Gil Asakawa I just returned from a four-day mid-year retreat for the Poynter Koch Journalism and Media Fellowship at the…
P.C. EditorFebruary 9, 2024
Gil Asakawa Even if you haven’t seen the opera, most people know the title “Madama Butterfly,” Giacomo Puccini’s famous work…
P.C. EditorSeptember 8, 2023
Gil Asakawa We marked Memorial Day weekend with a tradition that’s held every year on the holiday, at Denver’s Fairmount…
P.C. EditorJune 2, 2023
Gil Asakawa If you like to watch YouTube videos about Japan, especially by expats from the U.S., England, Australia and…
P.C. EditorMay 5, 2023
Gil Asakawa When I was a kid in Japan, I don’t remember going to Hanami, or “Flower Viewing” during sakura…
P.C. EditorApril 7, 2023
Gil Asakawa We are in a moment. An important moment for Asian American Pacific Islander and Desi representation in American…
P.C. EditorFebruary 10, 2023
Gil Asakawa Pop culture can be a mirror that reflects the issues and values of its time — for good…
P.C. EditorSeptember 22, 2022
Gil Asakawa When my family moved from Japan to the Washington, D.C., area in 1966 when I was 8 years…
P.C. EditorAugust 12, 2022
Gil Asakawa Racial stereotypes used to be part of the American consumer landscape — everywhere you turned, there was a…
P.C. EditorJune 3, 2022
