Rhea Panela

Rhea Panela studies at the University of Washington, majoring in journalism and minoring in English. Along with being the editor-in-chief of the UW chapter of the Her Campus online magazine for college women, she is also a staff reporter for The Daily of the University of Washington and was the diversity beat reporter for two consecutive quarters.
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Vivian Vo-Farmer is an 18-year-old Asian American YouTube star based in Seattle whose channel has over one million subscribers. (Photo courtesy of Victoria Lemos )

Asian American YouTube stars sidestep Hollywood

by Rhea Panela
Young Asian American Youtube stars like Seattle's Vivian Vo-Farmer are shrinking traditional paths to fame and using their ethnicity as an asset.
Mar 8, 2016