Nadya Okamoto

Watching ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ as an Asian American Hopeless Romantic is MAGICAL

I didn’t have many examples of happy marriages growing up, and my first few serious relationships with men were toxic. For me, romantic come...

Students Unite After Soka University Told Asian American Survivor to ‘Get Over’ Sexual Harassment

A few months ago, a college student at Soka University named Grace* reached out to me via social media to share her story of experiencing se...

Dan Koh Could Be the First Korean American Democrat in Congress

Asians are the fastest-growing racial or ethnic group in America, but are severely underrepresented at all levels of government. This Novemb...

She Could Become the First Female Asian American Mayor of SF

With the unexpected death of Mayor Ed Lee, the first Asian-American and Chinese-American to hold mayoral office in San Francisco, there is n...

Until Three Months Ago, I Was Ashamed of Being Asian

Until three months ago, I was ashamed of being Asian. It wasn’t until I ran for local office this year, at 19-years-old and as a Harvard sop...