DIASPORA DISPATCH: ‘Queen of My Dreams’ is King!, ‘King of Drag’ is Queen!, THR Has Another Asian Oopsie!

This article was originally published and sent directly to subscribers of the DIASPORA NEWSLETTER. Read and subscribe here! All Hail Queen of My Dreams! On June 20, director and writer Fawzia Mirza’s feature film Queen of My Dreams premiered stateside after having...

SXSW 2025 Served Wildly Unapologetic Progressive Film & TV, Bold Ideas, and Endless Breakfast Tacos

This article was originally posted via the DIASPORA NEWSLETTER on March 14, 2025. Subscribe here. On March 9, 2025, it was the start of Daylight Saving Time and we lost an hour of sleep. This happened while I was in Austin for SXSW, one of the most lively major...

Charles Yu’s ‘Interior Chinatown’ Skewers Hollywood’s Surface Perception of Diversity and Representation

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains specific plot details about Interior Chinatown read at your own risk! Let's just get this out of the way: Interior Chinatown is a good series. It's worth your time and is fun to watch. Is it perfect? No. Then again, is any show...

‘American Born Chinese’, ‘The Muppets Mayhem’, ‘National Treasure’, ‘The Proud Family’, ‘Growing Up’ And More Drop News, Trailers And First Looks At D23

While I was visiting our friendly neighbor to the north for TIFF, Anaheim hosted D23 and there was plenty of news, trailers, sizzle reels, and first-looks that dropped over the weekend. Here's some of the news that DIASPORA was excited to see: American Born Chinese...