Based on Adrian Tomine’s 2007 graphic novel, Randall Park’s 2023 romantic-comedy Shortcomings succinctly captures the state of Asian-American representation in the film industry today, while also speaking to the issues that our youngest generations face when it comes to race, gender, sexuality and relationships.
In the age of social media, sharing one’s romantic relationship with the world is common practice. For Asian American women who are in a relationship with a white man, the reaction has become increasingly hostile. At the forefront of this hostility – reference to a 2010 academic article, known better in online comments as “the Oxford study.”
If we want to unpack what magic means in the Asian American community, we have to start at the 19th century.
Jenn Tran is the first Asian American Bachelorette lead in the history of the 22 year long smash ABC romance franchise. Jenn’s love story is exactly what both the show, its audience, and all Asian Americans need.
The Supreme Court has dismantled affirmative action for the foreseeable future. What exactly is affirmative action? What can we learn from its history and its impact on education? Affirmative action is the imperfect solution for education’s issues with diversity and inclusion, revealing the cracks in our nation’s academic institutions.