&ASIAN (stylised in all caps; pronounced as andasian) is an independent online media outlet founded in August 2021 by Aimée Kwan, Linda Wei, Francesca Verceles-Zara, Yin Ting Lau and Sean Goddard in the United Kingdom and the United States. The publication features music reviews, interviews and editorial content which focus on artists and stories from the Asian diaspora, as well as artists and stories that wish to connect with an Asian audience.
History In August 2021, writer, present and actor Aimée Kwan, consultant Linda Wei, artists Yin Ting Lau and Sean Goddard, and brand manager Francesca Verceles-Zara founded the media outlet with the goal of covering stories relating to the Asian diaspora as a response to poor coverage of Asian artists from most Western publications.
The publication reports on work by people of Asian heritage from around the world and has interviewed figures such as Sandra Oh, Ishaan Khatter, Randall Park, Ken Mok, HwaSa, Sunmi, Psychic Fever, Kim-Joy, Jenny Tian, Olympian Farah-Ann Abdul Hadi, footballers Kellyn Acosta and Jun Endō, and Professor Yan Gao.
Since 2024, it has expanded coverage to include a limited number of topics and artists beyond the diaspora, selected on the basis of their wider international relevance and the inclination of the artist to wish to connect with Asian audiences. &ASIAN's sister studio, Studio Spélugues, is the home to the podcast Falling Upwards. The two occasionally crossover when the latter features artists of Asian heritage.
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