Written By: Kano Umezaki This article may contain spoilers. In addition to cultural estrangement, the Korean migrant experience can also be characterized by its forgettings. With a severed homeland leading to forced transnation ...
Yeena Sung: The actor’s agency
From theatre kid to TV star to theatre again Written By: Demi Guo The actor’s agency “When I first came to the States, the thing that kept me sane was taking acting classes from an after-school program,” Yeena Sung said. Moving is difficult for all chil ...
‘Parasite’ and the power of the Internet to uplift voices
Written By: Nathan Liu When Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite,” a Korean thriller about a poor family lying their way into a rich family’s employ, was nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, and Bong himself was nominated for Best Director, I had two ...
Justin Chon addresses filial piety, growth, and what it means to be Korean American in ‘Ms. Purple’
Written By: Michelle Ahn and Demi Guo In the second installment of his unofficial trilogy about Korean American experiences, Justin Chon successfully presents a sophomore film that shows he isn’t stopping anytime soon. While change and growth are pill ...
‘Jeronimo’: Finding universal truths in a very specific story
Written By: Nathan Liu “The root of diaspora is pain; the pain of having to leave your homeland.” This statement, made about halfway through the runtime, is the central thesis of “Jeronimo,” a documentary about Koreans in Cuba. A passion project of ...
Julian Kim and Peter S. Lee tell a true Korean American story in ‘Happy Cleaners’
Written By: Michelle Ahn “Happy Cleaners” starts off with chaos — a family fight over the dinner table about a rebellious son’s dream to follow his passion, and a stubborn mom’s philosophy that the only path to success is higher education. The fi ...
Overheard at #AAIFF14: Grandma’s Alilang + Love Hotel Q&A
Q&A with Grandma's Alilang director Yan Zhan and Love Hotel director Philip Cox Some quotes from the Friday July 25 screening of Grandma's Alilang and Love Hotel Q&A with director Yan Zhang and director Philip Cox. GRANDMA'S ALILANG YAN ZHANG: ...