Spot.light

Shining a light on talented East and South East Asian voices in Britain and exploring important topics among our communities.

Karlie Wu 4/19/21 Karlie Wu 4/19/21

Sinophobia Part 2 - The Media

Part 2 of this series by Enxi Chang on Sinophobia, exploring the role of the media.

Amy Phung 12/5/20 Amy Phung 12/5/20

ESEAly Muslim and Queer

Joy Muhammad Arrow is a mixed Asian-British bisexual Muslim intersectional activist and writer of ESEA heritage. She shares with an insight into her life with besea.n

Amy Phung 11/25/20 Amy Phung 11/25/20

An art showcase with Hakuna Natasha

Natasha Falconer gives besea.n an art showcase, describing her inspirations and creative process surrounding her five selected pieces.

Vivian Yau 11/22/20 Vivian Yau 11/22/20

Tori Tsui on being a climate activist

Tori Tsui (she/her/they) talks to Viv Yau about her work in climate activism and representation in the the fashion industry.

Amy Phung 11/1/20 Amy Phung 11/1/20

Bake off “Japanese week”: The great British fail?

Last week, much beloved Channel 4 series The Great British Bake Off decided to have a Japanese week, but did they do their due diligence or was it a case of show over substance?

Vivian Yau 10/6/20 Vivian Yau 10/6/20

Tori Tsui on being EurAsian and lack of representation

Award-winning writer, actor and filmmaker Daniel York Loh on ITV’S latest TV drama: The Singapore Grip.

Vivian Yau 9/17/20 Vivian Yau 9/17/20

Daniel York Loh on The Singapore Grip

Award-winning writer, actor and filmmaker Daniel York Loh on ITV’S latest TV drama: The Singapore Grip.

Mai-anh Peterson 9/11/20 Mai-anh Peterson 9/11/20

What’s in a name? A lot, it turns out.

Examining the erasure of ESEA minorities in national statistics and a frustrating lack of consensus around the language we use to identify ourselves.