Representation

Writing Yourself Into Existence: On Loving Worlds Where We Don’t Belong

Abdi Nazemian: "My empathy is big enough to let me love something (or someone) even if they have not pledged allegiance to me..."

 
By Abdi Nazemian  January 14, 2025
Representation

Write More “Indianly,” or Else: Asha Thanki on the Trap of “Authentic” Writing

By Asha Thanki  July 10, 2024
Representation

Romance and Representation: On the Rise of the Asian American Romantic Comedy

By Jeff Yang  October 26, 2023
Representation

You Cannot Protect Your Children From Moana: How Not to Fight Fairy Tales

By Julia Langbein  March 21, 2023
Representation

Let’s Talk About Bruno: In Encanto’s OCD Allegory, the Weird Brother Deserves Better

By Rachel May  January 26, 2022
Representation

This Must Be the Place: On the Transcendent Refuge of the Musical Past

By Dawnie Walton  April 1, 2021
Representation

On Writing Flawed, Inconsistent, Forgivable, Inspiring, and Damaged Afghan Characters

By Nadia Hashimi  March 22, 2021

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