The ‘Star Wars’ actor plays a widowed mother making uncomfortable discoveries about her new home, but Vera Miao’s debut feature hits hardest when it rewinds more than a century. By Guy Lodge Rocks Springs LLC In “Rock Springs,” a newly widowed, grief-addled mother moves with her young daughter to a creaky, remote cottage in the woods […]
By Kemyron McCoy Editor’s note: This story contains mentions of suicide that some readers may find disturbing. The silhouettes of cast members of “An American Soldier” on stage are pictured, with a close-up of UCLA alumnus Brian Vu as Pvt. Danny Chen in the background. The opera, with Vu as the lead soloist, received a nomination
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Hollywood insists on telling the same story about Asian Americans, over and over again. By Jason Zhao As a member of Street, Hollywood’s most feared and respected publication, I recently had the honor of previewing the latest Asian American Blockbuster(™): it’s the powerful story of a young Asian American who fights their controlling family and ultimately
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The United States is home to many Chinatowns, and New York City’s Manhattan neighborhood is especially notable for its vibrant cultural contributions. By Kristen Osborne-Bartucca, MA American Studies There are nine officially established Chinatowns in greater New York—Manhattan, Flushing, Sunset Park, Little Neck, the East Village, Forest Hills, Homecrest, Bensonhurst, and Elmhurst—but the oldest and most
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By Mia Fan Chinese diaspora poetically portrayed by these five remarkable women through English-language literature. During the Christmas break, I finished reading Yellowface by Rebecca Kuang during my trip to Portugal. I was stopped twice while carrying the book on the street by local fellow readers of Kuang, who simply wanted to express how much they loved
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By Jeanne Lawrence Legendary actress Lisa Lu, seen here accepting her Hollywood Walk of Fame Star, was among three honorees at the Museum of Chinese in America 2025 Legacy Awards Gala. Photo courtesy of Richard Ren. The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) 2025 Legacy Awards Gala was one of those rare evenings where the weight of
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By Anna Nguyen If there was one film that truly defined 2025, it was KPop Demon Hunters. From TikTok edits to think pieces and fan cams to fashion recreations, the Netflix animated mega-hit became more than just a movie — it turned into a movement. With a soundtrack that ruled the charts, visuals that redefined animation
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We also chatted about cannibalism, memory, and what comes next. By Chase Hutchinson (L-R) Teo Yoo and Greta Lee in Past Lives. Courtesy A24 When writer-director Celine Song’s acclaimed debut feature Past Lives recently opened the 49th Seattle International Film Festival, it represented a fittingly poetic full-circle moment of sorts. It turns out this was not the
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By James Griffiths It’s a card game that tackles microaggressions Asian Americans encounter and pressures within their own communities with a snappy twist: Draw a card from the “deck of oppression” that says something like, “If you’re more feminine, you’ll get a man” or “Me love you long time, LOL” — awkward, ignorant lines a
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Garnet Lee started working at Wing Noodles when he was eight years old, packaging wonton covers and occasionally taking breaks to play hide-and-seek among the noodle machines. By Morgan Lowrie Wrapped fortune cookies are packaged at Wing Noodles Ltd. in Montreal’s Chinatown on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. The company has announced it will be closing
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