Laura Sirikul

Los Angeles

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Pride Month 2025 Playlist: Listen To Unabashedly Queer Songs By Chappell Roan, Billie Eilish & More

4 days ago | grammy.com | Laura Sirikul

Clockwise, from top left: Morgxn, Karin Ann, Chappell Roan, Billie Eilish, Shea Diamond, Mad Tsai Photos (clockwise, from top left): Mickey Bernal/Getty Images, Stephanie Augello/Getty Images, John Shearer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy, John Shearer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy, Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Human Rights Campaign, Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Netflix Celebrate Pride Month with LGBTQIA+ artists who are breaking boundaries and freely expressing...
Ben Wang Is Ready To Kick Stereotypes and Tropes in ‘Karate Kid: Legends’

1 week ago | thenerdsofcolor.org | Laura Sirikul

Actor Ben Wang was just six years old when he moved from Beijing to a small rural town in Minnesota. He recalls having to start all over and figure out his place in this new life and city. It’s one of the reasons he feels closely connected to his character, Li Fong, in the new Karate Kid: Legends. “This is a character from Beijing moving to America,” Wang tells The Nerds of Color over Zoom. “He has to figure out his life in New York – and I had the same exact story. I’m now [living] in New York.
Lyle Kam Reflects On His New Album, ‘re:collections’

1 week ago | forbes.com | Laura Sirikul

Lyle Kam will make you cry – or, at least, his music will. The 26-year-old Chinese Canadian artist recently released his third indie-pop album, re:collections, which documents his feelings on love, loss, yearning, and figuring out who he is in the long run. The catchy, melodious songs are carefully curated to tug at heartstrings, with lyrics that reflect similar memories and moments in one’s life.
How The Ending Of Disney’s ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Honors The Meaning Of Ohana

1 week ago | forbes.com | Laura Sirikul

This article contains spoilers for Disney’s Lilo & Stitch (2025). Disney’s Lilo & Stitch live-action adaptation was released this past weekend. It won the Memorial Day Box Office with an estimated $183 million, the highest record for that weekend. But, there has been an ongoing discourse over the film’s ending, and whether it dishonors the original 2002 animated version. The original film ended with Nani, Lilo, and Stitch embracing their newfound family and living happily together.
Netflix's 'KPOP Demon Hunters' Releases Their Trailer And Poster

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Laura Sirikul

Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters have released their trailer, and it’s safe to say, it’s poppin’!Imagine if your favorite K-pop stars moonlit as demon hunters. While they’re killing it on the stage, they’re actually killing demons between comebacks and touring. The three idols – Rumi (Arden Cho), Mira (May Hong), and Zoey (Ji-young Yoo) – from the group, Huntrix, use their secret identities as idols to protect their fans and the world from supernatural threats.
Disney's Lilo & Stitch Creatives Authenticity and The Colorism Debate

2 weeks ago | thenerdsofcolor.org | Laura Sirikul

Disney’s Lilo & Stitch didn’t have the best track record when the animation first premiered in 2002. White actress Daveigh Chase portrayed the titular Native Hawaiian character, Lilo. With the announcement of the live-action version, many fans were excited for Disney to rectify that mistake by casting Pacific Islander actors for the lead roles. When Native Hawaiian actress Maia Kealoha was announced as Lilo, many celebrated the casting.
A Heartfelt Live-Action Adaptation

2 weeks ago | thenerdsofcolor.org | Laura Sirikul

It has been 23 years since Disney’s animated film Lilo & Stitch premiered. And though what was considered cultural appropriation was different back then, the film was a bit ahead of its time by casting a few Asian or Pacific Islander voices for the main humans (except for Daveigh Chase as Lilo).
BIBI On EVE: ROMANCE Album, World Tour, And What It Means To Be Human

3 weeks ago | forbes.com | Laura Sirikul

In BIBI’s “Apocalypse” music video, she portrays a dreamlike version of EVE from the story of Adam and Eve. In this fantasy world, EVE lives happily with Adam, but she often stares at the forbidden apple, which transports her into the real world. In the real world, she’s in a seemingly happy relationship, but learns of her partner’s unfaithfulness and bites into the apple to return to his idyllic world of ignorance.
12 Rising AAPI Stand-Up Comedians To Watch

3 weeks ago | forbes.com | Laura Sirikul

There’s a quote that is often used to describe comedy: “We must laugh to keep us from crying.” , but over time, the words evolved, but the meaning remained the same: find humor in the most dire circumstances to survive. That’s what comedians do. Comedy has been a gateway to relief and relaxation with everything happening in the world – and even in our personal lives. Laughter is truly the best medicine for stress and anxiety.
‘Softshell’ Review: It Could Had Been Great If It Wasn’t So Aimless

1 month ago | forbes.com | Laura Sirikul

The opening scene of Jinho Myung’s debut feature Softshell starts at a Buddhist Thai temple in New York City, where Buddhist monks chant as visitors pray. Thai is spoken in the background, where you learn it’s a funeral for Thai American siblings Jamie (Caledonia Abbey) and Narin (Legyaan Thapa). The siblings don’t seem to be bothered by their mother’s passing, wondering if they’ve become desensitized by death, in hopes that maybe they’ll process the grief by the end of the film.