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8Books Review: Though I Get Home by YZ Chin

Posted on April 10, 2018 by Lily

Though I Get Home by YZ Chin is an intricate series of short intertwined vignettes following a small host of characters tied to Malaysia. Isabella Sin’s time in a notorious prison. Grandfather’s stories about working for a white man when … Continue reading →

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8Tracks Review: Priska’s “Fly the Coop” Single and Video

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Mitchell K. Dwyer

I used to stand inside the gates Priska premiered her new single and accompanying music video last Thursday, following its launch party and performance the previous Saturday. I became aware of her when I reviewed Voices of Our Vote a year … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “The Prince and the Dressmaker” by Jen Wang

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Lily

The Prince and the Dressmaker is a delightful graphic novel about friendship and secrets and identity and love. Prince Sebastian is supposed to be looking for a bride. But at night, he secretly dons fashion forward dresses and emerges as … Continue reading →

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8Tracks Review: ‘Escape Emotion’ EP by Jennifer Zhang

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Mitchell K. Dwyer

Boy am I late with this review.  Jennifer Zhang’s new EP Escape Emotion was released August 29 last year, and I’m finally getting to it now. It isn’t for lack of enthusiasm. I am still stoked to be sharing this music … Continue reading →

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

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Mitchell K. Dwyer

Fresh Off the Boat, Season 4, Episode 19: “King in the North” Original airdate March 20, 2018. Synopsis:  Honey needs time away from home to relax and get ready for the baby, so Jessica tricks her into going north to … Continue reading →

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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Measure Twice, Cut Once”

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Mitchell K. Dwyer

Fresh Off the Boat, Season 4, Episode 18: “Measure Twice, Cut Once” Original airdate March 13, 2018. Synopsis: Louis has second thoughts about buying Kenny Rogers’s half of Kenny Rogers’s Michael Bolton’s Cattleman’s Ranch.  This frustrates Jessica, who’s sure it’s … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: Go Home!

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Lily

This is a review for Go Home! a new anthology out from Asian American Writers Workshop and Feminist Press, edited by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, with a foreword by Viet Thanh Nguyen. Ok that was for the SEO. Now let’s begin … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: Secrets We Kept by Krystal Sital

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Lily

Krystal Sital’s debut memoir, Secrets We Kept: Three Women of Trinidad, is an intimate and powerful memoir about three generations of her family — their stories, their traumas, their secrets, and their relationship to the author’s grandfather. Eloquently written and deeply personal, … Continue reading →

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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Let Me Go, Bro”

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Mitchell K. Dwyer

Fresh Off the Boat, Season 4, Episode 17: “Let Me Go, Bro” Original airdate February 27, 2018. Synopsis:  Eddie stuns his family when he announces he’s to be inducted into the National Honor Society.  Evan isn’t surprised, but he’s furious … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore” by Kim Fu

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Lily

Kim Fu’s latest novel The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore is a gripping tale about a group of teenage girls at summer camp who set off for a fateful kayaking trip. Opening at Camp Forevermore, the novel then jumps through time and … Continue reading →

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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Ride the Tiger”

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Mitchell K. Dwyer

Fresh Off the Boat, Season 4, Episode 16: “Ride the Tiger” Original airdate February 6, 2018. Synopsis:  In celebration of Chinese New Year, the Huangs have a contest to see who can go the longest speaking only in Mandarin.  Grandma … Continue reading →

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

Posted on February 1, 2018 by Mitchell K. Dwyer

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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