Part Two of the Dinner Party Special Edition Outtakes & Excerpts Series. I’m back in the San Gabriel Valley to have dinner with a good friend. Ivy—she’s just moved back from two years teaching English in Korea, and she’s living temporarily in our hometown of Arcadia while contemplating her next move. I live only about … Continue reading SGV
2018 Vulture Festival Los Angeles: Saturday
Deftly avoiding a sophomore slump, the Vulture Festival was back in Los Angeles for the second year in a row, and this year's lineup was just as jam-packed as the inaugural iteration. Not only did the festival host conversations with cultural icons such as Cynthia Nixon and Busy Philipps, but it also had panels with new fan faves … Continue reading 2018 Vulture Festival Los Angeles: Saturday
On Form N-400
This essay was originally published by the literary journal Rock & Sling in Vox, a special edition issue on the 2016 presidential election. You can get your hands on this issue, as well as the upcoming Vox II: American Identities by visiting their online store. “You can color in the bubbles for me,” Courtland offered, sliding the ballot across … Continue reading On Form N-400
Think Piece Roundup: Crazy Rich Asians
For the record: I loved the film adaptation of Kevin Kwan’s bestselling novel. I’m a self-professed romantic comedy junkie who frequently gets suckered into watching any movie even remotely resembling the genre. On top of that, I’m an Asian American constantly tip-toeing the line between being “too Asian” in some contexts and “not Asian enough” in others. … Continue reading Think Piece Roundup: Crazy Rich Asians
Ladies We Love: Catching Up with Emily Lee
Representation matters. We’ve certainly discussed it before on the site, and I’m not planning on stopping anytime soon. And if you don’t believe me, or even the experts, take it from Dinner Party’s Ladies We Love alumna Emily Lee. Even after touring the world as a musician, as well as working on the music for an … Continue reading Ladies We Love: Catching Up with Emily Lee
Ladies We Love: Emily Lee
When I was an undergraduate, I had a crazy idea to try and interview one of my favorite musicians, Jonathan Meiburg of Shearwater. We had both attended the same small liberal arts college, tucked away in the deep forests of the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee, and as a senior and editor-in-chief of our college newspaper … Continue reading Ladies We Love: Emily Lee
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