Category Archives: 8Series

Asian American Commercial Watch: New York Life

Posted on April 21, 2017 by John

https://youtu.be/bTfdAVQ-VnE While watching the NBA Playoffs, I saw this New York Life commercial starring retired NBA player Rick Barry (A Top-5 Free Throw Shooter of all time – with an underhand free throws): “Rick Barry knows a thing or two about consistency … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Panda Express’s Five Flavor Shrimp

Posted on April 7, 2017 by John

While watching the local evening news recently, I came across this new Panda Express commercial promoting their latest dish, Five Flavor Shrimp: “Five quality ingredients. Five delicious flavors. Experience the moment when premium shrimp, green beans, red bell pepper and … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “The Best We Could Do” by Thi Bui

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Lily

The Best We Could Do is a beautifully drawn and beautifully narrated memoir by Thi Bui. It is the story of her family and how she reckoned with their past, flight from Vietnam, family members lost and found again…and all the … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “Pachinko” by Min Jin Lee

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Lily

Min Jin Lee’s second novel Pachinko follows several generations of a Korean family living under Japanese colonialism. In the 1930s in a small town in colonial Korea, a young woman named Sunja is abandoned by her wealthy lover, but saved by … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “Lucky Boy” by Shanthi Sekaran

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Lily

Shanthi Sekaran’s novel Lucky Boy is the bewitching story of two mothers and their love and expectations for themselves and the one boy each calls their own. Young Solimar Castro Valdez braves the border crossing in pursuit of a better life … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “Tell Me Everything You Don’t Remember” by Christine Lee

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Lily

Tell Me Everything You Don’t Remember: The Stroke That Changed My Life by Christine Hyung-Oak Lee is a compelling memoir about the author’s reinvention after a life-changing stroke at the age of 33. Eloquently written, Lee guides readers through the … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “The Refugees” by Viet Thanh Nguyen

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Lily

Viet Thanh Nguyen’s newest book, The Refugees, is a luminous collection of eight short stories that takes piercingly intimate looks at the lives of refugees, of those caught between worlds, of those caught in a moment. The Pulitzer Prize winning author’s … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Pizza Hut’s Super Bowl 2017 with George Takei

Posted on February 17, 2017 by John

https://youtu.be/PrOqgRdkmRM Last year, actor & activist George Takei was in a Taco Bell Super Bowl commercial. And in case you didn’t see the greatest Super Bowl comeback in NFL history, there were also commercials. And Takei appeared again in a … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “Flying Lessons & Other Stories”

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Lily

Flying Lessons & Other Stories, edited by Ellen Oh, is a delightful and engaging collection of short stories from such luminaries as Grace Lin, Kwame Alexander, and Walter Dean Myers. The book emerged out of the ever-important We Need Diverse Books … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “Chow Chop Suey” by Anne Mendelson

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Lily

Chow Chop Suey: Food and the Chinese American Journey joins the circle of books traversing the history of Chinese food in the United States, specifically the peculiar beast that is chop suey. Mendelson takes a historical journey into its origins, … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Stephen Curry & Jeremy Lin Featuring in NBA Chinese New Year Secret Envelope Staring

Posted on January 20, 2017 by John

Chinese New Year is coming a little early this year, on Saturday, January 28th, which will be the Year of the Rooster. Like last year, the NBA recently released a new commercial that features Brooklyn Nets guard Jeremy Lin and … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “The Loved Ones” by Sonya Chung

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Lily

Sonya Chung’s newest novel The Loved Ones is an intense look into love, loss, guilt, and reconciliation. Two families who share a last name find their lives intersecting. Charles Lee is the African American father in a biracial family. Hannah Lee is the … Continue reading →

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