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.
Author: Ain't No Other Tan
* Born 1988 (year of the Dragon)
* British-Chinese
* Bumboy
* Blogger
* Residing in Manchester
* Work in fashion, journalism, social media and marketing
* Into music, film, entertainment, fashion, culture, languages, media/journalism, creative writing, health and fitness, travel
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?
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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?
International Women’s Day: My Top 10 female empowerment anthems
To celebrate International Women’s Day, here is a rundown of my top 10 favourite female empowerment anthems. Read on to see who made the list!
TV Review: WandaVision
Is it a sitcom? Is it an action thriller? Is it a mystery drama? No, WandaVision a unique mixture of all three genres that has had us all under its spell as it took us on a magical journey to explore the new but not all it seems lives of Wanda and Vision.
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