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Category: Movies

“A Great Divide” is a Compelling Exploration of anti-Asian Racism that Deserves More Time
Asian Americans & Pacific IslandersMovies

“A Great Divide” is a Compelling Exploration of anti-Asian Racism that Deserves More Time

Frankie HuangJuly 2, 2023July 2, 2023

An expansive, desolate wilderness. A lone, gleaming mansion on a hill. A family arrives at their palatial new abode, but…

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Highlighting Disabled Creators in the Easter Seals Disability Film Challenge
Asian Americans & Pacific IslandersMovies

Highlighting Disabled Creators in the Easter Seals Disability Film Challenge

JennApril 11, 2023April 11, 2023

On March 28, a five-day short film challenge started that provided disabled creators a chance to represent themselves from, behind,…

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“Rising Against Asian Hate” Looks into the Past and the Future, and Sees Hope
Asian Americans & Pacific IslandersMovies

“Rising Against Asian Hate” Looks into the Past and the Future, and Sees Hope

Frankie HuangNovember 4, 2022June 16, 2023

March 16th 2021 was a dark day for the Asian American community. That was the day of the spa shootings…

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Adoptees Call For Boycott of “Blue Bayou”
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Adoptees Call For Boycott of “Blue Bayou”

JennSeptember 21, 2021September 23, 2021

Last Friday, filmmaker Justin Chon’s latest – Blue Bayou – opened in theatres nationwide, and I interviewed Chon as well…

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Finding Peace in the End: In Conversation with Blue Bayou’s Linh-Dan Pham
Asian Americans & Pacific IslandersInterviewsMovies

Finding Peace in the End: In Conversation with Blue Bayou’s Linh-Dan Pham

JennSeptember 17, 2021September 17, 2021

Asian American filmmaker Justin Chon’s latest film – Blue Bayou – opens today in theatres nationwide. In the film, Linh-Dan…

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Bringing a Transnational Korean American Adoptee Story to Film: In Conversation with ‘Blue Bayou’ Filmmaker Justin Chon
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Bringing a Transnational Korean American Adoptee Story to Film: In Conversation with ‘Blue Bayou’ Filmmaker Justin Chon

JennSeptember 17, 2021September 17, 2021

Asian American filmmaker Justin Chon’s latest film – Blue Bayou – opens today in theatres nationwide. Blue Bayou tells the…

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Learning To See The Shang-Chi In Me
Asian Americans & Pacific IslandersGuest ContributorsMovies

Learning To See The Shang-Chi In Me

Guest ContributorApril 24, 2021June 9, 2023

By Guest Contributor: Nam Le This post was originally published on Patreon as Snapshots, from the life of a person…

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Raya and the Last Dragon: a powerful story of personal, political healing
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Raya and the Last Dragon: a powerful story of personal, political healing

Guest ContributorApril 1, 2021June 9, 2023

By Guest Contributor: Mai Nguyen Do Note: This essay contains mild spoilers for the film ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’.…

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Minari: Unsettling “Belonging” to Asian/Amerika
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Minari: Unsettling “Belonging” to Asian/Amerika

Guest ContributorJanuary 25, 2021June 9, 2023

By: Victoria M. Huỳnh  When Minari was omitted from the Golden Globes’ “main” categories for Best Picture, Asian diasporas came…

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More Queer than Gay, ‘The Half of It’ is Wholly Necessary
Asian Americans & Pacific IslandersGuest ContributorsLGBTQIAMovies

More Queer than Gay, ‘The Half of It’ is Wholly Necessary

Guest ContributorMay 14, 2020June 9, 2023

By Guest Contributor: Kim Tran This post first appeared in Wear Your Voice Magazine and contains mild spoilers for the…

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What I Want From Chester Tam’s Upcoming Rom-Com Film
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What I Want From Chester Tam’s Upcoming Rom-Com Film

Guest ContributorMarch 10, 2020June 9, 2023

By Guest Contributor: Monique Jones (@moniqueblognet) Note: A version of this article originally appeared last year in Just Add Color.…

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Focusing on Parasite’s Success Misses an Opportunity to Challenge Anti-Blackness
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Focusing on Parasite’s Success Misses an Opportunity to Challenge Anti-Blackness

Guest ContributorMarch 9, 2020June 9, 2023

By Guest Contributor: Nicholas Wong Last month, people around the world celebrated the underdog success of Korean film Parasite as…

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