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Just in case you can’t get your annual fix from Small Press Expo (link: www.spxpo.com) in September, or can’t make it out to some of the other comic conventions around the country, Smudge Expo offers a smaller, intimate venue still jam-packed with indie comics (over 50 local artists!) and hands-on workshops (design your own characters!). On March 14, Asian Fortune …

So Ying Chan at Lin’s House in a short film directed by her grandson Jeff Man titled ‘A Family Day’. Copyright Jeff Man 2015 By Jenny Chen In 1976 So Ying Chan and her husband came to the United States to help take care of her grandchildren. Her son, Michael Man, worked as the accounting manager at the National Education …

By Erin Sartori Have you ever noticed how your eyes “pop” and your hair looks more vibrant when wearing certain colors? Or how some days you look washed out and sickly and just plain tired? Dressing to complement your skin tone is one of the simplest ways to look and feel your best. Just by wearing the right colors you …

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The reviews and the ratings are in for ABC-TV’s “Fresh Off the Boat,” which officially premiered on Feb. 10, and as a saying goes, “We have a winner!” TV by the  Numbers ran a story with the headline, “ABC’s ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ Debuts as Season’s #1 New Show with Upscale Adults 18-49.” The Hollywood Reporter noted, “After its strong …

  2015 is the Year of the Green Wooden Sheep, based on the Chinese zodiac. It is also known as The Year of the Goat and Year of the Ram. The Year of the Sheep begins on Feb. 19, 2015 (the Lunar New Year). It will last until Feb. 7 next year. Others welcome the start on Feb. 4. The …

  by: Erin Sartori ‘Tis the season to start planning party outfits. With all the cozy get-togethers and holiday parties lined up, you can start pulling out your sparkly, flashy items from the back of your closet. Just remember to balance your outlandish dresses with some more toned-down options and you’re all set! Lace Sleeve A-Line Dress For after-work drinks …

By Erin Sartori With fall in the air and winter gradually approaching, it’s time to pull out your trusty menswear-inspired outerwear for both casual weekends and 9-5 weekdays. You can wear a beautifully tailored coat or a slim-fit cardigan when it’s not quite chilly enough. This season’s chicest toppers seem to be larger than life with dropped shoulders, big lapels …

By Erin Sartori Dressing as a petite can be difficult. Many Asian Americans fit in the petite sizing but find it difficult to highlight their best features. Here are some tips to remember. Fabric can be the single most important factor in determining whether or not a petite can wear a style.  In general, petite women need soft, fluid fabrics.  …

By Suchi Rudra It’s no surprise that fusion weddings—weddings that combine two or more religions and/or ethnic backgrounds—are increasingly popular in a city that is well known for its diverse population. A Penn State study published in 2012 found that the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area ranked as the 4th most diverse metro area in the entire country. And as the …

The aroma of xiao long bao (steamed buns stuffed with minced pork), Chinese roast duck wafts from the open kitchen. The lighting is muted and reflects off of the red and gold decor and you can hear the sounds of table games from across the way. Dining at Maryland Live!’s newest Asian themed restaurant, Luk Fu, is truly an upscale …

On May 8, Gilead, APartnership, and Hepatitis B Initiative hosted a Q & A session with journalists in honor of hepatitis testing day on May 19. The Q & A session opened the remarks from Leslie Oh, the founder of the Hepatitis B Initiative, and panel discussion from panelists including Mark Li, Loc Le, and Theodore Kim. The panelists stressed …

By Leslie Hsu Oh The Tragic Story that Led Leslie Oh to Found the Hepatitis B Initiative I can still smell the bitter roast of the surgeon’s coffee, swirling black in his hands, as he walked towards me with dread. A freshman at UCLA, I had a wad of love letters from several boys in my purse when the surgeon …

By Jenny Chen With over 4,517 members, the DC area 20s and 30’s Asian Going Out Group is one of the largest groups in the DC area. The man behind it is J.T. Yaung who started the group when he first moved to the area and, like all new implants to the DC area, was looking for some new friends. …

By Kenny Chung Fifteen years ago, my uncle passed away. Many words come to mind when I think about him. He was loving, generous and had an amazing sense of humor. Most of all, he was my caregiver and my friend. And something many people did not know, he had epilepsy. Like more than 2 million Americans, my uncle lived …

Compiled by Jade Philanthropy Volunteering is the easiest way to show you care about your community.  Jade Philanthropy Society (JPS) is a newly formed organization of pan Asian women who believe that giving back is the best way to make positive changes and to lead by example.  JPS’s mission is to “encourage and facilitate local philanthropy by Asian Americans in the Washington, …

By Suchi Rudra It’s a fairly troubling practice—but it’s been going on for years. Due to the lack of a solid database on Asian Americans, data taken from Asian people living in Asia have long been used in studies and surveys regarding Asian Americans. For example, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) has only begun to use Asian American data …

By Mary Tablante Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders face unique health disparities, but not enough are participating in clinical trials that help find better treatments and fight disease. To increase diversity in clinical trials, the “I’m In” campaign launched in March to target AAPI, African American and Hispanic communities. The “I’m In” website is a resource for patients to find …

By Jenny Chen When both of Sharon Wong’s sons were diagnosed with severe nut allergies she thought they wouldn’t be able to Asian food forever. Asian food often contains peanuts in the form of peanut oil, peanut sauce, or just crushed peanuts. Wong’s youngest son couldn’t even be in the same room as peanuts without throwing up. But the author …

As beautiful as spring may be once the flowers have bloomed, it’s also a season for allergies and lingering colds. We talked to alternative and integrative medicine doctors in the area about ways you can stay healthy this spring. Clarence Lam, physician in preventive medicine at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 1)  With the weather warming, take …

Steven Kolberg is the 27 year old Director of Analysts at Bright Power, a company that provides energy management and solar energy solutions for building managers in New York City. In February, Kolberg was diagnosed with AML or acute myeloid leukemia – a rapidly progressing cancer of the blood and bone marrow. To fight his cancer, Kolberg would need a …

Thuy Linh Nguyen Tu is Assistant Professor of Asian Pacific American Studies at New York University. In her most recent book, The Beautiful Generation, Tu explores the rise of Asian Americans in high fashion and what ramifications it has for the fashion industry as a whole. She draws on conversations with design students, fashion curators, and fashion publicists; interviews with …

By Josephine Liang How do you define success? “Three things, doing well, doing good, and feeling good about what you do” said Khanh-Ni Thi Nguyen, alumni of AASuccess. AASucess is a non-profit organization that aims to empower individuals of all age, race, and ethnicity, to achieve academic, social, personal, professional fulfillment, through engagement with committed skilled professionals and students. Dave …

The Asian fetish is a phenomenon that many Asian girls know well – non-Asian men who are obsessed with dating Asian girls. In the afterword to the 1988 play M. Butterfly, the writer, David Henry Hwang, using the term “yellow fever,” a pun on the disease of the same name, discusses white men with a “fetish” for Asian women. Hwang …