Author Archives: Lily Huang

About Lily Huang

Lily Huang is a writer of Taiwanese descent, who lives on the East coast. She grew up in suburbia completely oblivious to Asian culture, and is making up for it now.

Fresno’s Underground Chinatown

Posted on November 28, 2007 by Lily Huang

The LA Times ran a story about possible tunnels in Fresno’s Chinatown. Urban legend says that there is a system of tunnels under the streets, that extends for blocks and once led to speakeasies and brothels in the late 19th … Continue reading →

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On the Angry Asian Trend

Posted on November 25, 2007 by Lily Huang

Angry Asian Man blurbed a CBC article about the trend of the angry Asian man. (The article is about the emerging image of the angry Asian man, not about Phil Yu’s site which is coincidentally but not irrelevantly named Angry … Continue reading →

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A review of Lust, Caution

Posted on November 21, 2007 by Lily Huang

Lust, Caution has been out for awhile. However, it deserves another review because it isn’t nearly as bad as the reviews make it seem. It’s actually pretty good. And it’s still playing here and there (it wasn’t widely released in … Continue reading →

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Let 100 McMansions Bloom?

Posted on November 5, 2007 by Lily Huang

According to this WSJ article, “Let 100 McMansions Bloom”, they’re building French style mansions in China. It always makes me sad to hear about these developments. I know it’s part of the nation’s economic rise, but it seems like it’s … Continue reading →

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Shortcomings goes to LA

Posted on November 2, 2007 by Lily Huang

This Saturday, November 3rd (that’s tomorrow!) graphic novelist Adrian Tomine is going to be at Skylight Books in LA. According to the official Shortcomings website, it’s the third stop on his tour. He’s coming from Toronto, and after Los Angeles … Continue reading →

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