Written By: Nathan Liu Editor's Note: This piece may contain some spoilers. “Your people made this mess. Now you got to live with it.” This statement is made about halfway through the seventh episode of “The Terror: Infamy.” And while a ...
‘A Little Late’ with bisexual woman of color
The future of YouTube is the future of America Written By: Demi Guo Is this how the generation before me feels? And, am I the only one who finds the title beautifully, poetically ironic? Now that the first talk show host to be an openly bise ...
REVIEW: ‘Sunnyside’ series premiere
Written By: Nathan Liu On the surface, “Sunnyside” sounds like a sitcom you’ve seen before. And, in a sense, it is. You’ve got an arrogant, selfish lead, who used to have a good job but has since been disgraced, and is now using a study group to regai ...
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 ...
Stomping out expectations in Genta Matsugami’s ‘Demolition Girl’
Written By: Saiya Floyd Genta Matsugami’s “Demolition Girl” transports the audience to rural Japan and offers a look into the life of a working class teenage girl. Set in Gunma Prefecture in the months before the girl’s last year of high school, “Demo ...
An ode to Asian CineVision’s hometown — ‘Shorts: Made in NY’
Written By: Beatrice Viri The 42nd Asian American International Film Festival featured several thoughtfully made shorts with the “Shorts: Made in NY” program. Though they spanned different genres, one factor united these shorts in particular: all film ...
‘Go Back to China’: How we’re forced to stop worrying and love our roots
Written By: Nathan Liu “Go back to your country!” It’s a slur that many people of color have heard for years. Its message is simple: you are not welcome here. You need to get out. It’s a horrible, toxic sentiment. No person should ever be made to feel ...
When he walks
Written By: Demi Guo An hour after “When We Walk” finished screening, I’m finally able to nab him. “He’s so popular!” I whispered to one of his adoring friends. But right before he and his editor can start answering my questions, Jason DaSilva gets a ...
‘KD’ chases life after a brush with death
Written By: Saiya Floyd Imagine you’ve lived a long life as a loving father. You worked hard and did what you could to provide for your family. Then you fall into a coma for three months, and when you wake up, you hear your children planning to carry ...