Thuy, an indie artist from The Bay, will be the first female Vietnamese American artist to perform at Coachella. How do Vietnamese American women in the music industry defy cultural expectations by pursuing their creative dreams?
This article includes spoilers of the Netflix series “Bojack Horseman.” If you have spent any time around me at all, you would probably know that my all-time favorite TV show is “Bojack Horseman” which ran from 2014 to 2020, an animated adult comedy-drama series set in a humanoid,…
She was perfect. Her long blonde hair curled and flowed in just the right way. Not a wrinkle was visible on the vibrant pink dress. The swirls of purple and gold sparkles on the skirt beautifully highlighted her light blue eyes. Everything worked in harmony, decorating the canvas…
From romantic love stories to animated films, expressions of APIDA (Asian, Pacific Islander, Desi American) power in film have become far more centered around the value of the character over anything else. In the past, we have been given characters that fall within a limited scope of stereotypes.…
Hot on the heels of 2018’s “Asian August,” which showed media executives that Asian-centered stories can be profitable, HBO and Netflix have released reality shows centered on Asian families and social circles. HBO’s House of Ho centers on the Vietnamese-American Ho family in Texas, and Netflix’s Bling Empire…