I moved to South Carolina the summer I turned fifteen, after growing up in Singapore and spending four years on a ship. Unknowingly, I stepped into a paradigm where my half-Singaporean Chinese self was now firmly classified as Asian, a title that brought with it very specific expectations. I quickly learned that the best way… Continue reading Self-Hating Asians
Tag: Shang-Chi
He Knows Kung Fu
So we’re a month away from Shang-Chi and the Legend of The Ten Rings coming out, a movie I’ve been eagerly waiting for since it was announced. Besides the wonderfully pulpy name, I’m excited as all get out to finally, finally have an East Asian protagonist in a major Marvel movie. As someone of East… Continue reading He Knows Kung Fu
That New Trailer
There’s a new trailer for Shang-Chi out and I can’t wait for the movie. I like a good martial arts flick in general, but there’s the added fun of it being a Marvel superhero movie finally with a main character that looks like me. It’s a big deal. It’s important too, because representation in media… Continue reading That New Trailer
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