Tag: AAPI
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INTERVIEW: KULAP VILAYSACK: “ORIGIN STORY”
I had the chance to interview the lovely and hilarious Kulap Vilaysack for her brutally honest documentary “Origin Story” – about her quest to meet her birth father.
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RACE, RESPONSIBILITY, AND THE MANTLE OF REPRESENTATION – WHITING WONGS
Larissa Pruett, Dan Harmon, and Jessica Gao during Whiting Wongs. To quote the great bard, Marshall Mathers: “You only get one shot, one opportunity.”When he wrote those words I don’t know if he realized they’d become (at least for me) a personal anthem that haunts me constantly. Any time I’m forced to listen to or…
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WHAT STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI MEANT TO ME AS AN ASIAN WOMAN – SPOILER FREE
I write this having just seen Star Wars: The Last Jedi. As many people did, I grew up adoring Star Wars. I will always be grateful to my friend Rebecca for first showing me the glorious non-Special Edition versions on VHS and changing the course of my life forever. However I never wanted to be…
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Justin Lin, John Cho Interview: Star Trek Beyond
I was so excited to talk to director Justin Lin and actor John Cho about Star Trek Beyond, what Star Trek means, and #StarringJohnCho.
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Wesley Chu Interview: Time Salvager
Author Wesley Chu chats with THEDHK about his latest novel, Time Salvager, and what the future holds for planet Earth. From the award-winning and critically-acclaimed author of The Lives of Tao, Wesley Chu, comes TIME SALVAGER, a unique and exciting novel that explores the ethics of time travel, a very bleak vision of Earth’s future,…