I’ve written about hip-hop as a lens into US–China relations, rave culture and Asian modernity, independent art scenes in the era of platforms, the visual culture of industrial decline, the Asian epidemic of faux Japanese-ness, and the punk revival in the “world’s most expensive city.”

This reporting is part of a larger project exploring this question: What can subculture—be it hyperlocal brands, “underground” art and design, communities outside the mainstream—tell us about economic shifts and emerging business trends?

I primarily write THE CHOW from Hong Kong, where I’m currently based. While existing reporting has an Asia focus, it isn’t geographically constrained. Some of my other writing...

• Photographer Gab Mejia Shot the World. Now, He Envisions a New One (Rolling Stone Philippines)

• The church of Roblox: How young Filipino Catholics are building more inclusive spaces (Rest of World)

• Mother of Seven (The Yale Herald)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Patrick Kho is a Hong Kong-based writer. His reporting appears in publications like Rolling Stone, Rest of World, Rappler, and Byline. He was formerly staff editor at The Yale Herald.