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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...

Lilly Schmaltz
Mar 23, 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...
Dr. Kyung-eun Lee
Mar 22, 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....
OSH
Mar 20, 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...

Heath Hyun Houghton
Mar 17, 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...
Dr. Kyung-eun Lee
Mar 15, 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...

Ella Wu
Mar 13, 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...

Heather Lewis
Mar 10, 2022


Dialogues With Adoptees: Adoptees’ nationality of state of origin & negligence of duty of protection
Reposted from The Korea Times This article is the seventh in a series about Koreans adopted abroad. Apparently, many Koreans never...
Dr. Kyung-eun Lee
Mar 9, 2022


Asian Americans: Struggling, surviving and evolving into something new (Part 2 of 2)
(Part 1) America’s entertainment landscape continues to evolve. In the past, Asian/Asian American men typically could not get romantic...

Samantha Der
Mar 6, 2022
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