culture clash

Interviews

INTERVIEW: Le Fil – the Yorkshireman smashing stereotypes one song at a time

News

Fresh Off The Boat’s Randall Park says he hesitated to play a Taiwanese American character

October 12, 2016

Features

FEATURE: #BeingAsian – Not your quiet Asian girl

Film & TV

News

‘The Bachelorette’: First Asian-American Contestant, Thomas Nguyen, Dives into Love and Reality TV

Thomas Nguyen has made history with Jenn Tran as The Bachelorette's first Asian Americans

July 23, 2024

News

From Theatre Stages to Interstellar Battles: The Rise of Kiwi Jess Hong

Jess Hong stars as Jin Cheng in Netflix's 3 Body Problem but who is this Kiwi soon-to-be superstar?

March 28, 2024

News

Simu Liu responds to Asian Boss’s ‘Too Ugly For Chinese People’ video

August 12, 2019

Film & TV

Are China’s Viral AI Microdramas Helping or Hurting Film?

China’s viral AI microdramas are exploding on Douyin — slashing costs and creating new formats, while actors, crews and courts

May 6, 2026

culture clash

FEATURE: Having an ‘foreign’ name in a western world – to what extent does your unique name hold you back?

August 22, 2016

China

FEATURE: East Asian attitudes to homosexuality in comparison to the West

August 11, 2016

Comedian Yuriko Kotani explains life in Britain as a Japanese

June 28, 2016

FEATURE: Parenting styles East versus West

May 29, 2016

Community

FEATURE: Yellow Fever: love is blind – colour blind

May 25, 2016

FEATURE: Being a banana AKA “not Asian enough”

May 22, 2016

FEATURE: Identity and stereotyping in a school environment – Growing up British Chinese

May 19, 2016

FEATURE: Sometimes I hate being Asian…

May 15, 2016

Film & TV

From Hong Kong’s Golden Era to Corporate Hollywood: Director Peter Chan’s Cautionary Tale

Peter Chan reflects on Hong Kong cinema’s director-driven golden age, Comrades: Almost a Love Story, Hollywood, and the lessons shaping

October 23, 2026

Features

Why John Cho’s Vampire Film ‘Shopping for Fangs’ is Returning to Vancouver Asian Film Festival 30 Years Later

Thirty years after Quentin Lee and Justin Lin launched Shopping for Fangs, the indie film returns to open the 2026

October 23, 2026

Film & TV

Aamir Khan Highlights Shared Values Between India and China, Jokingly Reflects on Piracy’s Role

Aamir Khan explores shared values between India and China, his films’ appeal to Chinese audiences and piracy’s role in introducing

October 23, 2026

Film & TV

‘Everything Everywhere’ Star Stephanie Hsu Leads Emotional Surf Drama ‘In Waves’ In First Trailer From Netflix

The Oscar-nominated actor voices and executive produces the Cannes-lauded animated memoir opposite Will Sharpe ahead of a winter cinema run.

October 22, 2026

Film & TV

Amanda Jiang to Lead Gothic Vampire Thriller ‘Dracula: The Crimson Code’

Amanda Jiang stars as Countess Isolde Dragomir in Dracula: The Crimson Code, a female-led gothic vampire thriller now filming in

October 22, 2026

Film & TV

Logan Kim Will Play Steven Yeun’s Son Again in Netflix’s Supernatural Drama ‘Pagans’

Logan Kim will play Steven Yeun’s son again in Netflix’s supernatural drama Pagans, following his role as Glenn’s son Hershel

October 22, 2026

Politics

“Don’t Let It Go to Waste”: GOP Candidate Suggests Sending Kittens to Chinese Restaurants

Resurfaced podcast footage shows Texas GOP congressional candidate Brandon Herrera joking about sending unadopted kittens to Chinese restaurants, invoking a

October 22, 2026

Film & TV

“Korean Opposition Party Wanted the Film Withdrawn”: Hur Jin-ho on Opening SGIFF 2026 With ‘The Assassin(s)’

Hur Jin-ho says South Korea’s opposition party wanted The Assassin(s) withdrawn, but the film opened SGIFF 2026. The director on

October 22, 2026

News

TWICE Leader Jihyo Leaves JYP Entertainment To Form Own Agency

The veteran vocalist ends a twenty-one-year tenure at her longtime home label to launch EMITHAUS while confirming she will remain

October 21, 2026