Category Archives: Reviews

8Books Review: “Natalie Tan’s Book of Love and Fortune” by Roselle Lim

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Lily

Natalie Tan’s Book of Love and Fortune is a delightful summer read. It’s got good food, a Chinatown community, and more than enough heart to guide you through. I confess to reading it in a single day, and loving every … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “I Love You So Mochi” by Sarah Kuhn

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Lily

Sarah Kuhn’s new YA novel I Love You So Mochi is an utterly delightful book about self-discovery, romance, family relations, and good eats. Kimi is at the end of her senior year in high school when she receives an unexpected … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous” by Ocean Vuong

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Guest Writer

Named one of the most anticipated books of 2019, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is Ocean Vuong’s novel debut. In 2016, Vuong’s poetry collection, Night Sky with Exit Wounds, earned national recognition, winning the T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry and … Continue reading →

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NYC Theater Review: “Fruiting Bodies” by Sam Chanse

Posted on May 7, 2019 by Guest Writer

By Timmy Pham Ma-Yi Theater Company presents Fruiting Bodies, a new play by Sam Chanse at Theatre Row in New York City until May 19. When an elderly sansei father heads off on a mushroom foraging trip alone, his two … Continue reading →

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8mm Review: ‘Happy Cleaners’

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Mitchell K. Dwyer

Happy Cleaners (2019)Hyanghwa Lim, Charles Ryu, Yun Jeong, Yeena Sung. Written by Kat Kim, Julian Kim, and Peter S. Lee. Directed by Julian Kim and Peter S. Lee If it seems (and it does) that new Asian American filmmakers keep … Continue reading →

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8Questions with Brian Jian

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Lily

Former 8Asians writer Brian Jian has just published his very first graphic novel, Broken Toys, Extraordinary Machines, so we’re asking him the really important questions (hint: it’s the last one). 1. Your book has a pretty intense plot. What was … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “American Sutra” by Duncan Ryuken Williams

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Lily

American Sutra: A Story of Faith and Freedom in the Second World War by Duncan Ryuken Williams revisits Japanese American internment through the lens of Buddhism. Williams begins as World War II breaks out and Japan becomes an enemy of … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “The Lonesome Bodybuilder” by Yukiko Motoya

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Guest Writer

By Timmy Pham The Lonesome Bodybuilder, by Yukiko Motoya, contains eleven stories wrapped in a dark fantasy. Drawn from a collection of stories originally in Japanese, the work was only last year translated to English by Asa Yoneda, and published … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “Blame This on the Boogie” by Rina Ayuyang

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Guest Writer

By Timmy Pham There are many things to love about Rina Ayuyang’s Blame This on the Boogie, but one that stands out to me is her waxy, crayon depiction of skin tone. In her first autobiographical comic, Ayuyang captures snippets … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “The Bird Catcher and Other Stories” by Fayeza Hasanat

Posted on November 27, 2018 by Lily

Fayeza Hasanat’s debut short story collection, The Bird Catcher and Other Stories, is set in the Bangladesh and the United States. It is filled with questions about identity and belonging, about those who are seeking answers under the weight of … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: Pulutan! Filipino Bar Bites, Appetizers and Street Eats

Posted on November 20, 2018 by Lily

If you need some last minute inspiration for your Thanksgiving extravaganza, take a look through Marvin Gapultos brightly-colored book of finger foods, Pulutan! Filipino Bar Bites, Appetizers and Street Eats. Now given if you don’t cook a lot of Filipino food … Continue reading →

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NYC Theater Review: “The Chinese Lady” by Lloyd Suh

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Lily

Lloyd Suh’s new play, The Chinese Lady, takes us on a journey with the first Chinese woman to set foot in the United States. Her name was Afong Moy. She arrived in 1835 at the age of 14 and was put on … Continue reading →

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