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Thanks, Parasite for reminding all of us about the power of K-Beauty

One word that seems to never leave the side of K-Beauty is “trend.” Because, let’s face it: like the many beauty routines and products that have come before it, Western beauty reporting tends to view Korean beauty [https://www.verygoodlight.com/2017/06/06/summer-skin/] as nothing more than...

Parasite’s Oscar win is validation for Asian immigrants everywhere

I’ll never forget my Korean-American cousin Lisa’s heartbreak growing up when she felt the world refused to acknowledge her and her mother tongue. She specifically recalls a story about translating for her mother at a doctor’s office with an obstinate and rather impatient doctor becoming more and...