Author: Choon Young Tan
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National Pet Day: An Anthology of Pet Poetry
Happy National Pet Day! Following on from my World Poetry Day post in March, I’ve combined the two days and loves with poems written especially for my and my friends’ pets. Enjoy!
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Film Review: Thunder Force
Comedy queen Melissa McCarthy and versatile, award-winning actress Octavia Spencer team up as unlikely superheroes in the action comedy “Thunder Force”. It might not be a game-changer in the genre and won’t change most people’s minds about McCarthy, but is an enjoyable watch nonetheless.
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Book Review: “Chinglish” by Sue Cheung
Sue Cheung’s debut young adult novel “Chinglish” retells her funny, quirky and often sad life growing up above her mad parents’ Chinese takeaway. Here’s my review of this award-winning book.
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Film Review: “Vanguard” starring Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan’s most recent film “Vanguard” (2020), has been described as putting “James Bond and Ridley Scott sci-fi to shame”. But does this action-packed thriller where Chan isn’t even the lead character live up to its expectations?
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World Poetry Day: Aik Hoon’s Anthology
In honour of World Poetry Day and my mum, here is a small collection of poems written for her.
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Stop Asian hate: Dear people who try to silence our voices – an open poem
An open poem to the people who try and silence the voices of the Asian community and its supporters or deflect the issue of racism in the wake of the anti-Asian attacks.
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TV Review: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Following on from the acclaimed WandaVision series comes The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, which brings together Captain America’s two former friends as they have to team up once more! This review will be done in six parts as each episode is released.
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Stop Asian and East Asian hate!
Anti-Asian hate crimes have skyrocketed around the world in the past year. This has to stop! Why are the media and some people brushing the issue under the carpet and not taking enough notice of it and us?
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Harry Potter and the audacity of his racist fans
Harry Potter actress Katie Leung has spoken out about the racist abuse she received online many years ago. Here’s why it’s an important issue to discuss now after all these years of having to keep quiet.
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TV: Will British TV ever see a show with an all East Asian cast?
British TV shows featuring even a minor Chinese or East Asian character are hard to come by let alone an all East Asian cast. This needs to change but can and will it?
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