I say these next words not just because he was part of the reason I fell in love with spoken word poetry: Phil Kaye is an extraordinary wordsmith. New York City-based poet Kaye is best known for his viral YouTube videos and for co-directing Project VOICE. A California native, Kaye has had a flourishing career: […]
Even with the wave of women of color the midterm results have brought into office, women of color still remain the minority in the United States political system. 7.1% of the 535 members of Congress are women of color and of the six US governors that are women, only one of them is a woman […]
Los Angeles based singer-songwriter Leo Xia is a musician who should be on everyone’s radar. On September 28th, Leo released his sophomore album 384 in honor of the passing of his maternal grandmother who taught him Chinese. In total, the album has ten tracks which delve into topics of identity, loss and moving forward. […]
In the world of hip-hop, few Asian American rappers, let alone women, come to mind. Nora Lum, otherwise known as Awkwafina, is remixing hip-hop by staying true to herself. By staying authentic to herself, half-Korean and half-Chinese Lum has carved a space for herself in a genre that was never meant for her. You might […]
On January 6th, LEX the Lexicon Artist AKA Alex Liu released her music video for the song “Artist Anthem.” After a conversation with a friend that made her realize she is not as “normal” as she pretends to be, she began construction on “Artist Anthem” in late 2016 and finished it early 2017. She first […]
It is rare to find Asian American rappers, let alone Asian American female rappers. Oakland-based LEX the Lexicon Artist is an exception. Alex Sun Liu is an up and coming rapper whose lyrics are centered around humor and identity. LEX is inspired by comedic rap and rappers like Eminem, Watsky and Tonedeff, and viral internet […]
This post is written by our Social Media Intern, Emily Gao, and was originally posted on the Outspoken Asian website. sha mei guo lao (n.) – silly american Linguistic Imperialism (n.) – refers to “the transfer of a dominant language to other people” My brother and I have made fun of the way mama pronounces words. And as […]
