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Paper Bullets opens with a disclaimer of sorts. Fulbeck tells us much of the book we’re about to read is a lie. Don’t be angry. He did it for our benefit. Fulbeck has written an audacious button-pusher of a book. It’s… Continue Reading →
I was surprised to learn that Wild Meat and the Bully Burgers was a work of fiction as opposed to a memoir. The book is filled with such pointed and vivid stories that I assumed it must be a memoir filled with Lois-Ann Yamanaka’s… Continue Reading →
“What’s wrong with you, boy? Don’t you know the rules?” Mississippi Marsala is a romantic comedy of sorts that really tackles the subject of interracial dating head on. We’re shown Romeo and Juliet style love story that, thankfully, doesn’t end quite… Continue Reading →
“I offer you a new life, and you choose an old dream.” The Beautiful Country is an often bleak film with small moments of beauty and joy. It tells the story of a young Vietnamese man named Binh who was fathered… Continue Reading →
There’s a moment in The Debut where the protagonist, Ben, is called a “chink” during a drinking game. Shocked and appalled. “I’m not even Chinese,” he says. Ben Mercado is a young Filipino American at the end of his senior year of… Continue Reading →
Dark Blue Suit by Peter Bacho is a collection of seemingly disconnected stories that tie together a narrative the further you read. Set in Seattle, we’re taken through the life of a young man named Buddy from the 1950’s up through… Continue Reading →
Twinsters (2015) I’m obsessed with the MTV series, Catfish: The TV Show. Every episode, the show unites people in online relationships who have never met, usually because one of the people isn’t being honest about who they really are. The hosts,… Continue Reading →
Donald Duk by Frank Chin A young Chinese boy stands on a rooftop in the darkness holding a toy plane. The engine of the plane comes to life and the boy throws the airplane into the San Francisco night. The… Continue Reading →
I can’t imagine the amount of both stress and boredom that must’ve been felt by those imprisoned in the Japanese internment camps during World War II. The uncertainty and lack of control over one’s future must’ve a special type of… Continue Reading →
Here’s some random thoughts and notes I’ve had during our first week of A-Pop! The Ghost in the Shell live-action adaptation is an admirable if somewhat disappointing adaptation. I’ve seen the film twice now and I’ve found it to be… Continue Reading →