asian culture

Monstress is an epic fantasy graphic novel written by Marjorie Liu telling the tale of Maika Halfwolf, a teenage girl sharing a psychic link to a power monster who occasionally emerges from the stub of her severed left arm. Inspired by early 20th century Asia, Monstress is set in a matriarchal world split into factions, where war for power and greed set the stage for our heroine to avenge her fallen mother.

After decades of demands for democratic reform, the recent Hong Kong protests have created a citywide chaos in an attempt to make the cause a known worldwide issue. Their cause has the potential to impact the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the International Federation of Association (FIFA) in the near future.

YanYan Yan, 34, was a Chinese expat in London until the day she decided needed a change. After moving to London when she was 24 for her second master’s degree in Economics and Business and then to Helsinki for a […]

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas — and that look differs from one culture to the next. Let’s take a look at how Christmas is celebrated around the world.

Founded in 2014, Lovepop creates exquisite laser-cut pop-up cards. With hundreds of unique designs, Lovepop makes any holiday magical.

Meet Tony Pietra Arjuna: creator of what’s fast becoming an Asian cult classic film called “Shadowplay.”

Let’s take a peek into how different cultures celebrate Thanksgiving around the world.

Children are often the forgotten casualties of war, and the line between friends and enemies isn’t always clear. When I was 16, my father died of cancer. Today, it would be presumed to be related to Agent Orange, the deadly […]