As Team NGA returns to action after a long overdue break, I have compiled a list of contemporary Asian authors and their works you should definitely check out this year! – Niaz Alexander Chee He is a Korean-American novelist, short story writer and essayist who recounts his experiences of not being “Korean enough” in this …
“The future of Myanmar solemnly depends on the youth for they are the hope for the future to fight against the military junta.” On February 1st, 2021, the country of Myanmar was forcibly taken in a coup by the country’s military; leader Aung San Suu Kyi was detained along with fellow party members of the …
Ryka Aoki is a poet, author, composer, and teacher. Some of her most prominent works include Seasonal Velocities, He Mele a Hilo and Why Dust Shall Never Settle Upon This Soul which had appeared in multiple mainstream and queer publications. She has performed at the first ever Transgender Stage at San Francisco Pride, National Queer …
In the 1970s, martial arts gained a reputation around the world, notably through the big screen. Chinese American Martial Artist Bruce Lee was ingenious and captivating. The Karate Kid was released in 1984, making for $176,591,618 in the box office. In 2008, children watched as Po and Master Shifu trained together in Kung Fu Panda. …
Cover art by Hanifa Abdul Hameed Growing up, I would never look forward to lunchtime at school. Being a first-generation Indian-American, my parents would always choose to pack ethnic food like chapati and upma rather than the Lunchables that my peers would feast on. My white classmates never understood this lunch period vendetta that I …
