REVIEW: Howie Lee – Birdy Island
a review of Beijing producer Howie Lee’s 2021 album, ‘Birdy Island’ (originally published in Pitchfork) Continue reading REVIEW: Howie Lee – Birdy Island
March 17, 2021
a poem written in the wake of the Atlanta-area Asian spa shootings Continue reading March 17, 2021
music recap: 2nd half of 2020
an overview of the albums, EPs, and singles from Q3 and Q4 of 2020 Continue reading music recap: 2nd half of 2020
Rec: Li Zhang’s ‘Anxious China’
Recommended listening/reading: Professor Li Zhang on her book ‘Anxious China: Inner Revolution and Politics of Psychotherapy’ Continue reading Rec: Li Zhang’s ‘Anxious China’
Album Review: SAWAYAMA
A review of Rina Sawayama’s debut full-length, SAWAYAMA. Continue reading Album Review: SAWAYAMA
BLACKPINK of Talisay
young filipinx BLACKPINK has arrived. Continue reading BLACKPINK of Talisay
music recap: first half of 2020
a compilation of music put out by diasporasians in Q1 & Q2 of 2020 Continue reading music recap: first half of 2020
On the self-damaging way Asian Americans are talking about Anti-Blackness
A critical examination of the popular Asian American response to anti-Blackness in the wake of the 2020 Uprising Continue reading On the self-damaging way Asian Americans are talking about Anti-Blackness
mama meditations
what happens when systemic racism manifests as self-blame? Continue reading mama meditations
not even this
listen to Ocean Vuong read his new poem “not even this.” Continue reading not even this
shrimp chips 