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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “We Need to Talk About Evan”

Fresh Off the Boat, Season 4, Episode 15: “We Need to Talk About Evan” Original airdate January 30, 2018. Synopsis:  Evan and Jessica notice a Student of the Week at Abraham Lincoln Elementary bumpersticker on someone else’s minivan.  Shocked that such … Continue reading

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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “A Man to Share the Night With”

Fresh Off the Boat, Season 4, Episode 14: “A Man to Share the Night With” Original airdate January 30, 2018. Synopsis:  Louis sees Eddie shaving for what he believes is the first time.  Overjoyed that his eldest son is now … Continue reading

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8Books: “Not Your Villain” by CB Lee

Not Your Villain is the page turning sequel to CB Lee’s delightful Not Your Sidekick. Villain picks up probably midstream with Sidekick, eventually merging plot lines. It follows shapeshifter Bells Broussard, best friends with Sidekick‘s Jess Tran, on his official, but secret, journey to becoming a … Continue reading

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Q&A with Paget Kagy of ‘Kat Loves LA’ and EXCLUSIVE new episode early release

By Dawn Lee Tu Exclusive for 8Asians readers, check out Episode 6 of Kat Loves LA here before it gets released on 1/28! Star, writer, and producer of Kat Loves LA, on not denying your Asian American identity, making that … Continue reading

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Shark Tank: “Gold digger” Yunha Kim & Simple Habit

I think the last time I wrote about Shark Tank was when 3 Korean American women were trying to raise money for their dating app, Coffee Meets Bagel, where one sister (I think the one that went to Stanford for … Continue reading

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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “The Car Wash”

Fresh Off the Boat, Season 4, Episode 13 : “The Car Wash” Original airdate January 16, 2018. Synopsis:  Jessica’s deeply involved with edits on her novel, A Case of a Knife to the Brain, and Louis worries that he and his … Continue reading

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NYC Theater Review: ‘Panorama’ at La MaMa

Panorama is a world premiere play from Italian duo Motus showing at La MaMa (66 East 4th Street) as part of The Public’s Under the Radar Festival until January 21. Though the description for the show is a bit dense–“proposing a … Continue reading

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Fun, irreverent Alice Lee on playing a badass in Philip K. Dick’s ‘Electric Dreams’ Series

By Dawn Lee Tu Alice Lee has been in the game for a decade and there’s a good chance you’ve seen her before. Her impressive body of work includes Broadway (award-winning Spring Awakeningand Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark) and off-Broadway … Continue reading

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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Liar Liar”

Fresh Off the Boat, Season 4, Episode 12: “Liar Liar” Original airdate January 9, 2018. Synopsis:  Louis finds a new group of friends through his Kenny Rogers rep, but as always, he goes overboard in making himself likable.  Honey’s getting-ready … Continue reading

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Is Snake Eyes (from G.I. Joe) Asian?

Growing up there just weren’t a lot of Asians—let alone Asian Americans—on television or in the movies. And when there were, they were very rarely people I actually looked up to. However, when it came to my day-to-day playing, I … Continue reading

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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Big Baby”

Fresh Off the Boat, Season 4, Episode  11: “Big Baby” Original airdate January 2, 2018. Synopsis:  Honey’s mom (Cheryl Hines!) comes to visit, just in time to cause the newly expectant mother all kinds of stress about their differing approaches … Continue reading

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NYC Theater Review: Once On This Island

Once on This Island, now playing at the Circle in the Square Theatre (W. 50th), is an utter delight. Your heart will swell and weep and swell again before the night’s over. The musical, set on a Caribbean island, follows … Continue reading

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