Asian Descent Archives - Page 13 of 65

Kim Manduk

Kim Manduk, heroine of 1700s Jeju, is also known as Korea’s first CEO.

Amerophan Callahan

Thai-American U.S. Air Force veteran

Ban Zhao

Chinese historian, philosopher, and politician, the earliest known female Chinese historian

Renee So

Artist whose sculpture and ‘knitted paintings’ explore colonial legacies, male authority and women’s bodies

In 2015, Ma Hnin returned to Myanmar and opened a bar, Father’s Office. A controversial move for a woman in ultra-conservative Myanmar, Father’s Office quickly became an inclusive space where cultural and gender divides were dismantled.

Vivienne Vy Nguyen

Vivienne Nguyen has given countless hours of service to the Vietnamese community in Australia.

Major Maginia Morales

Filipina-American US Army veteran

Bushra Rehman

Pakistani-American novelist

Barbara Jane Reyes

Born in the Philippines and raised in the Bay Area, Barbara Jane Reyes has been navigating the nuances of multiple languages from an early age. Her poetry continues to navigate multiple languages, multiple cultures, and multiple meanings, offering a richly layered look into the complexities of identity.