Tag Archives: Asian-American

If You Like…Multicultural Books

In light of the very gracious post by Handyhunter about cultural appropriation, it seems that we should compile a list of books that feature multicultural characters. Please note whether the book is a young adult (YA) or romance as well as whether the multicultural characters are main or secondary.  Please also be respectful of other [...]

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Friday Film Review: Saving Face

Saving Face (2004)
Genre: GLBT, Asian Immigrant, Romance, Family
Grade: B
Yeah, you read the genre right. This one is truly a mixed bag but the magic is that first time director Alice Wu pulls it off so well. It’s got a great cast, wonderful location shots, a good score and best of all a top notch script [...]

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Ford’s response to the racist Chevrolet ads

This is not at all book related but I will work hard to make it so. While football is my favorite sport, the one thing I’ll be grateful for at the end of the football season is the constant montage of white people in the Chevrolet “Our Country” ads. Apparently, in the midwest, [...]

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