Stories

Bill Chin, Seattle’s Last Chinese American World War II Veteran, Passes Away at 99

By Ron Chew Bill L. Chin, the last surviving Chinese American World War II veteran in Seattle and a lifelong member of the Cathay Post #186 of the American Legion, passed away on the morning of March...

Torrey House Press Series: Teow Lim Goh’s Bitter Creek Shines as a Powerful Historical Epic Poem

Why do we no longer turn to epic poetry to portray the majesty and tragedy of history? Michael Auslin, writer and editor, explained, “No art form – and History is ultimately an art – can portray the...

Targeted: A Chinese Canadian Scientist’s Fight for Justice

Good afternoon and good evening, everyone. I sincerely thank the Chinese Canadian Forum for inviting me to speak with you today. It is a true privilege to share my story with such a warm, thoughtful...

Michelle Zauner’s Success Nearly Destroyed Her And then the Crying in H Mart film fell apart. But she’s changing her fortune with a new album.

Japanese Breakfast’s new album is out now. Chew on For Melancholy Brunettes (and Sad Women) while you devour our interview with the band’s front woman, originally published on March 11, 2025.   ...

Son Lux on scoring the multiverse of Everything Everywhere All At Once

By Anton Spice Watching Everything Everywhere All At Once is a bit like being hurled backwards through an amusement arcade in a spinning teacup. Or being sprayed in the face with a confetti gun full...

Assaulted. Harassed. This is the reality for Asian Americans a year after the Atlanta spa shootings

By Nicole Chavez and Natasha Chen, CNN Robert Peterson struggled for months to stop thinking about the day his mother and seven other people, mostly Asian women, were shot and killed last year at...

She ditched massage therapy for murals. But Shellshaker’s more than her dragons

By Reia Li The mural depicts a dragon with lime green and rose pink scales. Smiling, the dragon offers a glowing yin yang to the viewer. In the background, yucca and saguaro line hills in various...

Chinese-American CEOs Achieve a ‘Grand Slam’ in the U.S. Top 4 Semiconductor Firms.

By Kim Eun-jin Recently, with Intel appointing Lip-Bu Tan (Chinese name Chen Liwu, 65), former CEO of Cadence, as its new leader, Chinese media have focused on the fact that leaders of all four major...

Rejected by 16 colleges, 18-year-old got job at Google. Now he sues for discrimination

By Julia Marnin   Stanley Zhong was only 13 years old when he heard from a Google recruiter. The recruiter reached out in 2019, writing in an email that Google “would love” to discuss software...