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richincolor · 2 years

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Group Discussion: A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin

A Magic Steeped in Poison is a brew that I’ve been eagerly anticipating since it was first announced. As a Taiwanese American, I was really excited to learn of a YA fantasy book by a Taiwanese Canadian author. In the Acknowledgements, author Judy Lin thanks the authors who paved the way for her to write an Asian/Chinese-inspired fantasy. This reminded me of our 2017 Group Discussion of Want by Cindy Pon, an incredible sci-fi thriller set in near-future Taiwan. It’s been exciting to see more and more Taiwanese authors, and Asian authors in general, flourish in the YA space over the years. And with that said, I’ll get off my soapbox.

Head over to our site to read our discussion!

#a magic steeped in poison #ya lit #asian ya #book club

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ranilla-bean · 6 months

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culture tips for writing asian settings: ghosts of war (spoopy edition)

for halloween, let's talk about ghosts in asia—specifically ghosts as a legacy of the japanese invasion of the asia-pacific. the asian pacific rim is filled with ghost stories, especially at sites of japanese wartime atrocities.

i tend to argue that the fire nation, culturally, draws on southeast asia but without a doubt its industrialised imperialism and wide-ranging atrocities is influenced by japan in ww2. there's a lot of fertile ground for fan creators to explore the legacies of that trauma and, in a world where the veil between the spirit and physical world is so permeable, ghosts can be an excellent entry point.

my grandpa, never a superstitious man, was a child in southern china during the japanese invasion. amid the slaughter around him, he experienced something disturbing: one night, all his lamps blew out, a rooster started to crow, and outside in the moonlight he saw the shadow of a headless figure walking about. terrified, he started to recite sutras—and the figure disappeared.

my partner's family built a house on a vacant plot in the philippines and experienced paranormal activity for years. when a priest came to exorcise the house, my partner saw him chase a shadow up the stairs. an unseen force also gouged claw marks into their wall. the family eventually discovered they had built the house over a japanese burial site.

these aren't the only stories. ghosts of the tormented and their tormentors lace hong kong, malaysia, singapore, the philippines, indonesia, and more. if we think of ghosts as spirits who linger because of resentment or unfinished business, there's something tragic about their manifestation as a legacy of japanese occupation. it speaks to the cruelty they were subjected to, the unnatural circumstances of their death: soldiers tortured, women enslaved for sex, civilians beheaded.

there's so much room for ghosts to explore the legacy of war and trauma in atla. ghosts confront us with the past. ghosts seek to assert power and dominance over place, perhaps the same places where they had been disempowered. they evoke fear but also compassion. what do you think might be some places still haunted—literally—by the fire nation's imperialism?

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#atla #atla culture #atla meta #avatar the last airbender #asian culture tips #halloween #ghost stories #i wouldn't say im superstitious but i feel like there's Shit Out There and i'd rather not provoke it #ya feel?#also why i avoid occultism like the plague. don't need to be trying to interact with them on purpose sdjfkldsj

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thehappyvet · 1 month

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Y'all getting mad an Asian actor didn't want to put on a fake Asian accent cause he doesn't actually have one and feels comfortable using his own voice and not having to fall into a stereotype anymore cause we have grown from that as a society: IROH ISNT THE SAME WITHOUT THE VOICE 😡😡😡😡😡😡

#natla #atla #atla live action #atla rewatch #BUT HE DID IT IN KIMS CONVENIENCE #ya that show is older now and he never really felt that comfortable doing it but he had to to play a stereotype #this series has been massive for asian actors being able to be their authentic selves and yall are sleeping on it

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moviesstoriesandbooks · 29 days

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Kim has a chipped tooth , but the chipping is inside , and very very small. It can't be seen and he won't get it fixed.

It's a souvenir from the very first time he defeated Chan on hand to hand combat. Even Chan doesn't know that, THAT hit, did so much damage.

Chay on the other hand , knows.

After their first kiss on his shaggy old couch , and the many more that followed that night , he could wax poetry about all the edges and softness of every single crevice on Kim's mouth. He had whimpered when it accidentally grazed his lips , and had grabbed onto Kim's shoulders at the time.

But after that one night Chay never got to kiss Kim again. He never saw the warmth in his eyes that melted and re-moulded his entire world. Not even when he begged in front of Kim to tell him some part of whatever they had , was true.

