matter where you stand on its cultural significance, there are droves of Asian American people—like me—who are beyond excited about the fi... Read More...
The body positivity and the no makeup movements, with their empowerment slogans such as, "love yourself" and "you are beautiful just the way you are," are still... Read More...
The very first time I remember feeling disgust for an Asian brand was when Miranda Kerr was chosen as the cover model for Vogue Japan's 15th Anniversary issue. ... Read More...
I have been asked to curate and host a discussion panel of Asian American authors, writers and poets for CityLit Project at the Baltimore Book Festival on Septe... Read More...
AMO is a TV series that was created for TV5 in the Philippines and despite all the controversy surrounding it, Netflix picked it up. AMO marks Netflix's first-e... Read More...
Eliza Romero is a Filipino-American style blogger, writer and photographer and the founder of Aesthetic Distance. She has appeared on Buzzfeed News and The New York Post. She is a supporter of We Need Diverse Books, an organization of children's book lovers that advocates essential changes in the publishing industry to produce and promote literature that reflects and honors the lives of all young people. Eliza loves Hello Kitty, Filipino TV shows and rollerskating.
