Woven is a digital publication for and about Asian Americans. We cover culture, food, career, and identity — the things that make up daily life for 24 million Americans whose stories deserve more space.
What We Cover
Asian American life doesn’t fit neatly into a single narrative. We cover the full range of it: the food and the history behind it, the workplace dynamics that don’t have easy names, the cultural debates happening in group chats and family dinners, the films and shows that get it right, and the ones that don’t.
Our sections:
- Culture — identity, history, community, and the ideas shaping how Asian Americans understand themselves and are understood by others.
- Food — the cuisines, ingredients, restaurants, and stories behind the cooking that has always been central to Asian American life.
- Career — workplace dynamics, representation, the bamboo ceiling, entrepreneurship, and what it actually means to build a professional life as an Asian American.
- Entertainment — film, television, music, and media, with attention to who’s telling the stories and how.
Why Woven
The name comes from the idea that Asian American identity is not a single thread. It’s made of many — language, generation, country of origin, class, religion, political history, and the particular experience of navigating between cultures. Woven is where those threads come together.
Who We’re For
Woven is for anyone who has ever felt like their experience was adjacent to the mainstream — present but not centered, visible but not fully seen. That’s most Asian Americans, most of the time. It’s also for anyone curious about a community that has shaped American culture in ways that often go unacknowledged.
We write for readers who are tired of being reduced to a stereotype — whether the model minority, the perpetual foreigner, or the Tiger Mom punchline — and who want coverage that takes their actual lives seriously.
Contact
We’d love to hear from you. Reach us at hello@wovenmag.com.