8 Popular Asian Names and Their Meanings
Eight popular Asian names and their meanings, from Mei and Haruto to Seo-yeon and Min-jun, with the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean characters that carry the meaning.
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The Best Taiwanese Frozen Dumplings, Ranked (Plus Japanese and Korean Picks)
The best Taiwanese frozen dumplings, ranked, from Din Tai Fung and CHIMEI to Wei-Chuan and Laurel, plus the top Japanese and Korean options worth keeping in your freezer.
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The 8 Best Spicy Instant Ramen, Ranked
The best spicy instant ramen, ranked: from Samyang Buldak and Shin Ramyun to Indomie, MAMA tom yum, and a cold pick, across soups, stir-fries, and dry noodles, with a heat rating for each.
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How to Write a Resume That Gets Past the Bamboo Ceiling
The bamboo ceiling starts at the resume screen. A practical guide to writing resume bullets that get past bias and applicant tracking software, with the callback data, a bullet formula, and before-and-after examples.
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How to Negotiate Your Salary When You Were Raised to Keep Your Head Down
A practical guide to negotiating your salary, with market research tips, word-for-word scripts, and the mindset shift for anyone raised to keep their head down. Includes the data on why asking pays off.
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The 8 Best Asian American Movies and Shows to Stream Right Now
The best Asian American movies and shows to stream, from Everything Everywhere All at Once and Past Lives to Beef and The Sympathizer, spanning Chinese, Korean, Taiwanese, Indian, Pakistani, and Vietnamese American stories.
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Peter Cheng on Taiwanese Food, Bourdain, and Building Shut Up ‘n Eat
Food media veteran Peter Cheng on Taiwanese beef noodle soup, what Anthony Bourdain taught him, and building Shut Up ‘n Eat, the independent food media startup he co-founded with Cathy Erway and Matt Gross.
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How to Order Korean BBQ: A Beginner’s Guide to the Cuts
A beginner’s guide to how to order Korean BBQ, organized by cut: pork belly, galbi, bulgogi, and brisket, plus banchan, ssam wraps, and grill etiquette.
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The 5 Best Restaurants in San Diego’s Convoy District
The five best restaurants in San Diego’s Convoy District, one standout per cuisine, verified open in 2026: Vietnamese, Korean, Sichuan, Japanese home cooking, and Thai.
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The 5 Best Indian and Pakistani Restaurants on Devon Avenue
The five best restaurants on Devon Avenue, Chicago’s South Asian corridor, from Michelin recognized nihari to charcoal grilled kebabs, dosas, mithai, and the cheapest good meal in the city.
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The 5 Best Vietnamese Restaurants in Little Saigon Right Now
The five best Vietnamese restaurants in Little Saigon, from James Beard winner Pho 79 to bun bo Hue, banh cuon, modern Viet, and banh mi that locals actually order.
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Dennis Tran Made the Autistic Asian American Character He Never Got to See
Filmmaker Dennis Tran on his late autism diagnosis, the silence around disability in immigrant families, and making “Crosswalk” on his own terms.
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