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For the 24 million Asian Americans whose experiences, perspectives, and communities are underrepresented everywhere else.
The bamboo ceiling — 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 demographic…
Filipino restaurants Los Angeles has built over decades reflect the second-largest Filipino American population in the United States, and for decades the LA 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…
Asian grocery store staples can transform your cooking. 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…
Vietnamese coffee has arrived. 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….