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Category Archives: Reviews
8Books Review: “Love, Loss, and What We Ate” by Padma Lakshmi
Padma Lakshmi’s memoir, Love, Loss, and What We Ate is an intimate look at family, growing, grief, and eating through life’s ups and downs. Best known for her role as host on Top Chef, Lakshmi takes us from childhood to the present in … Continue reading
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8Books Review: “The Association of Small Bombs,” by Karan Mahajan
Karan Mahajan’s latest novel The Association of Small Bombs delves deep inside lives affected by a marketplace bomb in Delhi. It is a terror shocks some, then passes through the news cycle, while upending the lives of others in ways conscious … Continue reading
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8Books Review: “The Art of Charile Chan Hock Chye” by Sonny Liew
The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye presented by Sonny Liew is an imaginative and brilliantly crafted narrative about the title man, one of Singapore’s premier comic artists. Chan, now an old man, narrates his life story and Sonny illustrates … Continue reading
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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Bring the Pain”
Fresh Off the Boat, Season 2, Episode 24: “Bring the Pain” (Season 2 finale) Original airdate May 24, 2016. Microsynopsis: Louis’s brother Gene drops in unexpectedly, causing stress for Louis, who hasn’t seen Gene in ten years and finds him annoying, … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, Chelsey Crisp, constance wu, Forrest Wheeler, Fresh Off The Boat, Hudson Yang, Ian Chen, Ken Jeong, lucille soong, Randall Park
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8Books Review: “The Translation of Love” by Lynne Kutsukake
Lynne Kutsukake’s novel The Translation of Love is an emotional and engaging journey through post-war Japan as seen by its wide cast of characters. It is a unique picture of what happens after war–the consequences of war, the struggles to … Continue reading
‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “The Manchurian Dinner Date”
Fresh Off the Boat, Season 2, Episode 23: “The Manchurian Dinner Date” Original airdate May 17, 2016. Microsynopsis: Alison finally gets to meet Jessica, but she panics when she learns that Jessica has always wanted Eddie to date a Chinese … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, constance wu, Forrest Wheeler, Fresh Off The Boat, Hudson Yang, Ian Chen, isabella alexander, lucille soong, luna blaise, Randall Park
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NYC Theater Review: “Kentucky” by Leah Nanako Winkler
Showing in New York until May 22, Kentucky by Leah Nanako Winkler is a tumultuous and energetic ride through the lives of a Kentucky family on the eve of a wedding. It’s a play about home–home and family, for better and … Continue reading
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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Gotta Be Me”
Fresh Off the Boat, Season 2, Episode 22: “Gotta Be Me” Original airdate May 10, 2016. Microsynopsis: Emery is suddenly having difficulty getting along with the other boys in school, so Louis gives him some advice on making his behavior more manly … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, Chelsey Crisp, constance wu, Forrest Wheeler, Fresh Off The Boat, Hudson Yang, Ian Chen, lucille soong, Randall Park
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8Books Review: “Asians in Colorado” by William Wei
Asians in Colorado by William Wei unearths a local and regional history of Chinese and Japanese in the Centennial State. Wei positions the unique aspects of the state’s history within the broader national story. It is the stories of little … Continue reading
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Review: ‘Mom vs. Matchmaker’ (series premiere)
Amanda Harvie is a cute, 23-year-old bartender looking for love. Her mom (and best friend) Larissa thinks she knows best what kind guy Amanda will gravitate toward, but professional matchmaker and dating expert Carmelia Ray thinks she has the expertise to find … Continue reading
‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Rent Day”
Fresh Off the Boat, Season 2, Episode 21: “Rent Day” Original airdate May 3, 2016. Microsynopsis: The spec house jointly owned by Jessica, Honey, and Grandma is finally ready for sale, but Jessica gets the idea that renting it will … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, Chelsey Crisp, constance wu, Forrest Wheeler, Fresh Off The Boat, Hudson Yang, Ian Chen, lucille soong, Randall Park
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Film Review: ‘Pali Road’
Pali Road (2016) With Michelle Chen, Sun Kang, Jackson Rathbone, and Henry Ian Cusick. Directed by Jonathan Lim. Written by Doc Pedrolie and Victoria Arch. Lily is a young physician doing her residency at a hospital on Oahu. Her boyfriend … Continue reading
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Tagged henry ian cusick, jonathan lim, michelle chen, pali road, sun kang
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