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Packages of Banyan brand tofu coming off an assembly line in a factory.

A Dream Made of Grit and Tofu

How Banyan Foods made meat-obsessed Texans love bean curd. HOUSTONIA

The dining room of a restaurant, empty of people, with chairs and signs stacked to the side

The Last Stand of SF Chinatown’s Storied Banquet Halls

These restaurants have been Chinatown’s heart and soul. What happens to S.F. if they disappear? SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

Grant street in SF Chinatown, empty of cars, with some storefront cloes, and red laterns strung across the street.

To Survive the Pandemic SF Chinatown Has to Adapt — Again

The coronavirus has brought a shrinking economy and renewed xenophobia to San Francisco’s Chinatown. SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

A clear bowl of shredded meat on a table. There are tongs in the bowl, and a glass jar with flowers next to the bowl. There are diners around the bowl but only their hands are visible. Photo by Sana Kaveri Kadri.

A Dinner Party on the Streets of Oakland for 500 People

How the People’s Kitchen Collective is preserving cultural memory through free meals. PACIFIC STANDARD

A hand uses chopsticks to grab food from a claypot. Photo by Michelle Min.

How Chef Chu’s Became Silicon Valley’s Favorite Chinese Restaurant

Though it may play host to tech elites and celebrities today, the restaurant had humble beginnings — and helped expand America’s palate. EATER

Photo of Kristyn Leach, an East Asian person in a baseball cap rises from a field of green with lettuce in her hands. Photo by Melissa Hung.

The Seed Stewards

Farmer Kristyn Leach is empowering people of color to preserve their own agricultural history. POPULA

Photo of a Chinese-style gate with eaves curling up. There are lanterns, as well as an American and Taiwanese flag hanging from it.

As Airbnb Moves In, Boston’s Chinatown Sees Its Culture — and Demographics — Change

Short-term rentals are spreading through Chinatown, displacing residents and changing the culture of the neighborhood in the process. PACIFIC STANDARD

A plate with a blue floral pattern piled with hand-pulled noodles.

‘They Don’t Know Us’: At Sama Uyghur Cuisine, Three Immigrants Recreate Their Native Foods

How could he make food that tasted like his memories of home? SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

An illustration of a dragon from a Chinese New Year event from the cover of a program

A Chinatown Tradition, San Francisco’s Chinese New Year Parade Is ‘American Like Chop Suey’

For an immigrant community that has faced discrimination and displacement, the parade served as a public relations campaign to attract business and tourism. NBC NEWS

A middle-aged Asian woman wearing glasses and an apron stands behind the counter. Photo by Andria Lo. of a store selling food. She has tongs in one of her hands.

Chinatowns Across the Country Face Off With Gentrification

Collectively, Chinatowns represent more than 150 years of immigrant survival since the first wave of Chinese immigration began in the 1850s. NPR

Photo of an older Southeast Asian woman wearing a pink beanie-style hat with cat ears. She has multiple medals around her neck and is standing in front of a body of water outside.

Meet the 70-year-old Runner Who Ran 7 Marathons on 7 Continents in 7 Days

When Chau Smith was younger, she didn’t think much of running. “I thought it was the most boring sport.” NBC NEWS

Photo of a wall with graffiti that says: Dream

Requiem for a Dream Wall

At Oakland’s world-famous 23rd Avenue tracks, it’s the bittersweet finale to a graffiti era. EAST BAY EXPRESS

ARTS COVERAGE

A book, Stay True by Hua Hsu, among mix tapes, a notebook, and a zine.

Hua Hsu’s Tender Elegy to a Friend Resonates

The memoir “Stay True” is a powerful tribute to a friendship cut short by tragedy and to writing as a tool for survival. MINDSITE NEWS

Tayari Jones, a black woman, smiling. The photo shows her from the shoulders up, against an illustrated background of blue colors. She is wearing a red dress and a necklace.

Please Don’t Call Tayari Jones an Overnight Success

The author of “An American Marriage” has learned the value of “all the different ways that people stand up for each other.” SHONDALAND

A photo illustration of a young Nancy Kwan over an illustrated green background.

How Nancy Kwan Went From Ballet to the Big Screen

The actress explains how she just happened to be in “the right place at the right time” to help make Hollywood history in “Flower Drum Song.” SHONDALAND

Photo of the author Lisa Ko, an East Asian woman with long-ish black hair. She is wearing a red shirt and black leather jacket and earrings.

‘The Leavers’ Novelist Lisa Ko Found Success Through Massive Failure

If Lisa Ko hadn’t set out to lose, she wouldn’t have won a prestigious literary prize, leading to the publication of her debut novel. NBC NEWS

Photo of director Jon M. Chu. He is an East Asian man, looking at the camera, wearing a white shirt and black jacket.

This is the Time: Director Jon M. Chu on the Making of ‘Crazy Rich Asians.’

“This is the movie I’ve been waiting for.” CENTER FOR ASIAN AMERICAN MEDIA

A still from Fresh Off the Boat featuring Constance Wu and Hudson Yang. They are in a parking lot looking out towards something.

Fresh Off the Boat: An Asian Mom’s Review

A Hyphen editor’s immigrant mom reviews “Fresh Off the Boat.” HYPHEN

LONGFORM

East Bay Express cover with the story "The Last Revolutionary" featuring Yuri Kochiyama

The Last Revolutionary

Yuri Kochiyama possesses one of the boldest voices raised against the war on terrorism. As a former internment-camp prisoner and peer of Malcolm X, she brings history and vitality to what little remains of “The Movement.” EAST BAY EXPRESS

East Bay Express cover with the story "Geek Chic" featuring Adrian Tomine. There is a self portrait in black and white drawn by Tomine.

Geek Chic

Comic artist Adrian Tomine made himself a winner by appealing to the loser in all of us. EAST BAY EXPRESS

East Bay Express cover with the story "Waiting to Inhale" about asthma featuring a photo of a little Black boy.

Waiting to Inhale

It’s a killer we seldom hear about, discriminating by race and locale and afflicting more people every year. So why don’t we even know what causes asthma? EAST BAY EXPRESS