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Ian Wang | Sun, Nov 13th- 3:23pm | DVD, Issue 24: Survival - Winter 2011
DVD Review: The People I've Slept With

DVD Review: The People I've Slept With

Quentin Lee's good ol’ fashioned hag-and-sassy-fag-unplanned-pregnancy-quest-for-true-love story.

Cynthia Brothers | Mon, May 16th- 11:07pm | DVD, DVD, film, Karin Anna Cheung, movie review, Quentin lee, Culture, Film, Issue 23: Bittersweet - Spring 2011, Media, Sex
DVD Review: Someone Else's War (PBS version)

DVD Review: Someone Else's War (PBS version)

Lee Wang’s documentary focuses on those lured to work in Iraq under dangerous conditions, often without any idea what they’re getting into.

Momo Chang | Mon, May 16th- 11:13pm | Afghanistan, DVD, DVD, Iraq, Lee Wang, Someone Else's War, third country nationals, war, Diaspora, Film, Issue 23: Bittersweet - Spring 2011, Gender
DVD Review: Hollywood Chinese

DVD Review: Hollywood Chinese

Written, produced, directed and edited by award-winning filmmaker Arthur Dong, Hollywood Chinese chronicles a century of Chinese American images in film.

Alvin Lin | Tue, Aug 23rd- 11:58am | Alvin Lin, Arthur Dong, Curse of Quon Gwon, DVD, Hollywood Chinese, media portrayal, Race, Culture, Film, Issue 23: Bittersweet - Spring 2011, History, Media, Race
DVD Review: Red Dust

DVD Review: Red Dust

Karin Mak’s documentary follows female workers fighting for medical care from China’s GP Batteries factory after suffering years of cadmium poisoning.

Sylvie Kim | Thu, Jun 16th- 7:24pm | cadmium, China, DVD, environmental justice, Karin Mak, Red Dust documentary, Sylvie Kim, Activism, Community, Film, Issue 23: Bittersweet - Spring 2011, Social Justice
DVD Review: Wo Ai Ni Mommy

DVD Review: Wo Ai Ni Mommy

In the age of Angelina Jolie and Madonna, transnational adoption has become a highly publicized issue, whether it’s being lauded or criticized. Stephanie Wang-Breal’s engrossing documentary seeks to push past that debate and show the...

Sylvie Kim | Mon, May 16th- 5:25pm | DVD, Stephanie Wang-Breal, transnational adoption, Film, Issue 22: Throwback - Winter 2010
DVD Review: Speaking in Tongues

DVD Review: Speaking in Tongues

Speaking in Tongues follows four students in the U.S. who are learning Chinese or Spanish. Sounds simple, but the debate around “speaking English” has inflamed political discourse for years, with some states adopting English-only laws. This...

Momo Chang | Mon, May 16th- 5:25pm | DVD, Immersion, Mandarin, Spanish, Speaking in Tongues, Film, Issue 22: Throwback - Winter 2010
DVD Review: Transcending: The Wat Misaka Story

DVD Review: Transcending: The Wat Misaka Story

The story of Wat Misaka is unusual: a Japanese American college basketball darling who captures the imagination of fans at a time when his ethnic group is targeted as the country’s enemy. A “sparkplug,” the 5’7" Misaka broke the racial line as...

Momo Chang | Mon, May 16th- 5:25pm | DVD, Jeremy Lin, Wat Misaka, Issue 22: Throwback - Winter 2010, Sports
DVD Review: 9500 Liberty

DVD Review: 9500 Liberty

9500 Liberty is a riveting documentary that captures the anti-immigrant debate in Prince William County, VA. Filmmakers and Coffee Party USA founders Annabel Park and Eric Byler capture the often-painful footage of neighbors pitted against each...

Momo Chang | Mon, May 16th- 8:08pm | 9500 Liberty, Annabel Park, DVD, Eric Byler, immigration, Film, Issue 22: Throwback - Winter 2010, Immigration

Review: Vincent Who?

Vincent Who? is a followup to the 1987 documentary Who Killed Vincent Chin? and was inspired by town hall meetings organized by Asian Pacific Americans for Progress on the 25th anniversary of the killing that galvanized Asian America.

Viet-Ly Nguyen | Mon, Dec 20th- 11:27pm | DVD, Film, Issue 21: New Legacy - Fall 2010, History
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