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Michelle Obama’s Becoming is an inspiring and candid memoir that does not flinch away from the hard decisions she’s had to take or the political opinions she had not expressed as a First Lady. Rakesh Satyal’s No One Can Pronounce…

Lin enjoyed Netflix’s Sex and Love around the World, which showcases Christiane Amanpour interviewing people in six big cities about their love- and sex-lives. It’s a refreshing and honest look at cultural views of these taboo topics and Amanpour serious…

While in Taipei, Lin interviews author Ekaterine Xia. They chat about being third culture kids and the importance of food to the Taiwanese identity.  About Ekaterine Xia: Born in Taiwan and raised abroad, Ekaterine is a first generation immigrant third…

As Lin returns from her trip to Taiwan, she shares a little about what she learned of the Tao people, an indigenous group from Lanyu Island off the coast of Taiwan. Her stories highlight the objectification of people when they…

Sour Heart by Jenny Zhang is a collection of short stories about Chinese immigrant families in 1980’s and 1990’s New York City. The stories are told from the perspectives of the daughter in each family, showcasing the challenges of immigration on…

The Feels is a Netflix movie about a lesbian bachelorette party that goes awry when one of the brides admits she’s never had an orgasm! It’s a comedy with very dry humor that sucker punched Lin with all the feelings…

Lin ventures out of her apartment and braves the real world to see Captain Marvel in the theatre! She enjoyed it and didn’t understand why some reviews were negative; let’s face it, it’s probably because of misogyny.  Margrit read I’m…

Last month, the publisher Little Brown announced they would publish a problematic book that misgenders a historical figure. When called out on it, the publisher and the author doubled down on their position. In December 2018, an article appeared in…

In the documentary Heritage Journey, Rondel Holder shows how the popular trend of DNA testing can be illuminating for African Americans whose specific ancestry may have been lost in the Transatlantic slave trade. Lin recommends this informative and thought-provoking documentary.…

If you’ve grown up playing Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, Lin wants you to know that you can relive its delights with Netflix’s Carmen Sandiego. It brings entertaining geography lessons alongside fun and dynamic adventures which prove Carmen to…