Janrey Serapio

Nov 21, 2024 | coldteacollective.com | Janrey Serapio |Malia Ogawa |Natasha Jung

Twenty years ago, Jane Hyun published Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling, exposing the invisible barriers that prevent Asians in leadership from reaching their career goals. Yet, despite growing DEI efforts in workplace advancement, those barriers remain. Asian Americans currently comprise 13% of the U.S. professional workforce, but only 6% of them hold executive positions, according to a 2020 LEAP report.

Nov 18, 2024 | coldteacollective.com | Janrey Serapio |Natasha Jung |Jane Lee |Jane Lee

“Generic Asian Man” is the title of the premiere episode of Interior Chinatown, adapted from Charles Yu’s award-winning novel of the same name.

Nov 4, 2024 | coldteacollective.com | Janrey Serapio |Natasha Jung

Bad Genius is an American adaptation of the popular 2017 Thai film of the same name, reimagined by writer-director J.C. Lee for an American audience. While staying true to the premise of the original film, this version repositions its characters as high school students grappling with the pressures of social class and academic competition at an elite private school.

May 7, 2024 | coldteacollective.com | Janrey Serapio |Pearl Zhou

From the written word to the screen, film and TV adaptations of popular books are ubiquitous in today’s media landscape. Whether you love it or hate it, most of the must-watch list on your streaming service of choice is likely inspired by or adapted from an already well-loved novel. Nonetheless, the trend has helped introduce screen-loving audiences to some of the best writers of our time, including many Asian American authors who have contributed important works to the diaspora’s literary canon.

Mar 29, 2024 | coldteacollective.com | Janrey Serapio |Pearl Zhou

It was a thrilling awards season for Asian American movie and TV fans. And even if we have to wait patiently for another season of BEEF, there’s a whole new slate of AAPI shows and movies and TV shows championing Asian American stories and talent this spring.