Christmas is a time for friends and family, for ice skating and sledding, for hot chocolate and ham. These are all staples that have become classic traditions in many American households. Yet more and more Americans are shifting to a new tradition: Chinese food.

With the popularity of Asian beauty brands on the rise, the responsibility of these brands to be inclusive of all customers is also on the rise. Discourse around the Korean TIRTIR goes to show how important it is for all brands and audiences to understand the needs of a globalized customer base.

It has almost become a stereotype for Asian Americans to go into specific career fields. There is the intelligent doctor, the eloquent lawyer, and of course the hard-working Filipino nurse. But now more than ever there seems to be a new career path: the Asian musician.

Death and Soba Noodles is a creative non-fiction piece that describes the author’s return to Japan after a decade of separation. Writing Intern Tiara Ryan recounts details from her trip as she reflects on how the end of one life can mark the beginning of another.

As the 2024 presidential election comes to a close, one trend stands out: Asian American voters continue to shift toward the Republican Party. This movement from blue to red is now more visible than ever, and it opens up new discussions and questions for future elections.

This poem is about learning how to demonstrate love in avenues that aren’t necessarily ethnic language, especially in familial settings where children learn what this looks like from their parents to return it once they grow older.