Instead of just demanding a seat at the table, we're throwing our own dinner party and the guest list includes diverse creators and change makers. In this community, we learn about purpose-driven missions, glean inspiration, and explore the human experience.

Through stories and interviews, we celebrate the things that make us different.

SPOTLIGHT ON JULIA CHON: EXPLORING CULTURAL TRADITION AND GENERATIONAL IDENTITY

Julia Chon

I recognized at an early age that Asian American art was underrepresented at an institutional level. When going to art museums, I always saw historic Asian art, ancient ceramics, ink paintings that were hundreds of years old, but I rarely saw work that I felt represented the vibrancy and colorful, complex experience as a contemporary Korean American woman...

SPOTLIGHT ON MEEJA: NAVIGATING BLENDED IDENTITY AND BUILDING COMMUNITY

Meeja Richards

My first name is one of the most important things in my life. It is intangible, yet has kept me most connected to my Korean heritage when I had nothing else. It is an old-fashioned, farmer-like name that provides the history of my mother’s story and her family’s past life in Korea during that time. ..

FIVE AAPI SMALL BRANDS I HAVE IN MY CLOSET

Amy Liu

Growing up, there were not many Asian clothing brands that I knew of. I love that nowadays through social media, people can more easily discover small brands and emerging designers. As a working NYC, fashion-loving gal with disposable income now, I'm able to support brands that have the same values as I do...

TAL: NAVIGATING IDENTITY AND SELF-DISCOVERY ON SCREEN

Wesley Han

I was lucky to grow up in a relatively diverse town where I never felt alienated for my race or sexuality. The hang-ups I had were personal - I attended an evangelical church with my mother every Sunday, and I learned to internalize certain degrees of homophobia and self-hatred, even if I didn’t extend such sentiments to other queer people.....

HEALING AND GROWTH THROUGH AFFIRMATIONS: CREED AND CLOTH

Arielle Stewart 

During one of the most challenging periods of my life, going through a divorce, I discovered the profound strength found in daily affirmations....

INVEST IN WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES

JANE DUA

For us, Women's History Month means sharing our experiences and listening to different perspectives...

LEARNING ENTREPRENEURSHIP FROM MY IMMIGRANT MOM

JANE DUA

My mom has been a single mother my entire life. While my father stayed in my life until his abrupt departure in high school, he wasn’t present...

THE INTERSECTION OF PHILANTHROPY AND ASIAN AMERICAN IDENTITY

KYUNG B. YOON

I was born after the Korean War and left the country when I was six years old to come to America. Korea at the time was a very poor country, so my family’s worldview came from a place of gratitude for being in this country of opportunity. Our mindset may not have initially been focused on giving back, but having been raised in a Christian household, the values of giving and helping others were ingrained in me...