#006: What Can Future Lip Sync Battle Contestants Learn From Bollywood?
With the popularity of Lip Sync Battle, lip-syncing has become a vehicle for comedy in America. But in India, lip-syncing is done in earnest...
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Bullet Train
Bullet Train is a podcast produced by Asia Pacific Arts, an online magazine based in Los Angeles that has been covering pan-Asian arts and entertainment since 2003. Launched in February 2015...
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6 episodes
#005: What Does The 辣妈 (Hot Mom) Phenomenon Say About Feminism in China?
With the terms MILF and "la ma (hot mom)," contemporary mothers are being celebrated in the media for their beauty. But in China, is hotness...
#004: What Can We Learn From Love From Japanese Romance Simulation Games?
Otome has been extremely popular in Japan since the mid-1990s, but American gamers are just starting to realize how fun it can be to live ou...
#003: Cultural Humor on Someecards.com Isn’t Great, But Can We Do Better?
We were impressed when we discovered the snarky humor e-card website Someecards.com had categories for ethnic holidays like Chinese New Year...
#002: Is American Ninja Warrior the Underdog of Japanese Game Show Remakes?
In 2008, there was a flood of Japanese game show remakes, but there's only one that has not only survived but is getting more and more popul...
#001: Why Aren't There More Asian American Women Storytellers on YouTube?
If YouTube is a democratic space that finally allows all Asian Americans to tell our own stories, why are most of the creators still men? We...