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It started with a Reddit post on the sub-community for Hololive Production, the Japanese Virtual Youtuber agency. At the time, Larry Zhao was still a budding game developer, and was posting about what he thought might be the right fighting move set for his favorite VTuber, Hoshimachi Suisei, when he was contacted by another Reddit […]
Ava Chin Wants You to Know She Has Always Been Here
When Ava Chin was growing up in Flushing, Queens, her maternal grandfather told her stories of their ancestors who worked on the first Transcontinental Railroad. Then, in sixth grade as her teacher discussed the topic in class, Chin opened up her textbook on American History only to realize there were no Chinese faces in any […]
Finding A Community in the Village’s Bookstores
On Carmine Street in Greenwich Village, inside Temperance Wine Bar, sits two bookshelves, lined with various rare and niche books. They aren’t for decoration, nor are they sold by the restaurant. Instead, they belong to Jim Drougas’ Unoppressive Non-Imperialist Bookstore. After 31 years of business, the landlords of Drougas’ store increased the rent to […]
You Are Not Alone: An Interview with Emi Nietfeld
It’s a breezy Wednesday afternoon outside of Ninth Street Espresso, a cafe in the heart of Alphabet City in New York’s Lower East Side. We’re outside of 30-year-old Emi Nietfeld’s favorite cafe, where she wrote most of her recent memoir, “Acceptance.” Since the book’s release in August, Nietfeld’s days have been filled with publicity, but […]
Dogs help create community at the Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade
We visited the 32nd Annual Tompkins Square Park Halloween Dog Parade wanting to learn more about the dog community. At the event, we interacted with numerous dog owners and dogs of all shapes and sizes and unique reasons for attending the parade. For some, the parade is an annual tradition, for others, it’s a new […]
Looking Toward Chinatown’s Future
Chinatown will receive $20 million in funding from winning the fifth round of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI), Governor Kathy Hochul announced in November 2021. last Wednesday. The funding will be used to help increase housing, improve connectivity and create new arts and cultural spaces to attract more tourists to the area. The grant is […]
The Rise of Asian American Presence in American Politics
Asian Americans are beginning to see more faces like them in the political sphere after a long history of being under-represented. Last November, Michelle Wu became the first Asian American, first woman, and first person-of-color to ever become the mayor of Boston, and in New York City, five new Asian Americans joined the City Council, […]