Centella Asiatica is a leafy plant, particularly well-known for its benefits in natural ailments, with a rich, centuries-long history of usage throughout Asia. Ever heard of it?

In How We Love, playwright Coza Joy "CJ",  explores the diverse forms love takes — especially the ones we don’t always know how to name.

Since the dawn of humanity, ancient plants have been revered for their healing properties. Through observation, inquiry, and curiosity, people learned to harness botanical elements to heal, protect, and restore. While plants have long been used in this way, modern skincare is experiencing a clear shift—from simply using botanical ingredients to truly understanding how and why they work.

For years, Asian and Pacific Islander representation in Hollywood felt like something we had to search for—blink and you might miss it. But on Saturday, March 7, the 23rd Unforgettable Awards told a different story.

When people discuss financial literacy, they often talk about budgeting, taxes, and investing in the stock market. While these are helpful, not many bring up an essential part of building fiscal confidence: understanding how money can influence your life, actions, and decisions.

2026 is the year we are standing out with color and bold lips. No more blending in. But, how will the 2016 makeup techniques translate today? Obviously, we will still have the full glam, but with a softer touch. See how all the 2016 trends will be returning, but with some changes to account for the course of time.

With the coming of the Lunar New Year on February 17, you may feel the need for a deep refresh. Cleaning in preparation for the new year is both tradition and superstition in some cultures and a practice that has also gained global popularity. It’s an act of sweeping out misfortune, negativity, and bad luck in order to welcome fortune, prosperity, and more.

I love food… but who doesn’t?! Something ubiquitous among most, if not all, Asian cultures is that love and affection from parents are usually expressed through the sharing of food, love and affection from parents is usually expressed through food. In my household, offering a plate of cut fruit is the same as saying “I love you.”

According to the Chinese Zodiac, February 17, 2026 marks the end of the Year of the Snake and the beginning of the Year of the Horse. The new year celebrations come in many different names, but the values at the heart of it are the same. In many ways, Lunar New Year’s global nature, as well as its emphasis on family reunion, welcoming prosperity, and honoring ancestors, are captured through the medium of film.

If you’re feeling stuck like I did throughout my twenties, then I encourage you to keep an open mind and explore opportunities you wouldn’t have entertained before. Even if you’re not immediately successful in finding love, I guarantee you’ll also find new, maybe even different, friends outside your circle or like-minded people to add to your community. After all, building community starts there, and who knows, your next partner may be just around the riverbend.

From halo highlights to graphic liner, Alysa Liu’s bright personality and bold style breathes new life into the conventions of figure skating fashion. As the world turns to celebrate its athletes competing in the upcoming Milano Cortina Olympic Games, the emergence of an alt-aesthetic has taken the world by storm, shattering convention and challenging the soft glamor “ice princess” identity often associated with the sport.

“Don’t judge a book by its cover” is not a philosophy I live by when it comes to choosing my next read. I was immediately captivated by the cover art for “Daughter of the Moon Goddess”, the first book of the Celestial Kingdom series by Malaysian-born author Sue Lynn Tan.

On Saturday, July 26, Viet Voices is hosting its inaugural one-day performance art festival, which features the works of fellows selected for the first AAPI Emerging Artist Fellowship, co-founded by Viet Voices and local artist and curator hamsa fae.

francene rouelle writes pop songs like personal letters—vulnerable, emotionally layered, and steeped in reflection. Based in Austin and signed to indie Asian American label mhart, her work blends confessional songwriting with moody, stylized visuals that feel equal parts stage production and diary entry.

A love letter to her late mother, short film Lunchbox showcases Taiwanese American director Anne Hu’s poignant style with a personal story that brings a common AAPI childhood experience to life. 

Constance Tsang’s directorial feature debut is a collection of intimate, swaying close-ups and static, long uninterrupted shots which together paint a tender picture of the Chinese migrant community in Flushing, Queens. The world is big, but this community is tight-knit. Blue Sun Palace follows Didi (Xu Haipeng) and Amy (Wu Ke-Xi) who both work at the same massage parlor.

Festivals like the Pacific Arts Movement’s San Diego Asian Film Festival offer a beautiful space that connects local audiences with minority-created independent films. With the space to create stories that challenge the typical box office narratives, they present an opportunity to share narratives that minority audiences resonate deeply with.

When you turn on the tap for a glass of water, do you think about where it comes from? Or when you take a nice, toasty shower on a cold day? In the spirit of our upcoming Q2 issue, Healing, and in celebration of Earth Month, we’re sharing a community project in San Diego that aims to bring our water supply local.

Viet Voices is thrilled to announce an open call for San Diego’s first AAPI Emerging Artist Fellowship, a transformative program designed to support and nurture early-career Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) artists. This unique fellowship offers a platform for AAPI artists to engage deeply with their cultural identities and express their creative voices through a professional and developmental lens.

The impending ban of TikTok has Gen Z searching for an alternative--and they may have found one in RedNote (XiaoHongShu), another Chinese-owned app.