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Ethan sits down with data journalist Aida Ylanan (Instagram @a1da) and media developer Oshin Tudayan (Instagram @ohoshin) to discuss the perplexing phenomenon of  Trump-supporting Filipino Americans, and how 400 years of colonization in the Philippines has helped spawn this unlikely political party of Asian Americans.

Works Mentioned and Inspired From This Episode:

Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)

"I Went To A 'Filipinos For Trump' Rally.  Here's What I Found" by Anthony C. Ocampo

"'Minor Feelings' and the Possibilities of Asian American Identity" by Jia Tolentino

Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong

America Is In The Heart by Carlos Bulosan

Produced by Casey Lee

Audio Mixed and Edited by Ethan Lee

Graphic and Logo Design by Chris Kim (Instagram @chuffimation)

Intro music by Metal Lettuce (soundcloud.com/metal-lettuce)

Outro music by Ethan Lee (soundcloud.com/leegato)

Ethan and Alison their thoughts on the romantic comedy Always Be My Maybe, starring Ali Wong and Randall Park, which evolves into a personal conversation about San Francisco, gentrification, Keanu Reeves, and food politics.

Produced by Casey Lee

Audio mixed by Ethan Lee

Graphic/Logo Design by Chris Kim Instagram: @chuffimation

Music by Ethan Chong (soundcloud.com/ampersandbeats)

In commemoration of Filipino American History Month, the Thank You/Enjoy team will be dedicating their October Thank You To-Go episodes to uplifting Filipino voices, stories, and topics.   

In this very first Filipino American History special, Ethan invites friend and media preservationist Chris Castro to discuss the invisibility of Filipinos in American media, and how history and media portrayal have contributed to the erasure of Filipino Americans in the greater Asian American diaspora.  Dive in as Chris shares his own personal heritage and stories growing up, reflecting on how the media he has consumed affected his perception of Filipino Americans in the media.

Produced by Casey Lee

Audio mixed by Ethan Lee

Graphic/Logo Design by Chris Kim (Instagram @chuffimation)

Intro music by Metal Lettuce (https://soundcloud.com/metal-lettuce)

Outro music by Ethan Lee (https://soundcloud.com/leegato)

Dedicated to Breanna Nery.

EPISODE SPOILERS BELOW

Mentioned:

Center for Asian American Media (https://caamedia.org/)

TFC - The Filipino Channel

Media Mentioned:

Wayne's World (1992)

Twilight Zone S3E15 "A Quality of Mercy" (1961)

Casablanca (1942)

Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

Citizen Kane (1941)

Singing in the Rain (1952)

Friends S5E6 "The One With The Yeti"  (1998)

Friends S5E8 "The One With All The Thanksgivings" (1998)

Family Guy S4E25 "You May Now Kiss the...Uh...Guy Who Receives" (2006)

Celebrities Mentioned:

Jacob Batalon

Lea Salonga

Hailee Steinfeld

Bruno Mars

Vanessa Hudgens

Darren Criss

H.E.R. 

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Tia Carrere

Pilar Seurat

What is racial triangulation, and where do we draw the line for cultural appropriation?  Alison and Ethan discuss 88rising and the recent cultural trend of Asian artists entering predominantly black music spaces, cultural appropriation, and how this all connects to the academic concept of racial triangulation.

Articles/works mentioned: 

Hosted by Alison Chi and Ethan Lee

Inspired by Tigertail’s portrayal of a father’s immigrant story, Alison, Casey, and Ethan discuss the age-old question “Where are you really from?” and dive into their own family histories.

Hosted by Alison Chi and Ethan Lee

Remember when we could ugly cry in theaters? This week Alison and Ethan share their love for ‘The Farewell’ (2019) directed by Lulu Wang. 

Correction @ 11:59 - 12:13: Ethan erroneously stated that he saw the film in August 2018 and that the UCLA screening was in Spring 2018.  Although it certainly feels like two years has passed, Ethan was one year off: the UCLA screening was in Spring 2019, and the wider release was in July 2019; Ethan saw the film in August 2019.

Hosted by Alison Chi and Ethan Lee

On this episode of Thank You To-Go, Ethan is joined by Casey and guest Leesan Kwok to discuss the P.F. Chang’s of cinema: the new Disney live-action film 'Mulan' - covering topics of misrepresentation and lost opportunities.

Hosted by Alison Chi and Ethan Lee

In this episode of Thank You/Enjoy, Alison and Ethan discuss the film Tigertail (2020) - directed and written by Alan Yang. They share some personal anecdotes and reasons why they liked or (heavily) disliked the film.

Hosted by Alison Chi and Ethan Lee

On this episode of Thank You To-Go, Alison joins Ethan as they talk about the different terminology for coding Asian American Cinema. This episode will explain terminology that will be used throughout the podcast and on other types of media, so feel free to keep coming back for a refresher.

Correction: Ethan mispronounced Jacob Batalon's surname, which should be pronounced similar to "Ba-Ta-Lone."

Media mentioned:

Hosted by Alison Chi and Ethan Lee

Welcome to the Thank You/Enjoy podcast! Alison Chi and Ethan Lee introduce themselves in this episode, explore why they started this podcast, explain the logo, and talk about their moment(s) of political activation and what's to come on season 1.

Hosted by Alison Chi and Ethan Lee