Heatstroke kills 11 at India awards event

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Since 2010, heatwaves have claimed the lives of more than 6,500 people in India, and many cities across the nation experienced record temperatures next year. According to researchers, climate change is causing the warm spells to become harsher and more frequent throughout South Asia. Due to the heat, officials inContinue Reading

First Asian screenwriter challenged Hollywood racism

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A century before Michelle Yeoh became the first Asian woman to win an Oscar for Best Actress, Winnifred Eaton,the daughter of a Chinese mother and a white English father, was working behind the scenes in Hollywood. Winnifred Eaton, often credited in Hollywood as Winifred Reeve, was born in Montréal in 1875. She wrote and adapted […]Continue Reading

Myanmar’s resistance needs a Zelensky-like charismatic leader

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The international community has dutifully condemned the latest barbarism perpetrated by Myanmar’s military junta after a military airstrike killed more than 50 people and injured at least 30 people, including children, on April 11 in Sagaing Region. The previous day, another airstrike killed at least nine people in Chin state.  “These violent attacks further underscore […]Continue Reading