Asian-Americans

May 20, 2024

At a New York Mahjong Tournament, a Younger Generation at the Table

On a drizzly Saturday afternoon, hundreds of mahjong enthusiasts gathered in Downtown Brooklyn to play the 19th-century Chinese game of strategy and luck. As attendees entered […]
May 8, 2024

George Takei on the History of Internment, Activism and Democracy

George Takei in April.Justin J Wee for The New York Times THE Unstoppables At 87, the actor and writer says performing and activism remain his driving […]
March 26, 2024

First Asian American ‘Bachelorette,’ Jenn Tran, Cast by ABC

The dating franchise, which has been criticized for its handling of race, has cast its first Asian American lead after more than 20 years on air. […]
June 21, 2023

Hidden in a Mini-Mall in Flushing, a Home for Art

In a Queens neighborhood with a diverse community of East Asian immigrants, an unlikely exhibition in an unexpected place offers a sense of belonging. The flier […]
June 17, 2023

South Asian Students Hold Fake Weddings at North American Colleges

Across North American schools, South Asian students are holding elaborately planned pretend weddings with the pomp and circumstance of real ones. Bilal Nasir rode into his […]
April 21, 2023

South Asian Muslims Herald in Eid al-Fitr With a Night of Communal Revelry

Eliyah Haque, 6, was getting her hands painted with henna in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens. Asked what her favorite part of Eid celebrations was, […]
June 7, 2022

‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Costume Designer Shirley Kurata Becomes the Story

With the success of the film “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” the work of Shirley Kurata is in demand, but her personal style has always had […]
April 9, 2022

One Garment’s Journey Through History

With spare, elongated lines and broad shapes that bloom into a voluminous silhouette, the traditional Korean hanbok, made to accommodate movement, is as beautiful as it […]
June 24, 2021

Artist David Choe on His New FX and Hulu Show

An hour into our interview, the artist David Choe admits that he lied about something. He said he had turned down two offers to do a […]
April 29, 2021

Anti-Asian Hate Will Not Define My Life

María Medem After thoughts Hate Will Not Define My Life A year of violence toward Asians and Asian-Americans forced me to grieve, then act. April 29, […]