I’ve written about hip-hop as a lens into US–China relations, rave culture and Asian modernity, how DJs are creating the new Silk Road, independent art scenes in the era of platforms, the rising globalist punk movement, Wong Kar-wai futurism, and why the "Asian Century" will not exist.

This reporting is part of a larger project exploring this question: What can subculture—be it hyperlocal brands, independent 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, researcher, and strategist. His reporting appears in publications like Rolling Stone, Rest of World, RADII, Rappler, and Byline. He was formerly staff editor at The Yale Herald.