Reviews will start
Reviews of AAPI Arts starts now.
We are at an interesing moment in the realm of AAPI arts and literature. We are seeing a record number of works being completed by various artists, writers, poets and playwrights. Additionally, we are seeing musicians emerging on the landscape like Olivia Rodrigo, who is a Filipina. Films like Everything Everywhere All At Once, has won Oscars, and we are seeing more and more AAPI texts hitting the best seller lists.
Chris Rock was interviewed for HBO’s The Black List. He summarized when he thought baseball was integrated. It was when they started to sign bad baseball players. Prior to that, you had exceptional players like Jackie Robinson. His evaluation of making it? The freedom to suck.
Most of these reviews are going to be written by myself, and perhaps a few friends who would like to contribute to this revamped version of dIS•Orient.
I plan to run reviews of books, plays and art. Maybe we might have a few film reviews, as it seems that there are more and more films featuring AAPIs in the lead roles.