[VIDEO] Americans Try to Pronounce K-pop Star Names
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@kore.am “I feel like everything’s a lie, knowing Psy isn’t his real name.” Brace yourselves: You’re about to hear some of your favorite K-pop stars’ names get butchered....
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Modern Day Women Transform Into Historical Beauty Figures
Societal ideals of beauty are constantly shifting. For instance, a recent ambition for many women in the United States is no longer looking like a thin runway model. Instead, many want to look healthy...
View Article[VIDEO] Buzzfeed: Asian Moms and Their Kids Imitate Each Other
by COURTNEY LEE courtney@kore.am At last, BuzzFeed fans got to see the elusive mother of the not-so-elusive Eugene Lee Yang. Yang, whose hilarious mom is a frequent subject of his tweets, announced her...
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[Video] Asian Americans Respond to Racism
I was out shopping once when a man came up to me and asked for a favor. The kind samaritan in me asked how I could help him, but I certainly would’ve just walked away if I knew he was planning to...
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[VIDEO] What Asian Country Has the Best Dessert?
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@kore.am What Asian country makes the best dessert? Actress Lynn Chen, who runs the food blog The Actor’s Diet, recently embarked on a quest to answer this question in a...
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The Verdict Is In: Americans Love Singaporean Food
By now, we’re pretty used to Buzzfeed reaction videos that involve Americans trying Asian food and giving their honest opinion about it. While we have our qualms every now and then, we can’t help...
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[VIDEO] Asian Americans Say ‘Thank You’ to Their Immigrant Parents
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@kore.am Moving to a foreign country, learning English, giving up their careers, taking on odd jobs and loans, being separated from their family–immigrant parents...
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[Video] Americans Try Indian McDonald’s
We’ve already seen many interesting fast food menu items from Asia. I’m not a big fast food fan myself, but I wouldn’t mind eating at a McDonald’s in Japan just to try out the unique options. Speaking...
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[VIDEO] BuzzFeed: Americans Try Korean Side Dishes
by SE YEON KIM After tasting popular Korean snacks for the first time last year, Buzzfeed is back for a second helping of Korean food. If you’re a regular customer at Korean BBQ restaurants, then...
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[VIDEO] Asian American Daughters Ask Their Parents About Sex
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@kore.am Earlier this week, BuzzFeed had three Asian American women Skype their parents to talk about the most awkward, taboo topic in family conversations: sex. Better...
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[VIDEO] Asian Americans React to Yellowface
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@kore.am As some of you may already be aware, Hollywood has a long history of “racebending” characters of Asian descent. Remember, The Last Airbender and Emma Stone in...
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Reactions to Cringe-Worthy Yellowface
Try as you might, there’s really no way to justify yellowface. Some argue that old films only used it for comedy purposes, but when we see non-Asians dressed up in hideously exaggerated costumes to...
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Eugene Yang Fans Unite As He Overtakes the #1 Spot
We’re collecting votes until Tuesday, August 25 at 11:59PM PST to see who we should pursue for our 2016 Haikus with Hotties calendar, and we’re giving you Daily Hot Five charts so you can see how...
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Q&A with BuzzFeed’s Eugene Lee Yang
Man of the Internet Hour BuzzFeed’s Eugene Lee Yang lays bare what makes him click with diverse audiences. story by REERA YOO photographs by MACEY J. FORONDA As a video producer, writer, director...
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Breakfast Food Around the World
If there’s one thing that joins people together, it is food. In fact, people often travel the world with the goal to try new types of food. This happens so often that the World Food Travel...
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Breaking the Traditional White Wedding Gown
Featured Image from BuzzFeed Motion Pictures Story by Natalie Do Everyone knows the wedding tradition of wearing the typical white gown. Despite the endless options and possibilities available when it...
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The Real “Problem” with the Golden Globes North Korean Sketch
Featured image: Tina Fey, Margaret Cho, and Amy Poehler during the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards. Paul Drinkwater / NBCUniversal via Getty Images Story by Natalie Do There has been a circulation...
View ArticleAsian American Celebrities Respond To Who Should Play Live-Action Mulan
We asked celebrities on the red carpet at CAPE Gala’s 25th anniversary who they think should play Mulan in the coming live-action version. We had answers from actors, artists and digital influencers....
View ArticleBTS Photo Shoot With Eugene Lee Yang
We caught up with our favorite Buzzfeed Try Guy, Eugene Lee Yang, for our annual issue inside Siren Studios in Hollywood! We have exclusive online content from our interview coming soon – meanwhile,...
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Eugene Lee Yang: “That Asian Guy” On Buzzfeed
We sat Eugene Lee Yang, one of Buzzfeed’s Try Guys, down with Mike Bow, a rising content creator and actor on the digital platform known for his hosting with ISAtv and his own MikeBowShow, inside Siren...
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