“I definitely find that contouring vertically like this gives the face a softer appearance.”
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Hair-washing regimens and the ‘epitome of the Asian American girly experience’
“I create content because I rarely saw people like me in the mainstream media, and if I did, never was it a complex full person, but often a stereotype.”
Filipino American creator weighs in on conversation about Olivia Rodrigo’s ethnicity: ‘Have y’all just never seen a Wasian before?’
“Who cares how white she looks to you. At the end of the day, her father is still Filipino, which makes her half Filipino.”
Creator shares what they believe are ‘two different kinds of English for Filipinos’: ‘We have rich-people English and then we have self-taught English’
A Filipino creator believes that there are two types of English spoken among Filipinos.
J-pop idol Shinjiro Atae comes out as gay during Tokyo concert
The announcement, which Shinjiro Atae said he’d been wanting to make, is highly unusual in Japan where same-sex unions are not legal.
Asian American creator shares DIY ‘rice water facial’ her immigrant mom taught her: ‘All our prayers answered’
A Chinese American woman has TikTok users in their feels with her mom’s DIY ‘rice facial.’
Filipino Americans defend college graduate who is attacked by Filipino creator for wearing the country’s flag on her graduation stole
A recent debate between Filipinos and Filipino Americans has been sparked on TikTok.
In a world of filters, photographer David Suh looks deeper to find beauty: ‘How do I help them see who they want to see?’
The 28-year-old photographer says that he wants his clients — and his 4 million TikTok followers — to feel seen.
For one Korean American woman, honoring her family recipes began with a lunch from 3rd grade
“I remember feeling absolutely petrified and embarrassed … That was the first time I realized that the food I was eating was different, and that I didn’t fit in as much as I thought I did.”
Tae kwon do world champion Rayna Vallandingham takes pride in ‘kicking like a girl’
The fourth-degree black belt in Tae kwon do shares how her heritage has inspired her success.