Cynthia Landesberg
The Price of a DNA Test
The Korean Consulate sits on a busy roundabout in the Dupont Circle area of Washington, D.C. It is indistinguishable from the surrounding...
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Ella Wu
- Mar 24, 2022
'Everything, Everywhere All at Once'
Warning: possible spoilers ahead! Available in cinemas on March 25th On behalf of The Universal Asian, I had the privilege of attending...
Lilly Schmaltz
- Mar 23, 2022
Book Review: 'Loveboat Taipei' by Abigail Hing Wen
Ever Wong has always had different ideas for her future than her parents. Her parents immigrated from China so she could have the best...
Dr. Kyung-eun Lee
- Mar 22, 2022
Dialogues With Adoptees: Political decisions behind Korea’s adoption curve
Reposted from The Korea Times This is the 12th article in an adoption series. So far, this series has covered the right to origin of...
OSH
- Mar 20, 2022
An #importedAsians POV: Rick Kiesewetter
The Universal Asian had the privilege of speaking with Rick Kiesewetter, a Japanese American adoptee now living and working in the U.K....
Heath Hyun Houghton
- Mar 17, 2022
On Performing Minoru Yasui
On March 28, 1942, Minoru Yasui violated a curfew imposed on Japanese Americans, with Yasui intending to use the arrest as part of a test...
Dr. Kyung-eun Lee
- Mar 15, 2022
Dialogues With Adoptees: ‘Proxy adoption,’ the IR-4 visa and US citizenship for adoptees from Korea
Reposted from The Korea Times This article is the ninth in a series about Koreans adopted abroad. Apparently, many Koreans never expected...
Ella Wu
- Mar 13, 2022
A #hyphenatedAsians POV: Danny Cho
The Universal Asian got to know Danny Cho, an engaging stand-up comic currently based in Korea. See his TEDx Talk here! You can also find...
Heather Lewis
- Mar 10, 2022
Musings of a Middle-aged Matriarch: Writing your truth
“Writing Your Truth.” It’s a phrase I hear a lot nowadays. It implies there’s a hidden story, a secret one that no one knows. Maybe your...
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