Asian Fusion has become extremely popular lately, and I'm not talking about food or clothes. The latest trendy hybridity seems to be interracial couples. My Asian guy friends are always asking, "Why are Asian girls always dating white guys?" Some account this type of coupling to a bad case of yellow fever (the Asian fetish kind, not the viral disease). Others say girls go … [Read more...] about Asian Girls + White Boys: The Answer to this Equation
Asian Models Invade New York Fashion Week
Major magazines and ad campaigns have been featuring more and more Asian models lately. New York Fashion Week, which took place from February 9 t0 17, was no different. With the popularity of Asian models on print growing, the fashion shows exemplified greater demand for Asian faces on the runway. Fashion shows have often featured a "token Asian" in the past, but last week … [Read more...] about Asian Models Invade New York Fashion Week
Double the Something Something, Double the Fun!
With a New Year and a New OneVietnam site, it makes the most sense to have a New Episode of Something Something with Jennie Le, filmed by Kevin Ta, and written and directed Amanda Owyoung! We have not one, but two episodes to Something Something to share with you! Vietnam and Caves, Something and Twitter, Copycats and Prince William... What do these have in common? Find out … [Read more...] about Double the Something Something, Double the Fun!
I Can Haz Azn Memes?
First off, I'd like to give a shout out to the internet for making memes happen. Internet, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to realize the aweseomness of "memes." According to good ol' Wikipedia, "internet memes"are "simply an idea that is propagated through the Web. This idea may take the form of a hyperlink, video, website, hashtag, or even a word or phrase." … [Read more...] about I Can Haz Azn Memes?
Asian Models Making It Big on the Runway and Media
If you peruse fashion magazines from the 90s and 00s, I’m almost certain that you won't find many Asian faces in editorials or ads. Asians and Asian Americans alike have been underrepresented for a long time. But if you've been reading Vogue and other similar magazines in the last year, you will definitely see an upsurge of Asian models flooding runways and articles. In … [Read more...] about Asian Models Making It Big on the Runway and Media