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Recording the Present: The Launch of the Golden ESEA Annual

How Southeast Asia’s Streaming Market Grew 19% in 2025

‘SNL UK’ and the Erasure of British East and Southeast Asians: Why “Diverse” Casting Still Fails

Michelle Yeoh to Be Honored With Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Filipino-American Seahawks Kicker Jason Myers Makes Super Bowl History

Australia

21 ESEA Musicians Who Defined Asian Music in 2025: A Year-End Spotlight

Discover 21 rising ESEA artists redefining indie, pop, and R&B — from mxmtoon to YUNHWAY, these voices are shaping music’s future

From ‘Deadpool’ to ‘Death Stranding’: Australian Japanese Actress Shioli Kutsuna on Bridging Tokyo and Hollywood

Record Number of Asian Australians Elected Into Australian Parliament- What Is Driving This Change?

Film & TV

‘Ching chang chong’: Piers Morgan uses racist Chinese accent on live TV

January 21, 2020

INTERVIEW: Lauren Tom – [Part 1]: Being the first Asian on ‘Friends’ as ‘Julie’

November 26, 2019

‘Awkwafina TV series’ casting call: Comedy Central searches for Asian men and women

July 11, 2019

FILM REVIEW: Gook – Justin Chon’s take on the L.A. riots centers the personal

August 25, 2017

Australia

‘Bird sh*t eating Wuhan Chinese, monkey looking children’: Restaurant in Australia receives racist letter

October 29, 2020

‘Wild animal s**t eating Chinese’: Racist letter found after Melbourne Chinese restaurants smashed

September 10, 2020

‘Australia has a lot of catching up to do’: Crazy Rich Asians star Chris Pang on representation in his home country

September 2, 2020

Simu Liu shows off his martial arts moves whilst filming ‘Shang-Chi’

August 26, 2020

Asian Australians racially abused at a rate of 47 incidents per week amid Covid-19 pandemic

July 24, 2020

‘Ni Hao’: MasterChef Australia contestant Sarah Tiong slams radio station for racism

June 15, 2020

Australia has more Coronavirus racism towards Asians per capita than the US

June 1, 2020

‘I’m not racist’: Adelaide greengrocer uploads clip of elderly Asian worker getting ‘fake-sneezed’ on

May 21, 2020

Australian shouts Coronavirus racism at elderly Asian woman, spews ethnic slurs outside police station

April 29, 2020

‘Covid-19 China die’: Racists graffiti Chinese Australian home, smashes window with rock

April 23, 2020

Australian woman laughs after getting bail for racist attack on Chinese students

April 21, 2020

Japanese Australian TV host slams US ‘rhetoric of the Chinese virus’ for Coronavirus racism

April 20, 2020

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The invisible wall in British broadcasting

February 10, 2026

Michelle Yeoh to Be Honored With Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Michelle Yeoh is set to receive her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, with filmmakers Jon M. Chu and

February 10, 2026

Filipino-American Seahawks Kicker Jason Myers Makes Super Bowl History

Jason Myers delivered a record-setting Super Bowl performance for the Seattle Seahawks — and in doing so, became one of

February 10, 2026

Winter Olympians Eileen Gu And Chloe Kim Speak Out After Trump Calls Hunter Hess “A Real Loser”

As politics loom over the Winter Olympics, athletes including Eileen Gu and Chloe Kim are speaking candidly about what it

February 10, 2026

Netflix Unveils 2026 Southeast Asian Content Featuring Key Filipino, Thai, Indonesian Projects

Netflix’s 2026 Southeast Asian content lineup puts the spotlight on regional storytelling with Filipino, Thai, and Indonesian stars leading original

February 9, 2026

Pokémon Turns 30: Jisoo, Lady Gaga, Trevor Noah Celebrate With Their Favourite Characters

Pokémon’s turning 30—and it’s celebrating with a Super Bowl commercial packed with celebrity cameos, nostalgic callbacks and fan-favourite creatures

February 9, 2026

“That’s Us”: Historically Accurate Doesn’t Mean Invisible in ‘Train Dreams’

In a genre where “historical accuracy” is often used to justify the absence of Asian and Black bodies on screen,

February 9, 2026

K-Pop Star Kim Junsu Returns to M Countdown After 17-Year Break

A massive win for Junsu and his fans after nearly two decades

February 8, 2026

Jet Li and Wu Jing Martial Arts Film ‘Blades of the Guardians’ Set for Us Release

A team of action legends

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