‘Drag Race Philippines: Slaysian Royale’: An Unexpected Dissection of Asian Identity

This article was originally published on the DIASPORA Newsletter on August 21, 2025. Read and subscribe here! In the first episode of Drag Race: Slaysian Royale, Madame Yoko, a queen from Drag Belgique Season 2 (that’s Belgium to us Americans), and Kitty Space, a...

‘Maybe Happy Ending’ Casting Controversy: Why Is This Still A Problem?

Picture it: New York City. December 4, 2024. It was a chilly night. I just finished interviewing the delightfully charming Helen J. Shen hours before she was to take the stage as Claire, a free-spirited HelperBot in the musical Maybe Happy Ending. I was sitting in the...

The monster in the cage

This essay was originally posted on the DIASPORA NEWSLETTER. Support the newsletter by upgrading to a paid subscription and you will receive EXCLUSIVE, VIP subscriber-only content as well as videos, interviews, articles, and podcasts before EVERYONE ELSE! Upgrade now,...

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