Riding the Next Wave: How Chinese Dramas and Online Novels Are Becoming the New Global Cultural Phenomenon After K-Drama and K-Pop

Riding the Next Wave: How Chinese Dramas and Online Novels Are Becoming the New Global Cultural Phenomenon After K-Drama and K-Pop

by | May 16, 2024 | Asian American, Asian American & Pacific Islander Month, Chinese, Culture, Popular Culture

By Iris Yim   Recently, when I took my 11-year-old daughter to a Barnes & Noble at the Southpoint Mall in Durham, NC, I came face to face with a bookcase at a prominent location on the first floor full of anime books. To my surprise, I found translated novels...