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Category: Black Heritage Month

August 3, 2016August 21, 2016 Jana J. Monji

‘T-Rex: Her Fight for Gold’: Continued Inequalities

December 29, 2015December 30, 2015 Jana J. Monji

‘Chi-Raq’ Brings Greek Comedy to Chicago

September 6, 2015 Jana J. Monji

‘American Masters: Althea’ gives Gibson her due

January 10, 2015January 10, 2015 Jana J. Monji

Independent Lens: ‘Evolution of a Criminal’

December 27, 2014December 27, 2014 Jana J. Monji

Why ‘Selma’ should be screened in Pasadena

December 25, 2014December 25, 2014 Jana J. Monji

AFI Fest 2014: ‘Selma’ as a political chess game with a King

December 5, 2014 Jana J. Monji

What’s missing in ‘Dear White People’

October 6, 2014October 6, 2014 Jana J. Monji

Review: The Spike Lee Joint Collection Vol. 2

October 6, 2014 Jana J. Monji

DVD Review: The Spike Lee Joint Collection Vol. 1

June 22, 2014June 22, 2014 Jana J. Monji

PBS ‘The New Black’ is divisive fear

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  • An Imperfect Musical at the Perfect Time ⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎ June 11, 2021
    When “In the Heights” hit Broadway in March of 2008, the world seemed to be changing. A US Senator for Illinois, Barak Obama, was elected president in the fall of that same year. “In the Heights” in 2008 celebrated an urban family and their mixed Latino community, centering on a young man who left the […]
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  • 5 Films for AAPI Month: Oceania Version May 23, 2021
    Oceania includes Australia, Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. Unfortunately, my list is dominated by New Zealand which happens to be where my sister lives. Although, if you think of Samoa, perhaps anything The Rock is in counts. Once Were Warriors The […]
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  • 5 Books for AAPI Heritage Month May 23, 2021
    When I was younger I did a lot of reading, including whole novels during my more boring high school classes, but I didn’t read much Asian and Asian American literature until I reached college. While it is impossible to pick five novels that would encompass all of the rich literature out there as part of […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • 5 Docs for AAPI Heritage Month May 23, 2021
    Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have been washed out of history. We’ve been in the Americas a long time, but we’ve also seen waves of hatred and we’re now swimming against another tide of Asian animosity. The Chinese Exclusion Act You really can’t understand US history unless you know about the Chinese Exclusion Act. This […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • 5 Films for AAPI Month May 23, 2021
    Too often Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are erased from popular culture. These films show how Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are part of popular culture, not only in the US, but internationally as well. Enter the Dragon Born in San Francisco, Bruce Lee (李振藩) was named one of the 100 most important people of […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • Virtual Dreams and Adventure at Century City Mall May 6, 2021
    Got a crew of two to eight who want to take a 35-minute staycation away from reality? Dreamscape Immersive is re-opening today, 6 May 2021, at Westfield Century City. General admission is $23.50 and to abide by health and safety regulations, these are private adventures. Your chores are “The Blu: Deep Rescue,” “Alien Zoo,” “The […]
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  • Ms. Geek Speaks: DMCA and How Can We Control Trolls? May 1, 2021
    On my blog, I don’t automatically publish comments, even those that are complimenting my writing. I now think the best practice is not to publish comments that come from anonymous accounts, particularly WordPress accounts that seem like nothing more than placeholders or a gateway to comment on other WordPress accounts. When I first received a […]
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  • An Iliad for a Modern World: Stream it! ⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎ April 30, 2021
    The Noise Within production of Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare modern take on Homer’s “The Iliad” (based on the translation by Robert Fagles) is a one-person show with a choice. You can choose who you take the journey with: Deborah Strang or Geoff Elliott. Both interpretations are directed by Julia Rodriguez-Elliott and have their strengths, […]
    Jana J. Monji
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    On inauguration day, 20 January 2021, Yelp let me know that they had taken down a review by a troll who seems to be part of a loose trolling tag team or a troll tribe (See below). That’s a minor victory and she wasn’t targeting me. She was targeting a business and not one she […]
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