Annie Lim

If we had the crime-fighting trio of Charlie’s Angels before, we have the crime-committing Jen and Judy of Dead to Me now—and they aren’t alone. Their felonies (manslaughter and murder, to name a few) place them among the ranks of Orange Is the New Black, Why Women Kill and Good Girls. There’s a slew of women committing crimes on the small screen—and it may be the most feminist thing on TV right now. After decades of drowning under the pile-on of Mary Sues, Manic Pixie Dream Girls and femme fat

After a long ten months of grueling office work, you put aside your glasses, rub your eyes, stretch in your chair, and think, “Finally, it’s time for my two-month vacation.” You put in the notice to your boss, who okays it without a second thought, and you leave without looking back. You are buzzing with excitement. You see amazing weeks ahead, weeks of splashing by the pool, eating unreasonable amounts of barbecue,

It is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (APAHM)! As JEI Learning Center is all about diversity and inclusivity, we reached out to one of our Directors to learn more about all that she has done to bring greater awareness to the Asian-American experience. Director Jianping Schoolman has been an advocate for cultural awareness, particularly regarding Asian Americans, for most of her life. She earned herself a Master’s in Language Education and Cross-Cultural Communication at t

When I came across an article on how 14 global superstars were chosen to be on Vogue U.S.’s April covers, I immediately clicked to see for myself. The issue was supposed to be about “transcending borders,” which is why stars from India to South Korea were chosen to be the covers’ stars. But upon seeing the covers, I realized that the theme and its execution may have been the actual issue. The pictures prominently featured white women between women of color, who seemed rather unceremoniously sque

I am happy to announce something that likely everyone knows: Over the past few years, there has been a significant increase in female representation in superhero movies—in both Marvel and DC alike. This is something to celebrate. It’s no secret that female representation has been a problem. Like most professions (both fictional and real), the superhero genre has been deemed a men’s club, with male caped crusaders outnumbering females by a landslide. We demanded more female representation—and we

Constance Wu has played both a Taiwanese immigrant struggling in America in Fresh Off the Boat and an American citizen struggling in Singapore in Crazy Rich Asians. Both roles are near and dear to Wu’s heart—and her experience as a Taiwanese-American—but they also highlight a recurring theme of how Asian-Americans are still often othered, regardless of whether they’re in America or Asia. Wu knows this well after she was proferred skin-whitening creams on a 2017 visit to Singapore and Malaysia,

As a Korean-American woman, I grew up assuming that I would date, and eventually marry, an Asian man. It must have been watching all those Korean dramas that did it. But over time, I began to realize that there was no reason to close myself off from so many potential partners just based on their race. What became more important to me was that he—whoever he might be—shared my core values when it came to life and family. Still, the confines of those cultural expectations continued to follow me. A

As the wise Jason Mendoza points out in The Good Place, “Everyone thinks I’m Taiwanese. I’m Filipino. That’s racist. Heaven is so racist.” Now replace heaven with Hollywood, and you have a problem that’s been plaguing the entertainment industry for decades. For a while now, there’s been outrage over Hollywood whitewashing Asian roles instead of casting Asian actors. Was it necessary to change the character of a Tibetan man to a white woman in Doctor Strange? What about casting Scarlett Johansso

Invite me to a party and my reply will be an automatic “no” after pretending to consider it. In my head, I continue our conversation: “Why can’t we just stay in today? Maybe order some Chinese, watch a movie, play a game of Monopoly?” But I know not to bother; I’m aware how boring that’ll sound to almost everyone else, especially in a college environment that screams possibility. Well, that’s okay, because I’m fine with staying in by myself, curled up with a good book and alone with my thoughts.

Tablo previously released a book in South Korea called ',' an endearing and interesting book exploring his thoughts and musings that will get you thinking hard and nodding in agreement. Now the book is out in English , and Tablo is here to talk about it in an interview with Check out what he has to say about the book in the interview below! 1. What made you want to put together this book? As is the case with most things I do, my fans wanted it. I've also been rather disillusioned with the