#Movies #Film

Just saw the movie #Sinners at my local #AMC.

It is a very peculiar movie with some very entertaining music & dancing scenes, which were the best part of the movie for me.

The #Chinese husband & wife grocery store owners also were of particular interest to me because it was a nod to a rare bit of #ChineseAmerican history.

The Chinese began immigrating to #Mississippi during reconstruction following the #CivilWar in the1860-70's. They bridged the gap between the #Black & #White communities by being grocery store owners who served both. I have book on the topic entitled #TheMississippiChinese (1971) & there is an end credit to a Mississippi Chinese cultural organization.

Speaking of which, if you leave or stop watching the movie before the credits completely end you will miss 2 special scenes.

I'd give it a 7 out of 10 for entertainment value & I'll probably buy a copy of the #DVD if/when it's released.

Translation: A quarter of gringos openly admit their #racism to a pollster. (As usual, poll, caveats, you know the drill).

> A quarter of U.S. adults see Chinese Americans as a "threat": poll https://www.axios.com/2025/05/01/asian-american-poll-stereotypes-chinese-threat

#Gringoville #ThisIsAmerica #ChineseAmerican #AsianAmerican #bigotry

"Eugene exhibit tells the story of Chinese Oregonians"

https://www.opb.org/article/2025/03/06/eugene-exhibit-tells-the-story-of-chinese-oregonians/

"The Museum of Natural and Cultural History at the University of Oregon has a new exhibit highlighting the 150-year history of Chinese Oregonians …

'Roots and Resilience — Chinese American Heritage in Oregon' has everything: from artifacts like a toothbrush that belonged to a Chinese railroad worker, to photographs that documented Chinese Oregonian life in the late 19th century"

#Oregon #History #ChineseAmerican

#Movies #Films #AAPI

I just watched the #AARP's annual #MoviesForGrownUps (#MFGU) award show for 2025 on #PBS last night. You can find a list of the winners here:

https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/movies-for-grownups/info-2025/movies-for-grownups-awards-2025-winners.html

I always enjoy watching this show because it features the most "grown up" & intelligent movies made during the year. I also like it because the program is more tightly scripted & better organized than other award shows like the #Oscars & #GoldenGlobes.

MFGU winners often differ than those given for the Oscars & Golden Globes & this year I was pleased that they gave the #BestSupportingMovieActress award to #SF's #JoanChen for her performance in #Didi (the independent film about a #ChineseAmerican boy in Fremont in the 80's) produced & directed by #SeanWang who's work was recognized at #Sundance.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dìdi

Saw Didi at the Elmwood in Berkeley, just received the #DVD. Don't know if it's available to be streamed yet but, if it sounds like something you'd like to see, stream it if you can.

"Although I lack most of the outward tells of Southernness, which is to say I speak unaccented English and have a face that is neither white nor black but yellow, that field places me in the South."

Thomas Dai for Electric Literature: https://longreads.com/2025/01/30/being-an-asian-southerner-means-being-an-anomaly-squared/

#Longreads #Essay #Asian #AsianAmerican #ChineseAmerican #AmericanSouth #Identity #Belonging #Culture

Second Amendment by Yue Chen.

A striking interpretation of the USA #SecondAmendment by award-winning #ChineseAmerican designer and #ArtDirector at City University of New York, Yue Chen.

Amendment II: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

#ArtActivism #Art #GunViolence #Murica #VisualArt

CHARMING, INSIGHTFUL MEMOIR from megasuccessful director Jon M. Chu combines spicy celebrity insider stories with more serious reflections on filmmaking, fame, and growing up Asian in California. B PLUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/viewfinder-jon-m-chu/1145030185?ean=9780593448946

@bookstodon

#book #Books #bookstodon #bookreview #bookreviews #nonfiction #memoir #memoirs #film #Hollywood #AsianAmerican #ChineseAmerican