- 1. Tomocredit, a New Credit Card That Is Not Based On Your Credit, Is Changing The Game For Young Adults And Immigrants Starting Out
- (Feminism)
- ... felt like my American dream was going to be shattered.” Kim came to the U.S. from Seoul, South Korea at 11 years old. As a woman and a first generation Korean immigrant, she felt immense pressure to ...
- Created on 15 February 2022
- 2. The 10 Best Feminist and Female-Centered Books of 2021 to Cozy Up With This Christmas Break, According to BUST
- (Books)
- ... the Korean half of her identity in her best-selling memoir of 2021. The Korean-American artist created another stunning piece of art along with her album, “Jubilee” this year. She tells her raw story of ...
- Created on 21 December 2021
- 3. 13 Celebs Who Understood The Assignment This Halloween
- (Entertainment)
- ... light/green light, human-killing doll. From the bright orange dress to the empty, robotic stare, Lee has this doll locked down. Ironically, the sinister doll image originally appeared in Korean children’s ...
- Created on 01 November 2021
- 4. China to "Put an End to Sissy Men" With Ban on Effeminate Men on T
- (Feminism)
- ... with some parents. The influence of some Korean and Japanese entertainers’ androgynous fashion on Chinese pop stars, due to the growing popularity of bands like BTS and EXO, threatens the traditional, ...
- Created on 10 September 2021
- 5. "Concrete Utopia," the New Exhibition from Photographer Saneun Hwang, Captures the Fleeting Nature of NYC: BUST Interview ...
- (Arts)
- Saneun Hwang is a visual artist and graphic designer based in Brooklyn, New York. Hwang moved to New York City from Seoul, South Korea eight years ago to pursue a degree in Fine Arts from the School ...
- Created on 22 July 2021
- 6. Halsey Unveils the Artwork for Her New Album, “If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power," And It's Stunning ...
- (Music)
- Halsey has unveiled the cover art for her latest album, “If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power,” complete with a video tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In the 13-minute-long silent film, Halsey ...
- Created on 15 July 2021
- 7. “My Life is Not Your Porn,” South Korean Women Say, as Digital Sex Crimes Rise
- (Feminism)
- A recent report by Human Rights Watch, My Life is Not Your Porn: Digital Sex Crimes in South Korea, has detailed the rising epidemic of digital sex crimes in South Korea. Known as molka, these crimes ...
- Created on 07 July 2021
- 8. In South Korea, An Itty Bitty Emoji — And Fragile Male Egos — Caused A Huge Backlash Against Feminism
- (Feminism)
- Feminism is facing a huge backlash in South Korea, and it’s all thanks to itty bitty male masculinity. The pinching hand emoji, often used to mock penis size, was used by Megalia — a South Korean ...
- Created on 18 June 2021
- 9. 6 Iconic LGBTQ+ Comedians To Laugh With This Pride Month
- (Entertainment)
- ... in San Francisco by Korean parents who owned a gay bookstore: “There were old hippies, ex druggies, burnouts, drag queens and Chinese people. It was a really confusing, enlightening, and wonderful time.” ...
- Created on 10 June 2021
- 10. 9 Books By International LGBTQ+ Authors For Present And Future Pride Celebrations
- (Books)
- ... in the Big City by Sang Young Park, translated by Anton Hur Image via Grove Atlantic Both funny and moving, Love in the Big City was a massive hit in South Korea. It follows Young, a gay man living in ...
- Created on 03 June 2021
- 11. In Honor of AAPI Heritage Month, Read These 10 New and Upcoming Works By AAPI Authors
- (Books)
- ... reconnect with her Korean heritage in ways that are at turns funny and heartbreaking. A rumination on how to honor her mother’s memory, it is ultimately a testament to the ways food, family, grief, and ...
- Created on 10 May 2021
- 12. Michelle Zauner Loses Her Mom and Searches for Her Identity "Crying In H Mart
- (Books)
- In 2018, Michelle Zauner wrote about how, after her mother’s death, she would break down crying in H Mart, the Korean American supermarket where the two often shopped. The viral New Yorker essay that ...
- Created on 19 April 2021
- 13. These 10 Empowering and Body-Positive Women On TikTok Will Remind You to Love Yourself Every day
- (Arts)
- ... and will spice up your list of Asian-American content creators. @whatsonvisface hate crime explained by @thekoreanvegan ##stopasianhate ##stopaapihate ##hateisavirus ♬ original sound - Joanne L. ...
- Created on 07 April 2021
- 14. "Assassins" Is A Conspiracy-Filled Nail Bite
- (Movies)
- ... wild story behind the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, the onetime heir apparent to former North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. In February 2017, Kim Jong-nam was assassinated in a crowded airport terminal by ...
- Created on 08 January 2021
- 15. Women Won Big At The Emmys, Here Are BUST's 10 Favorite Moment
- (Entertainment)
- ... by a Korean-American brand, KoreLimited who used elements of both the Korean hanbok dress and the Black Lives Matter movement. The front of the jacket sported the words “Black Lives Are Precious” in Korean. ...
- Created on 21 September 2020
- 16. WTF: Trump Told Sarah Sanders To “Take One For The Team” After Wink From Kim Jong-un
- (Feminism)
- ... Trump told her to “take one for the team” after North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un reportedly winked at her at a 2018 summit in Singapore. Yeah, you can feel free to read that over again. A phrase that ...
- Created on 02 September 2020
- 17. You Should Know These 5 Queer Womxn Fighting for LGBTQ+ Rights Today
- (Feminism)
- ... institue/summit to Woodhull. . register here: bit.ly/SFS19Tix (link will also be in my “upcoming” highlight on my profile.) . [Photo of Mia Mingus, a queer disabled korean adoptee, from the waist up, smiling ...
- Created on 30 June 2020
- 18. BUST's 10 Best Bets For Summer 202
- (Entertainment)
- ... singer/producer/DJ/Seoul sister Yaeji, the video for “What We Drew”—the title track off her new mixtape—is a sweet, atmospheric mini-doc filmed in the streets, homes, parks, and spas of South Korea. As ...
- Created on 30 June 2020
- 19. 10 Feminist Horror Flicks To Watch This Summer
- (Movies)
- ... designer, editor, AND composer. It’s a must-watch and it's available on Vudu. 4. A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) A Tale of Two Sisters is a Korean psychological thriller that deals with mental illness ...
- Created on 26 June 2020
- 20. 16 LGBTQ+ Movies Directed By Women Of Color To Watch This Pride Month
- (Movies)
- ... on Amazon Prime. 15. A Girl at My Door (2014), directed by Julie Jung A Girl at My Door is a Korean film that follows Lee Young-nam (Bae Doona), a gay police officer, who is sent from Seoul to a ...
- Created on 23 June 2020