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Afterwards when he tried to move on , when he tried to fall into the arms of strangers who creeped all over him lustfully , the kisses never made him * feel*.

They were just a way to distract the minds of these poor replacements , so they wouldn't notice how empty Chay's ministrations were. They always closed their eyes when they kissed , and so Chay's unsatisfied frown went by unnoticed. His anger at the reminder , the lack of friction when they tried to dominate him, only made him pull back to lead their attention elsewhere, which they mistook for throes of passion. Hopefully.

When Chay finally was picked up by Kim at Yok's bar one night , Kim was shocked seeing how very much Chay had to drink , and how lax the security around him had been , especially considering their ward had been inebriated. Chay could barely recognise it was Kim half-carrying him out of the bar. Porsche had mentioned to "Make sure Porchay is being safe , Yok called and said he's drinking now. I know , shocking!" , Kim hadn't expected to end up with whole armful of drunk lanky Chay with flushed face and pouty lips.

Kim decided then and there to take him to his penthouse to sleep it off, so he could lie to Porsche about how drunk he had been and maybe so noone else could see his Chay like that.

Once a slightly sobered up Chay took in the piano that stood against the backdrop of a starlit Bangkok skyline , he tearfully broke down and tried to push Kim's aid away.

Only for them both to end up on the rug overlooking the balcony , holding each other , Kim trying to bask in the aroma that was simply his Porchay , and Chay trying to claw his way into Kim's leather jacket.

Finally , finally; Chay got to taste him again , and his whimpers got louder each time Kim grazed his plump lips with that one chipped tooth.

Some vague part of Chay's consciousness revelled that it couldn't get better than this , for Kim to choose that moment bite his lips with full force and draw blood. Chay started to shake like a scared fawn when Kim's fingers climbed underneath his shirt and headed to his chest.

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barananduen · 6 months

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"Inspire" - fanart of Chinese actor Li Dai Kun - Digital painting

I'm really proud of this >.< 🙏dontflop dontflop dontflop🙏It's the first proper (so, non-chibi) painting I've finished this year - it's been a busy/stressful year.

This started off as a practice sketch that, one night, I decided to paint "just for the lulz."

As such, I had no plan for ... well, anything other than was was on the sketch.😅 And then things (literally) grew from there.

Referenced from [this scene] in his commercial for Hua Niang skincare products.

More CDrama art: [#fanart - asian media]

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beescake · 4 months

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found some old tweets frm my private diary acc logging errant thoughts i had while getting into hs

and well. smth abt the progression of it makes me emo. happy new year ig :')

#srry misleading opening img. i am actually asian #homestuck #2024 #vioart #karkat vantas #dave strider #sollux captor #davekat #ok ya i did cry a little #esp since these were like. littered here n there btwn vents of struggling w mental health executive dysfunction assignments etcetc #so it was kind of (a lot of) cope. but id say it worked well considering im now here livin my online cringe life :)))#took me super late in the year to actually join the fandom tho so theres a huge gap of absence and my tweets p much ended there #my final tweet was “captor fans 🤝 trekkies” hgehe it makes me kick feets to see those fandoms crossposting on blr :)))))#but aye these are just the tweets relevant to the lore behind my fanart the rest is for me to keep priv...#esp the character tier list! 2nd half of that had to be redacted for my protection LMAO

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james-stark-the-writer · 2 months

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19:45 into the absolute rom-com classic Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na bc i wanted to feel good today and revisit a little bit of nostalgia and i was in the romcom mood so. here we are. anyway, this movie is like Camp Excellence, and also astonishingly well directed, i'm glad young me had great taste, this movie is very much from the year 2008, but, along with Mamma Mia! which somehow also released in 2008, nothing else even comes close to making me love love and life as this does.

#james talks #james watches stuff #jaane tu ya jaane na #jaane tu... ya jaane na #guess something about 2008 movies just hits different #also yeah i did chuckle at the gay joke. it's from 2008 guys. let it go.#and Ratna is just playing a toned down Maya Sarabhai and i'm having a blast #but also her getting fake mad at Jai to stop him from dreaming about his father triggered like real PTSD in me lmao #asian parents are the fucking worst.#they'll say shit like 'i can't believe you'd dream about that. i'm so disappointed you even had that thought' and genuinely mean it lmao #anyway banger songs great acting really good direction and writing AND they synthesized a literal audience and made it work!!!!#you want me to be normal about romance? you want someone who grew up on Imran Khan romcoms to be normal about romance????

