One of the first things that you should know about the romantic drama I Will Make You Mine, actress-turned-director Lynn Chen’s debut film, is that it’s part of a long withstanding trilogy. Following up Danny Boyle’s indie circuit films Surrogate Valentine and Daylight Savings, I Will Make You Mine is a look at four characters–Goh […]
Watching Carol Nguyen’s short film “No Crying at the Dinner Table” as a child of Asian immigrants is an uncomfortable, queasy experience–if only because it touches upon a familiar sense of stoicism that haunts many Asian families. In my own, and in many others, openly talking about feelings usually never happens unless it comes in […]
Growing up in the suburbs of Los Angeles County, I’ve occasionally wondered what the story was behind those local Asian-owned mom and pop donut shops that were never more than a five-minute drive away. They seemed to be everywhere, all offering a familiar smattering of tasty pink frosted donuts, heavenly maple bars, and elegantly simple […]