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Category Archives: Family
8Books Review: New From Here by Kelly Yang
Kelly Yang’s latest book New From Here is a middle grade reader about a young boy and his family during the initial outbreak of the coronavirus. It’s hard to believe that we’ve been at this pandemic so long that there … Continue reading
Posted in 8Books, Books, Current Events, Entertainment, Family, Reviews
Tagged Kelly Yang, New from Here
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“Turning Red” has some People Turning Red (Minor Spoilers)
When I saw Turning Red on the day of it’s premiere, there are were a few aspects of it that I didn’t like, but I didn’t expect that the movie would generate much controversy. It would seem to be generally … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Family, Lifestyles, Movies
Tagged disney, Pixar, Turning Red
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8Books Review: Eyes that Speak to the Stars by Joanna Ho
Eyes that Speak to the Stars, by Joanna Ho and illustrated by Dung Ho, is the brilliant follow-up to Eyes that Kiss in the Corners. The book opens with a scene all too familiar to anyone who has grown up … Continue reading
Posted in 8Books, 8Series, Books, Entertainment, Family, Reviews
Tagged Dung Ho, Eyes that Speak to the Stars, Joanna Ho
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Apple’s 2022 Chinese New Year Short: The Comeback
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me3PEs88pOU Every year, Apple releases a short film for Chinese New Year that is shot on an iPhone. This short for this 2022, called The Comeback, is very “meta,” and I liked it a lot. The film was created by … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Family, Movies
Tagged Apple, Chinese New Year, iPhone, iPhone 13
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8Books Review: Counting Down with You by Tashie Bhuiyan
Tashie Bhuiyan’s debut novel Counting Down with You is a heartwarming YA novel about Bengali teen Karina Ahmed and 28 life-changing days. When Karina’s parents go back to Bangladesh for a month, she starts tutoring bad boy Ace Clyde. Before … Continue reading
Posted in 8Books, 8Series, Books, Dating, Entertainment, Family, Reviews
Tagged Counting Down with You, Tashie Bjiyan
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Lola’s Work: An Animated StoryCorps Feature
I was moved by this story about a devoted grandmother, which was featured on NPR and StoryCorps, and now StoryCorps has turned it into a featured animated story! It also features some pictures painted by her and her grandson of … Continue reading
Asian American Commercial Watch: A CODA Story
I first saw this commercial during the 2021 Academy Awards, which seems entirely appropriate given the increased visibility of Asian American’s during the year’s awards. Tony Lee, a lead design at Google Brand Studios, talks about his experiences growing up … Continue reading
Posted in 8Series, Asian American Commercial Watch, Family
Tagged Academy Awards, Child of Deaf Parents, CODA, COVID-19, Google
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The Stories of our Elders: Lola’s Sacrifices and Life Lessons
With our Asian American elders under attack, we should remember that one way to honor them is to preserve their stories. One really convenient and great way to do that is through StoryCorps, which provides apps to record their stories … Continue reading
8 Questions with Joses Wong, creator of the game Angry See Lai
In this post, we talk with Joses Wong, creator of the board game Angry See Lai. You don’t see Asian-oriented board games every day, so we took this opportunity to ask him 8 questions. At the end of the interview, … Continue reading
Apple’s 2021 Chinese New Year Short: Nian
Every year, Apple releases a short film for Chinese New Year that is shot on an iPhone. I really liked 2020’s Daughter, and this is year’s short called Nian is less serious but quite charming. Nian is directed by Lulu … Continue reading
Vegan Filipino Food Vendor Plans to Expand
Vegan Filipino food? When I first heard about vegan Filipino food almost 9 years ago, I was really skeptical. But the restaurant chain Nick’s thrived for a long time, and during this Pandemic, owner Reina Montenegro has rebranded the Nick’s … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food & Drink, Health, Health and Beauty, Lifestyles
Tagged Chef Reina, Filipino food, Reina Montenegro, vegan food
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In Praise of Spam: Prose, a Play, and a Poem
Spam, Eggs, and Rice. That was a familiar and comforting meal when I was a kid, and I still feel that way today. While Spam has been condemned as the epitomy of unhealthy processed food, I recently learned about an … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food & Drink, History, Lifestyles
Tagged Eric Kim, Jaime Sunwoo, Roberto Ascalon, spam
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