Have you ever faced challenges in your career as a Pacific Islander? If so, how did you overcome them?
One of the biggest challenges I’ve faced as a Pacific Islander is being hapa [mixed], Pacific Islander and also Caucasian. Growing up looking the way I do with green eyes, and being the lightest skin of my seven siblings, I was always called haole [foreigner] or not Hawaiian enough. So…
"Yellowjackets" Star Simone Kessell Reflected On Pacific Islander Representation In The Industry
May 1, 2025
BuzzFeed proudly presents Voices of the Pacific — a month-long interview series celebrating Pacific Islanders who’ve made profound contributions to pop culture. This project purposefully combats the erasure that PIs face every May during APAHM and highlights these…
Pedro Pascal’s Transgender Sister Lux Reflected On His Unwavering Support For The Trans Community
April 28, 2025
Pedro Pascal’s Sister Lux On Star’s Trans Allyship
By this point, Pedro Pascal is pretty much renowned for being a huge ally to the trans community, with the Hollywood actor regularly going viral for his no-nonsense social media…
Ellen Pompeo Reflected On The Backlash She Faced When Her $20M “Grey’s” Salary Was Made Public
March 19, 2025
Explaining that her manager warned her that plenty of people would not be happy with her pay increase, Ellen admitted, “That had never occurred to me.”
As the pair discussed the backlash Ellen faced, Alex said, “Men just do not experience this level of scrutiny when…
Jill (Karen): I said we were like friends, but really, I think more like sisters. Like you said, Lori, we’ve been working together for so long, and we’ve been through all this life stuff. We lost Steve Hillenburg, who was like a family member, and we all went…
Hilaria Baldwin Recalls Spanish Accent Controversy
You know Hilaria Baldwin — if not for being a fitness guru and the wife of Alec Baldwin, then probably for all the speculation over her accent.
For context, Hilaria has long spoken with a…