Interviews
Some of my parents’ immigration and citizenship documents.
For me, it’s about more than just voting rights. It’s also about my personal ties to the Philippines and how much I want to strengthen them. My maternal and paternal sides of the family are still there. And I want my kids to be Filipino in both ethnicity AND nationality.
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There is something about a woman who is willing to show off her body without shame that enrages a certain type of (terrible) person. And despite the ubiquity of strip clubs all over the country, so little is known about the workers inside. I talked to Tiffany* and she gave me the insider scoop.
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President Rodrigo Duterte | Photo from Esquire Philippines
By this point, President Rodrigo Duterte might be the most famous Filipino president, after Ferdinand Marcos. I am absolutely fascinated by him so I interviewed Jonathan Miller, UK Channel 4 Southeast Asia Correspondent and author of the latest biography, Rodrigo Duterte: Fire and Fury in the Philippines.
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The Crazy Rich Asians trailer drew a huge reaction online, especially on Twitter. Instead of criticizing the movie, I decided to post a thread listing a bunch of other Asian-centered books written by Asian authors as alternatives. The thread was picked up by Buzzfeed and they brought me on their live morning show to talk about it.
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Bilphena Yahwon.
I met up with Bilphena Yahwon, the founder of Gold Womyn, at the Rawling Botanical Gardens and Conservatory and we talked about her experience since emigrating to the U.S. and the creative's role in social justice.
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Salsabeel Abdelhamid of StrVnge Encounters.
"Baltimore style has an unapologetic spirit that pushes me to be experimental and stay in tune with my inner self."
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Saalika Khan at the Nautilus Diner. Photography, creative direction and styling by me.
A mutual friend linked me up with Saalika Khan, Pakistani-American photographer, actress, filmmaker, illustrator and publisher of the zine, Bush. I met up with Saalika at the Nautilus Diner to talk about growing up Asian in America.
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A sneak peek at the Academy of Makeup's student kit.
When a PR rep for the Academy of Makeup approached me to do a feature on director and founder, Lindsay Shields, I was thrilled.
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Words and images by me. Model: Andrea Chen. Hair and Makeup: Courtney McCormick. Wardrobe: Megan Larkin. Intern: Kate Christofano. Shot on location at the Hotel Monaco in Baltimore. Rosary, mine. Bra, Andrea's.
This shoot took a long time to produce. Then the Instagram gods introduced me to actress Andrea Chen.
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Words and images by me. Model: Tori DeFelice. Makeup and hair: Courtney McCormick. Intern: Kate Christofano. Special thanks to Amy Schwartz for allowing us use of her dance studio.
There has always been this thought about ballet not being a sport. Personally, I think ballerinas are the toughest athletes there are.
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Makeup artist and beauty blogger, Lexi Lazaro. Wardrobe styling: Megan Larkin. Hair: Courtney McCormick. Makeup: Lexi Lazaro.
I talked to Lexi Lazaro about being a makeup artist and beauty blogger.
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The storefront of Milk & Ice on The Avenue in the Hampden neighborhood of Baltimore, MD.
I am an admittedly terrible vintage shopper but love it when things are carefully curated for me to look at and shop. Milk & Ice is exactly that kind of store.
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