Asian Voices

Every culture in Asia has its own unique preferences and traditions, and the flavors I and many others grew up with are now spreading across the States. To see the same flavors that have been with me throughout my entire life, even when I lived in China, was a huge comfort. I remember coming across […]

My aunt, who permanently stays in Japan with her grandson, can usually be seen on the couch in her living room, watching live streams on her beige-colored iPad. It’s not often I see her, yet that sight always brings a smile to my face. Her usual feed is populated by fruit and vegetable sellers, (she’s […]

Frantz Fanon is a renowned philosopher known for his work on decolonization and racism. His description of the objectification of colonized cultures is reminiscent of cultural appropriation of Asian cultures, indicating the intrinsically tyrannical nature of colonization and the confinement of Asian cultures into stereotypes. In Franz Fanon’s work Racism and Culture, which portrays the […]

This photo above shows me holding up a crab from the store that we buy all of our seafood from. My dad staunchly refuses to buy seafood from anywhere else- whether it be Costco’s or even the Asian supermarkets populating Washington, he insists that this is where the real deal is. Before immigrating to the […]

Gentrification has undoubtedly displaced and affected the operations and lives of many Chinese Americans and immigrants residing in San Francisco’s Chinatown district. But gentrification’s consequences are more rooted than just in the economic or physical change, but also in a deeper transformation of culture, authenticity, and heritage. Chinatown, historically, is a place of refuge for […]

I grew up eating at circle tables. In both restaurants and in my home. The best part about circle tables was the fact that you can talk to anyone. Unlike rectangular tables, which limited the amount of people you could talk to to only those sitting right next to you or across from you, circle […]

The only words I knew in English were “hello” and “oops,” when I first immigrated to the US. My parents, on the other hand, were rather proficient in English. It wasn’t the fact that we couldn’t understand English that made navigating this new world difficult, however. Language barriers extend beyond simple knowledge of language. Cultural […]

This week, I want to highlight some of the AAPI technology leaders that are the forefront of technology in the US. From Zoom (founded by Eric Yuan) to Nutanix and Instacart, AAPI entrepreneurs are creating innovative solutions and disrupting industries across the board. In particular, Zoom, which blew up in popularity due to quarantine during […]

What is glass ceiling for Asian Americans? The term glass ceiling refers to the barriers that face Asian American women and men in the workforce. Sometimes, instead of “glass ceiling”, it is called “bamboo ceiling.” This metaphor describes the difficulties that they face with breaking into higher levels of leadership or influence in a company. […]

A few weekends ago, I was sitting on my living room couch, scrolling through social media while the rest of my family bustled around the house. It was a typical day of lazing around- until something caught my attention on my Tiktok feed. It was a video of a post someone made, about how “Filipino […]