http://www.8asians.com/2007/03/15/kal-penn-from-stoner-to-gogol-in-the-namesake/ A blog for Asian Americans Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:50:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.8asians.com/2007/03/15/kal-penn-from-stoner-to-gogol-in-the-namesake/comment-page-1/#comment-2273 Genghis Thu, 22 Mar 2007 03:31:03 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/03/15/from-stoner-to-gogol/#comment-2273 It's an interesting movie, never read the book. But I found the story applicable to all second generation Americans, including myself. Discovery of self amidst assimilating to American culture and understanding one's roots. This is a story many of us are akin too. It crosses cultural barriers and applies to anyone who searches for their own identity. It’s an interesting movie, never read the book. But I found the story applicable to all second generation Americans, including myself. Discovery of self amidst assimilating to American culture and understanding one’s roots. This is a story many of us are akin too. It crosses cultural barriers and applies to anyone who searches for their own identity.

]]> http://www.8asians.com/2007/03/15/kal-penn-from-stoner-to-gogol-in-the-namesake/comment-page-1/#comment-135190 Genghis Thu, 22 Mar 2007 03:31:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/03/15/from-stoner-to-gogol/#comment-135190 It's an interesting movie, never read the book. But I found the story applicable to all second generation Americans, including myself. Discovery of self amidst assimilating to American culture and understanding one's roots. This is a story many of us are akin too. It crosses cultural barriers and applies to anyone who searches for their own identity. It’s an interesting movie, never read the book. But I found the story applicable to all second generation Americans, including myself. Discovery of self amidst assimilating to American culture and understanding one’s roots. This is a story many of us are akin too. It crosses cultural barriers and applies to anyone who searches for their own identity.

]]> http://www.8asians.com/2007/03/15/kal-penn-from-stoner-to-gogol-in-the-namesake/comment-page-1/#comment-2123 Diana Wed, 21 Mar 2007 08:10:45 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/03/15/from-stoner-to-gogol/#comment-2123 loved the book. hope the movie lives up to it...though they rarely do... loved the book. hope the movie lives up to it…though they rarely do…

]]> http://www.8asians.com/2007/03/15/kal-penn-from-stoner-to-gogol-in-the-namesake/comment-page-1/#comment-135189 Diana Wed, 21 Mar 2007 08:10:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/03/15/from-stoner-to-gogol/#comment-135189 loved the book. hope the movie lives up to it...though they rarely do... loved the book. hope the movie lives up to it…though they rarely do…

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