To this day, there has been a significant push to have Asian American representation and symbols to make sense of our inclusion. Part of that representation means we need a comprehensive scope of life for Asian Americans–the good and the bad. It becomes easy to equate individuals with the metaphor of inclusion, but how do […]
Do you ever watch a movie and see a checklist? Square format. Check. Skateboarding. Check. Insufferably aware, self-loathing, cynical main character. Super Check. I’ll be the first to tell you that it was a struggle for me to watch Every Day in Kaimukī. Maybe not every audience has seen this type of film before and […]
Do your best to capture the fuzzy feelings of your adolescence. If you’re lucky you’ll hear the sweet blissful tones of Wallice there, probably dancing with a knowing tip of her hat, I reckon. LA based indie pop/rock Wallice has spent the past two years perfecting and releasing singles you can cry and groove to. […]
The world is listening to Stephanie Poetri right now. With over 500 million streams on her 2019 single “I Love You 3000” and the 2021 release of her EP AM:PM (plus an acoustic version), Stephanie is no slouch when it comes to creative output. Combined with her activity on YouTube, Twitch, and TikTok, Stephanie is […]
Between this year’s stand out documentary Cane Fire and I Was a Simple Man, Hawaiian filmmaking is making a long overdue statement on their narrative mastery. Christopher Makoto Yogi, director of I Was a Simple Man, wields an understated, yet playful voice in his newest film. I Was a Simple Man, features an aged and […]