InPlan A MagazinebyChris Jesu Lee·Feb 17, 2020The Oscars Didn’t Deserve ‘Parasite’While it was nice that an Asian film won Hollywood’s most coveted prize, there are now some traps that Asian Americans must avoid.A response icon1A response icon1
InPlan A MagazinebyChris Jesu Lee·Oct 8, 2019‘Frankly In Love’ Shows Why 2nd-Generation Asian Americans Need Each OtherTo be 2nd generation Asian American is to be a lost generation. ‘Frankly In Love’ is one of the most generous explorations into this truth.A response icon2A response icon2
InPlan A MagazinebyChris Jesu Lee·Sep 9, 2019Jeremy Lin the Azn Xanga BallerJeremy Lin’s true gift is how he embodied the common Asian American experience
InPlan A MagazinebyChris Jesu Lee·Jul 8, 2019Who’s Afraid of Being Yellow?The ambiguous term “Asian American” has its uses, but we need a more precise word to talk about the “yellow” racial experience.
InPlan A MagazinebyChris Jesu Lee·May 15, 2019Being Raised Asian American By The InternetGrowing up, posting in online forums was the only way I could talk about Asian American issues. Can we open up more avenues today?
InPlan A MagazinebyChris Jesu Lee·Apr 22, 2019Let ‘Game of Thrones’ Be WhiteInstead of mainly seeking inclusion into white narratives, people of color should seek to create our own that center on ourselves.A response icon10A response icon10
InPlan A MagazinebyChris Jesu Lee·Mar 26, 2019Andrew Yang’s Chilling Message to Asian AmericansAsian Americans, especially Yellow Asian Americans, must form a genuine political consciousness of our own.A response icon2A response icon2
InPlan A MagazinebyChris Jesu Lee·Mar 14, 2019We ‘Robotic’ Asians and the College Admissions ScandalAsian American applicants have been told we have bad personalities to make room for people like this?A response icon1A response icon1
InPlan A MagazinebyChris Jesu Lee·Feb 6, 2019‘The Sun Is Also A Star’ and the Acceptable Asian Leading ManAs with “Crazy Rich Asians,” a full-Asian male romantic role has been cast as half-white. Hollywood corporate wokeness is bankrupt.A response icon5A response icon5
InPlan A MagazinebyChris Jesu Lee·Feb 5, 2019Immigration’s Impact on Asian ParentsThe things I learned after I had my first real conversation with my grandmother (and how they relate to Thomas Mann’s “Buddenbrooks”)A response icon2A response icon2
