Articles by asiancemagazine

Melkon Khosrovian and Litty Mathew, the husband and wife team behind Modern Spirits Vodka have had a lifelong love affair with food. Appearing in The Los Angeles Times, Bon Appetit, Travel & Leisure, Saveur and Marie Claire Italia, Melkon and Litty have made the beverage world and general public stand attention with their creative flavors of naturally infused-vodkas.

Two years ago, Asiance had the chance to talk with Big Will, the CEO and executive producer of WWS Magazine, the world's first digital magazine packaged in a compact disc. Fast forward to today and Big Will has been striving strong in his career: his debut album as a recording artist will be released this year (with two singles being released this month!), he has helped dish out a new digital magazine called DTS, opened up his own tattoo parlor, working on television projects, and still maintains WWS Magazine.

I received a BA and an MA in Economics from Boston University. I work at a mid-size financial services firm (and have for over a year now), full-time, all the while trying to figure out what I really should be doing with my life. Writing this column and sharing my experiences is one of my outlets. Coming to New York City was quite a culture shock for me, not only environment wise, but people wise.

Ah Christmas, the time of year where we reflect on all the blessings we have, what we want to accomplish in the coming year, the birth of Jesus... ... and of course party it up!! Despite it being a down year, there are plenty of Christmas parties to attend. Why is it that the fattest, sloppiest, drunkest men think it's ok to approach you and think they have a shot?

So you've been out on a few dates with a potential new beau, you've really hit it off, and the chemistry is definitely there. Could it be you're even starting to fall in love? Okay, let's not jump the gun here. Maybe you're just looking for some ass tonight? Either way, you're having topsy turvy feelings and you eventually want to take it up a notch. To sleep or not to sleep with someone on the first date (or on the second or third or fourth) is a major decision.

For many women who try to carve out a creative career at the cost of a stable corporate job, the first hurdle they often encounter is their family. This is perhaps more true for Asian-American women, particularly children of immigrants, whose parents can't believe that their children would scorn the hard earned advantages of a mainstream career for the risky unstable world of creative entrepreneurship.