Category Archives: Reviews

‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Hi, My Name Is…”

Fresh Off the Boat, Season 2, Episode 20: “Hi, My Name Is…” Original airdate April 26, 2016. Microsynopsis: The Huang family goes to the bank together so Evan can open his first bank account, but the process is slowed when … Continue reading

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8Books Review: “Nothing Ever Dies” by Viet Thanh Nguyen

The second book out from author Viet Thanh Nguyen, Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War, is a sharp non-fiction work that deals in the theoretical world of remembrance, forgetting, humanity, and its lack. Nguyen is much in the news … Continue reading

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‘Dr. Ken’ Episode Review: “Ken Tries Stand-Up”

Dr. Ken, Season 1, Episode 22: “Ken Tries Stand-Up” Original airdate April 22, 2016. Symptoms:  When Ken is visited by a stand-up comic he knows from college (Jeff Ross), he’s persuaded to give stand-up a try at an open mic. … Continue reading

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‘Dr. Ken’ Episode Review: “Korean Men’s Club”

Dr. Ken, Season 1, Episode 21: “Korean Men’s Club” Original airdate April 15, 2016. Symptoms:  At Allison’s urging, Ken joins a Korean men’s civic group, but rather than community service, the club is dedicated to doing “absolutely nothing” with a … Continue reading

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‘Dr. Ken’ Episode Review: “Dave’s Sex Talk”

Dr. Ken, Season 1, Episode 20: “Dave’s Sex Talk” Original airdate April 8, 2016. Symptoms:  Dave asks Ken a question about sex, prompting a need for “the sex talk,” but Ken wusses out, and the task falls unintentionally to Julie, … Continue reading

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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Jessica Place”

Fresh Off the Boat, Season 2, Episode 19: “Jessica Place” Original airdate April 5, 2016. Microsynopsis: Jessica gets into a homeowners’ association conflict with Deirdre when, hoping to make her life more like Melrose Place, she installs an above-ground pool … Continue reading

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8Books Review: “Serve the People” by Karen Ishizuka

Serve the People: Making Asian America in the Long Sixties highlights the stories and voices of activists who spearheaded the Asian American movement of the 1960s. Complicated, multi-pronged, and geographically diverse, the movement marked a profound political and social shift for Asian … Continue reading

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ICYMI: Silicon Valley Comic Con 2016 – Recap & Review

Back this March – Friday, March 18th to Sunday, March 20th, I had the good fortune of being able to attend the first ever Silicon Valley Comic Con. I’ve always wanted to go to Comic Con in San Diego, but it … Continue reading

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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Week in Review”

Fresh Off the Boat, Season 2, Episode 18: “Week in Review” Original airdate March 29, 2016. Microsynopsis: Eddie and Evan come home from school with lice, messing up the carefully planned week Jessica and Louis have outlined. Louis starts out … Continue reading

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8Books Review: “The Queen of the Night” by Alexander Chee

Alexander Chee’s long-awaited second novel, The Queen of the Night, is luscious and captivating and please read it. Perhaps I am biased, and I will tell you why in a minute, but this is the rare book I considered not finishing before … Continue reading

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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Doing it Right”

Fresh Off the Boat, Season 2, Episode 17: “Doing it Right” Original airdate March 22, 2016. Microsynopsis: Jessica gets into an argument with the mother of Evan’s best friend, resulting in Evan’s being disinvited. With supreme effort, she forces herself … Continue reading

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‘Dr. Ken’ Episode Review: “Ken’s an Expert Witness”

Dr. Ken, Season 1, Episode 19: “Ken’s an Expert Witness” Original airdate March 18, 2016. Symptoms:  When Ken is asked to testify in court as an expert witness, a grueling cross-examination leaves his confidence shaken and threatens his effectiveness as … Continue reading

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