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1 week ago | envimedia.co | Chyenne Tatum

If you’ve already been immersed in the world of K-pop, the name Kevin Woo should need no introduction. Whether you grew up as a fan of his Korean boy group U-KISS or have seen him interact with your favorite groups on the interactive Korean talk show, After School Club, Kevin’s overall presence is so embedded within the English-speaking K-pop community that he’s truly hard to miss.

2 weeks ago | envimedia.co | Sara Conway

Uncomfortable. Tender. Forgiving. These are the three words Vietnamese-American author Carolyn Huynh would use to describe her novel The Family Recipe, which was released on April 1. The words capture the stages the main characters go through as they unravel a decades-long family secret and reconcile with their past. Spanning across two generations, The Family Recipe follows the five estranged children of Duc Tran as they compete to inherit their father’s bánh mì franchise, Duc’s Sandwiches.

2 weeks ago | envimedia.co | Sara Conway

Before Taiwanese singer-songwriter Whyte (?te or 懷特 in Mandarin Chinese) became the artist she is now, she was a student studying medicine. It was her seventh year, and she was interning at a place with an extremely strict environment — a hospital that was both a teaching hospital and a part of the military. When Whyte began writing and releasing original music, she wanted to hide her identity.

3 weeks ago | envimedia.co | Mayra Peralta

Fashion designer Harleen Kaur Chhabra launched her eponymous brand after a shopping trip to India. Merging traditional clothing with Western inspirations wasn’t obvious at a glance. However, realizing that a segment of people — herself included — were looking for versatile clothing options for traditional events, encouraged her to embark on the entrepreneurial journey. Her namesake brand is now one of New York’s referents for IndoWestern fashion, a clothing style that bridges East and West.

1 month ago | envimedia.co | Sara Conway

“We’re living care free / I’ll give you the key,” singer-songwriter Olivia Marsh croons in “Backseat” on top of sassy horns and piano notes.  This live-in-the-moment, carefree feeling bleeds into her “Meanwhile: in Asia” fan concerts. On March 17, the Australian-Korean artist landed in Taipei, Taiwan. The next evening, the 24-year-old was at Warner Music Taiwan’s office sharing songs from her debut EP, Meanwhile, with her Taiwanese fans for the first time.