Asian American

Awkwafina is an award-winning Asian-American writer, actress and rapper. Her “government name” is Nora Lum. Most recently, Lum earned rave reviews for her performance in Lulu Wang’s The Farewell. Before…

Dumbfoundead, is a Korean-American rapper and actor. He began his career in the 2000s as a battle rapper in Los Angeles and has since become one of the most prominent…

Since their Western debut in 1986, The Peking Acrobats have redefined audience perceptions of Chinese acrobatics. They perform daring maneuvers atop a precarious pagoda of chairs; they are experts at…

When Jun Sung Ahn filmed his violin cover of “Let It Go” four years ago, the possibility of frostbite seemed more realistic than viral fame. Ahn — now 25 and…

Anna Akana started her YouTube channel in 2011, jumpstarting her career as an actress, producer, filmmaker and writer. In 2013, she wrote and starred in the digital series “Riley Rewind,”…

Mia Alvar is a writer currently based in Santa Monica, CA. She was born in the Philippines and raised in the U.S. and Bahrain. Alvar graduated from Harvard College and…

Susan Au Allen came to the United States from Hong Kong on an invitation from the White House in recognition of her volunteer work for people with disabilities. She received…

Cathy Bao Bean, author of The Chopsticks Fork Principle, A Memoir and Manual, is a daughter, mother, wife, friend, sister, aerobics instructor, business manager, and board member of the Claremont…

Ryan Bergara is one of the two main co-hosts for the Buzzfeed Unsolved. He believes in ghosts strongly, and fans of his are called Boogaras. Although he denies it, it…

Joel Kim Booster is a Chicago-bred, Los Angeles-based comedian and writer. As a comedian he has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central’s The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail, This Is Not…

Brian Imanuel, known professionally as Rich Brian (previously Rich Chigga and Brian), is an Indonesian rapper, record producer, songwriter and comedian from Jakarta. Imanuel first released his debut track, titled…

Growing up in the Seattle suburbs, brothers David and Andrew were fascinated by hip-hop, comedy, and food. Stereotypically, their Asian immigrant parents wanted their children to become either doctors, lawyers,…

Ross Butler is a actor. He is known for the Disney Channel series K.C. Undercover and films Teen Beach 2 and Perfect High. He is also known for his role…

Steve Byrne has risen through the ranks of the comedy world to become one of the industry’s most innovative and sought-after performers. He has evolved throughout the years into an…

In 2012, leadership author and social entrepreneur Claudia Chan noticed that the people around her were not engaged in women’s issues, so she launched S.H.E. Summit as a platform to…