Over the past 23 years, creators at Nintendo have been making more than 800 unique Pokémon. In designing these creatures, creators turned to many sources for inspiration. Some Pokémon are based on real-life creatures such as animals and items, while others are actually based on ancient myths, legends, and folklore.

What was once a massive, peaceful demonstration has now erupted into bouts of riot shields and tear gas as Hong Kong protesters continue working against recent legislative introductions. 

Lulu Wang’s The Farewell captures the plight of a Chinese American in the life of a modern Chinese household. With so many families now split across countries and continents, many Chinese households find their own parents and siblings identifying in different ways. While all can trace a cultural and ethnic heritage to China, their newfound identities often dictate the way they think and act in the situation regarding their grandmother’s sickness.

The dominant perception of cultural exchange between the East and the West has long been a mostly one-sided export of western culture. But the tide is turning. In fact, thanks to the Internet, it has been gradually turning for years now.

“The Paper Menagerie” by Ken Liu is a short story about a boy named Jack who struggles to reconcile his biracial identity, having a white father and a Chinese mother. Growing up, Jack played with a menagerie of colorful origami animals his mother would make for him. Magic unfolded before his eyes as lifeless paper transformed into lively, animated creatures.

Fourteen members from Carnegie Mellon University’s Taiwanese Students Association took the long drive to Philadelphia to attend the 2019 ITASA National Conference. The conference this year placed a deliberate emphasis on Taiwanese identity and tackled the difficult topics of social and political identity among those who identify as Taiwanese Americans.

Selamat datang! Malaysia is a very diverse and colorful pan-Asian country that unites everyone around one thing: its famously delicious food.