Little Fires Everywhere, the Hulu series based on the novel of the same name by Celeste Ng, is a fantastically ambitious show. It tells the harrowing story of a Chinese…
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Last week, the Washington Post published an opinion piece by former presidential candidate Andrew Yang. The article shares his personal experiences with racism in this time when Asian diaspora populations…
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Kingdom, the first South Korean Netflix original series, is a historical drama set during the country’s Joseon dynasty period which includes the welcome addition of a zombie plague. Season Two…
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The new Hulu series High Fidelity, a revamp of the 2000 film based on the novel by Nick Hornby, is an interesting case of gender-bent and race-bent casting. This version…
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In My ID Is Gangnam Beauty, a 2018 South Korean romantic drama series based on a webtoon, Kang Mi-rae (Im Soo-hyang), a girl who was bullied for her looks as…
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I heard a lot about Rina Sawayama and her 2018 single “Cherry” before I ever listened to it myself. It was, I learned through swooningly enthusiastic social media posts, written…
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I like to think I have a pretty good memory. I remember conversations with my mom at the ages of two and three that she has confirmed actually happened. But…
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I loved the original Star Wars trilogy. I wasn’t a fan or a nerd for the particulars of the universe. I didn’t even know those were options. I loved it…
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“What are you?” As is often the case for Asian people and other people of color, I’ve been asked this a lot. So hearing Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), a white…
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From a viewer’s perspective, the first season of Watchmen is riveting. From a critical and social perspective, it’s frustrating. Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of The Sympathizer, detailed in a Washington…