Most people encounter the model minority myth as a compliment. Asian Americans are hardworking, they’re told. Academically successful. Quiet, law-abiding, professionally accomplished. The model minority. What’s the problem? The problem, it turns out, is everything — and it starts with where the myth came from, which has almost nothing to do with Asian Americans and…
The term “bamboo ceiling” was coined by Jane Hyun in her 2005 book of the same name. Two decades later, the phenomenon it describes hasn’t gone away. Asian Americans remain dramatically underrepresented in corporate leadership — not just in C-suites, but in senior management roles across industries — despite being among the most highly educated…
Los Angeles has the second-largest Filipino American population in the United States, and for decades the community quietly fed itself — at turo-turo steam tables, at lechon stands in Carson and Eagle Rock, at family-run spots that didn’t need a Yelp page to stay full. That era isn’t over, but something new has layered on…
Walk into any Asian grocery store — H Mart, 99 Ranch, Seafood City, your local Korean market — and you’ll find an overwhelming amount of options. Dozens of soy sauces. An entire aisle of noodles. Fish sauce in sizes ranging from a small bottle to what appears to be a restaurant supply jug. For the…
If you’ve walked into an independent coffee shop recently, you’ve probably noticed something on the menu that wasn’t there five years ago. Between the oat milk lattes and the cold brews, there’s a new regular: cà phê sữa đá. Vietnamese iced coffee. And it’s not just a trend. It’s a takeover. From Brooklyn to Los…