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8Books Review: “We Could Be Heroes” by Mike Chen
Curling up with Mike Chen’s recent novel, We Could Be Heroes, turned out to be the perfect snow day activity. Regardless of whether you were also deluged in snow over the past couple days, reading We Could Be Heroes is … Continue reading
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8mm Review: Netflix’s ‘Tigertail’ – A Taiwanese Journey to an Unfulfilled American Dream (Spoilers)
I’m a bit late getting to this, but I did watch ‘Tigertail‘ when it premiered on Netflix on April 10th. Tigertail was written, produced and directed by Alan Yang (most known for his work on Netflix’s ‘Master of None.’). The … Continue reading
8Books Review: “Year of the Rabbit” by Tian Veasna
Year of the Rabbit by Tian Veasna is a stunning graphic novel detailing the true story of one family’s struggle to survive under the Khmer Rouge. Veasna himself was born in 1975, three days after the Khmer Rouge came to … Continue reading
‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Family Van” and “Commencement”
Fresh Off the Boat, Season 6, Episodes 14 and 15: “Family Van” and “Commencement” Original airdate February 21, 2020. Synopses: In episode 14, the family minivan acts up, inspiring a crisis for Jessica and Louis, who are torn between their … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, andy richter, Chelsey Crisp, constance wu, Forrest Wheeler, Fresh Off The Boat, Hudson Yang, Ian Chen, jaleel white, lucille soong, Randall Park
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Fresh Off the Boat Sails into the Sunset Tonight
After six seasons (that’s 116 episodes), Fresh Off the Boat calls it Friday evening with a two-part series finale. The season’s fourteenth episode, “Family Van,” airs at 8:00 on ABC. When the trusty Huang family van takes a turn for the … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, chelsea crisp, constance wu, Eddie Huang, Forrest Wheeler, Fresh Off The Boat, Hudson Yang, Ian Chen, lucille soong, Randall Park, ray wise
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8Books Review: “Dear Girls” by Ali Wong
Ali Wong’s Dear Girls will make you laugh, cry, and will also make you hungry. But overall you will be happier, and it seems like maybe in 2020, we’re going to want some more happy. I had every honest and … Continue reading
Posted in 8Books, 8Series, Books, Comedy, Dating, Entertainment, Family, Lifestyles, Reviews
Tagged ali wong
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NYC Theater Review: Border People
Border People is a journalistic one-man theater piece by Dan Hoyle that dwells on the broad theme of “borders.” It’s now being performed at A.R.T. / New York Theatres in New York City. Based on in-depth conversations and interviews at … Continue reading
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Tagged Border People, Dan Hoyle, immigration
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8Books Review: “Grass” by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim
Grass is a breathtaking graphic novel about Korean comfort women by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim and translated by Janet Hong. I know, I had the same thought you just had, a graphic novel? About comfort women? Why? But Gendry-Kim has told … Continue reading
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8mm Review: ‘Parasite’
Parasite, a Bong Joon Ho film, explores contemporary society and points directly at the inequalities we live in and through. Parasite is not the most appealing title to your average viewer, especially if you are not one to watch thriller-like … Continue reading
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8mm Review: Ulam: Main Dish
I originally was planning to write about whether or not Filipino food is becoming mainstream American, but when researching the subject, I encountered a movie Ulam: Main Dish, that seemed to cover that territory. Having never heard of it before, … Continue reading
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Tagged Jeepney, Maharlika, MIguel Trinidad, Nicole Ponseca, Ulam: Main Dish
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8Books: “A Team of Their Own” by Seth Berkman
A Team of Their Own: How an International Sisterhood Made Olympic History is a feel-good sports book–okay, a feel-good hockey book to be more precise. But it’s also a story about a group of young women learning who they are and … Continue reading
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8mm Review: ‘Abominable’
Abominable is a new animated film coming out on September 27, 2019 from Dreamworks Animation and Pearl Studio, set in China. Dreamworks labels this the first animated film to feature a modern Chinese family. The movie is voiced by an Asian … Continue reading
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Tagged albert tsai, chloe bennet, michelle wong, tenzing norgay trainor, tsai chin
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