May 10
Castella cake - 1980
seen from China
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Castella cake - 1980
Peaceful Kissena Park, Flushing, May 29, 1954.
Photo: Frank Oscar Larson via frankloscarlarsonphotos.com
This Little House
cleaning out my closet
Christmas in Flushing
When you hail from here & come back, no matter the store changes that happen; you find a glimpse of your past in a moment. There’s a comfort in that. To quote (with my choice of words crossed out) a fictional villain from one of my favorite games to play from COVID,
“I stayed in Sumeru (Flushing)... but 'I' also left Sumeru (Flushing)."
- Il Dottore, Genshin Impact.
Flushing Queens 🖤
Census: Auntie was Yoko’s neighbor. 1940
Boogie (dir. Eddie Huang).
Huang avoids glossing over the darker aspects of Chinese households including common parental pressures and domestic violence. The generational film tries to dismantle model minority stereotypes just as it fantasizes about Asians in more prominent positions within American culture by indulging in its hoop dreams and the obvious sex appeal of its dynamic lead.