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The Beautiful Country

The Beautiful Country is story of an Amerasian man from the Delta who leaves his home in search of his mother in the big city.  After finding her, there is an accident and he boards a boat with his little… Continue Reading →

Funkadesi – Sweet Home Alabama to No Woman No Cry

I’d heard Funkadesi on Kmud working in Northern California, and was stoked to hear them again bring back my fond memories of grooving in the garden.  They even drop a little southern rock homage using Sweet Home Alabama in one… Continue Reading →

Justin Chon’s film, Gook

I just finished watching the film tonight, and I think I’m still processing the emotions it left me with.  Justin Chon, who wrote, directed and starred in his film Gook, did an amazing job of capturing the absolute chaos and… Continue Reading →

Vietnam War on PBS

Tonight I came home from trick or treating and zoned out a bit.  I sat on the couch and grabbed the remote.  I was looking for a few minutes of relaxation while my wife put the kid down for the… Continue Reading →

The Debut

First off I’ve got to say I was stoked to see Rufio, back on the silver screen.  Even if he wasn’t sporting the double Mohawk, like he did in Hook, playing one of Pan’s Lost Boys.  I still gave him… Continue Reading →

Stranger Things Season 2 – Ghostbuster vs Racism

Who ya gonna call? The long awaited season 2 of Stranger Things dropped this week, and the show touched on racism a bit in episode 2.  The writers message comes across great and honestly I made the same assumption Mike… Continue Reading →

Dark Blue Suit – Peter Bacho

This book was fun, and the fact it was set in Seattle hit home with me.  I loved living in Seattle for the 10 years I was there, and it’s always cool to get another take on a place you… Continue Reading →

Blogging

It’s kind of new to keep a blog up to date for school.  I’ve done blogs in the past, but they had to do with a house I was remodeling, another I did about german cars and girls and I… Continue Reading →

Sabzi and Blue Scholars

It’s one of those cool moments, when you see someone you know up on stage performing.  It’s even cooler when you remember that person reaching a point in their day to day life as a game tester in Kirkland.  To… Continue Reading →

Forgotten Country

  This book was a tear jerker!   A family’s emotional battle with themselves and the father’s saddening bout with stomach cancer, this read was a harsh reality many that family’s face.  Man oh man.  Following this Korean American family, through… Continue Reading →

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