An exploration of what it means to be connected to one’s culture, situated within a fun summer experience of making falooda!

A few months ago, when I was cleaning out my closet, I found a few familiar items tucked in a box in the back. Each was marked with a few Chinese characters and emblazoned with the same logo: two gems in red and blue squares with “AULDEY” printed neatly beneath.

A reflection on the differences between the Japanese and English versions of the Ghibli film Kiki’s Delivery Service.

A cursory search into bulgogi touts it as a "Symbol of Korean Cuisine.” Why is the dish so popular in the US? And does it deserve to be?

As I entered high school, I noticed discrepancies between how teachers treated me and how they treated other students: every compliment was begrudging, every critique levied with a strange tinge of glee.

Recollections of and about the poet’s great-aunt.

Growing up, my first taste of misogyny was not from the all-evil white man, but from the Asian men I was surrounded by.

A meditation on Burning, the Korean psychological thriller movie loved by film festival critics, and what having a “female” body entails

“As cute as a doll,” her mother cooed. She had set aside the English book of names that she’d been looking through as soon as her gaze caught that one. “Dolly.”

In her mother’s eyes, it was perfect, a testament to her child’s good fortune.

Why has Hatsune Miku taken the world by storm? Is it her cute outfits? Her turquoise hair? Perhaps, but the meaning behind her words is just as impactful as the sound of her robotic voice.

In the wake of a a year marked by anti-Asian hate, many have suggested increased media and political representation as a solution. Here's why that's not the case.

A poem about the plight of being both brown and Asian, and thus, never quite fitting in anywhere.

An art nerd talks about two Korean Informel artists and the “authenticity” of Korean artwork in American museums.

In light of the recent tragedy in Atlanta, Asian communities in the US and around the world have begun to speak up about the issue of rising Anti-Asian sentiments. Here, several members of our club have gathered together to discuss our own reactions and reflections on this issue.

The children of immigrants are often deemed lucky to have a new life in the United States, but how far does that luck really go?

Many immigrant children often look up to their parents and I am no exception to this. A short creative nonfiction piece about one of my heroes, my dad.

A deeper dive into the history of Suriratna, an Indian princess who 2000 years ago married into a South Korean kingdom, and the curious cultural and linguistic similarities between these two cultures.

Humans may be the sum of their flaws, but those pieces don't have to stay the same forever.

Happy weekend! We’ve gathered together an assortment of playlists curated by our members for your listening pleasure. Each one is accompanied by a short description introducing the thought process that went into the song selection, or the mental zone it puts us in. Enjoy!

A poignant reflection on how coming home for lockdown has matured the writer’s relationship with her parents.