May is Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. To celebrate, I've made a list of my favorite API artists and works for you to support during APIHM at home, safely in quarantine.
“All of My Favorite Things” from 2019
Hindsight is, as they say, 2020, so what better way to kick start 2020 than by sharing some of the things that I loved and will always associate with 2019?
“Sparking Joy and Shaping a Room:” A Bedroom Tour
A few posts ago, I wrote about how I was filling up the days in my summer vacation with a constant fiddling of the things in my room. This is the end result. In this post, I'll be sharing my favorite things in my room, what I still want to work on, and how the space we live in can define our personalities using references to both Falsettos and Marie Kondo.
“You’re My Lover:” Songs that Define Being in Love
There are so many great love songs out there and later this week, we're getting a whole album dedicated to it from my favorite artist, Taylor Swift. The release of her single, "Lover," has got me thinking about what it feels like to be in love and how to know when to say those three special words. In this post, I'll be talking about my favorite love songs that define what I'm like when I'm in love.
“Out of My Dreams:” An Analysis and Application of Oklahoma!’s Act 1 Finale
Daniel Fish's revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! has been lauded with applause and critique over his directorial changes. One of my favorite changes, and one that's more or less overlooked, is the new ending of Act 1. In this post, I will be talking with guest writer, J, about the new changes, and what they mean for the show and the people watching it.
“Looking for Some Hot Stuff?” Check Out My Summer Favorites
Another season, another roundup of my favorite works. In this post, I'll be talking about the soundtrack of my summer, and other things I enjoyed in this shining season.
“Do You Hear the Sea?:” Longing, Connection, and the Hope to Overcome the Ocean Between Them
Great pieces of art transform and adapt over time so that it gives us a new lesson every time we come back to it. This week, I got to listen and read The Band's Visit again, and this time it begged the question, "Why do we look for happy endings in the stories we consume?" and "What do we hope to see these characters overcome?"
“There’s a Missing Piece:” Asian-American Artists on YouTube
Growing up, I didn’t have many Asian American artists to look up to on T.V. and on other forms of media. Without Asians in popular media, I looked to other sites, like the newly made YouTube platform. In this post, I'll be celebrating Asian and Pacific Islander Month, a whole month later, and talk about the Asian American Youtubers that helped define my pride in being Asian.
Tonys 2019: My Favorites and Predictions
It's my favorite time of the year, Tonys Season! In this post, I'll be talking about shows and performers that defined the 2019 season for me, and who I think will take home an award on Tonys Day.
“Hugot Pa More:” My Favorite Morissette Songs
In Tagalog, there’s a word called “hugot.” It’s one of those words that doesn’t really have a direct translation into English, as far as I know, but the closest I can think of is heartache. Although music that is classified as a "hugot song" is sad, it's connotation in Filipino culture includes a variety of emotions and actions. In this post, I'll be sharing music from my favorite hugot singer, Morissette Amon and how they're related to aspects of Filipino culture and my own life.
Defining Angelika 