With more Asians on the TV screen in series and advertisements, being seen is becoming more common. With every step out from under the invisibility cloak, fear lessens so that fewer reactions against the unknown occur.
Everything Everywhere All At Once has been gaining lots of attention and fame for its iconic representation of Asians in the Hollywood industry and for speaking up about dysfunctional families, more specifically Asian American families.
We uphold tradition, the importance of building things (like family and (specific) careers) that last, and dreaming, for many of us is a privilege we cannot afford – but like many, I know that I could never stop myself from dreaming at all.
If we continue this path of seeking validation from those who do not truly see our value, we will only have historical breakthroughs, one year at a time - when really our artistic strides should be everything, everywhere, all at once.
In OM’s dedicated issue to Oscar-winning film, Everything, Everywhere, All At Once, Shirley Kurata offers some insight into styling and designing for the movie.
I do not know if you will reply, but I feel like I should ask: what do you say when you simply do not want to explain your motives behind life decisions?
My life lesson learned here is that it is ok to choose yourself and lead an adventurous life. Find the flower in you — let it grow.
We walk a fine line between seeing one another as individual people versus the statue roles we play in our own homes with one another
Armed with that understanding, it felt like the entire universe had unlocked itself, stretching out before me, comforting me with the fact that we, too, are limitless.
A dichotomy is often created in Indian society, between ‘tradition’ and ‘modern’, making it difficult for the youth to find a place for themselves in the society that takes into account their transnational identities.
It felt as if time stopped. The memories of my constant inner battles and that specific dinner came flooding in at once.
But we can always pick up a new brush and start again. We can choose to let go of the wrong colors and embrace the ones that enhance our own.
It's the big-time Oscar-winning film everyone’s talking about. It’s a film that’s surprisingly both meaningful and nonsensical. It’s a film that had me sobbing like a baby when I first saw it in theaters.