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morethansalad · 6 months

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Vegan Dan Dan Noodles / Spicy Szechuan Noodles

recipe is in German btw

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simply-whump · 7 months

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Bright Eyes in the Dark (他从火光中走来) - Whump List

Whumpee : Lin Lu Xiao played by Johnny Huang and Ran Dong Yang played by Guan Ya Jun

Synopsis : Lin Lu Xiao possesses exceptional firefighting skills and extensive experience. He is the head of the Special Operations Station on Heping Road in Beixun City. By a twist of fate, he is chosen to become an instructor for a reality show aimed at promoting firefighting knowledge. During the show, Lin Lu Xiao coincidentally encounters Nan Chu, a dancer he had rescued from a fire years ago. (MDL)

Genres : Action, Romance

⚠️ Trigger Warning ⚠️ There are some rescues for attempted suicide in several episode

Warning! Possible spoilers below!

Lin Lu Xiao

Ep 1 : Fails to save a kid trapped under a collapsed building, angry outburst

Ep 2-9 : None

Ep 10 : Has a nightmare

Ep 11 : (Flashback) Training too hard, scolded, scratches on his neck — (Present) Wincing in pain, treated, falls asleep

Ep 12-16 : None

Ep 17 : In a very dangerous firefighting mission, concern for him — Covered in ash, dazed, hugged, crying, worried for his friend, comforted

Ep 18 : At his friend side in the hospital, crying, blaming himself

Ep 19 : Emotional, crying

Ep 20-26 : None

EP 27 : Some debris fall on him in an unsafe building — In the hospital, injured, sleeping, wakes up, bandaged, exaggerates his injuries, concern for him, a bit manhandled, tries to get up, wincing in pain — Hugging someone, wincing in pain

Ep 28-31 : None

Ep 32 : Angry outburst, learns one of his fellow firefighters has died, crying

Ep 33 : Grieving

Ep 34-35 : None

Ep 36 : Dizzy, vision blurry, leaning on a tree, concern for him, almost throws up — Sick, in bed, nauseous, feverish, given medicine

Ep 37 : Limping, has lots of blisters on his foot

Ep 38 : Teary-eyed

Ep 39 : None

Ep 40 : On a dangerous mission (forest fire), missing, concern for him, surrounded by fire — Crying

Ran Dong Yang

Ep 17 : Volunteers for a dangerous task on a firefighting mission, surrounded by fire, hit by a pipe, concern for him, blasted by an explosion, falls from high — Bleeding, unconscious — In a hospital bed, wakes up, lost his leg

Ep 18 : In a hospital bed, realises his leg is missing, shocked, “It’s okay” (It’s definitely not okay) — Pretends to be fine — Discharged form the hospital, his friends are here to help him, in a wheelchair — Helped to bed

Ep 19 : In a lot of pain (phantom pain from missing limb), sweating, crying — Falls to the ground while trying to go to his wheelchair, found on the floor, hugged, trashing, screaming, sobbing — Crying — Drinking on top of a building, wants to kill himself, concern for him, everyone crying

>> More whump Lists

#bright eyes in the dark #whump list #asian whump #whump #cdrama #chinese drama #johnny huang #guan ya jun

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musiquesduciel · 7 months

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Not Imran Khan being disgusted by this plot of a rom-com in I Hate Luv Storys (2010)

When that was literally him in his debut film. Down to singing a song. Like sir, this you?

You literally had the same name, even, in both these movies.

TLDR; In I Hate Luv Storys (2010), Imran Khan plays assistant director 'Jai' who comes to hate the plot of his own love story from his debut film where he, ironically, also plays a 'Jai' and people say Imran Khan does not have range?

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alejunsu · 3 months

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Pit Babe EP10 (Alan x Jeff)

Ya denme mas de ellos dos, me urge que sea viernes para ver el siguiente episodio y las escenas de estos dos... por que como siempre yo Team parejas secundarias jajajaja

#pit babe the series #pit babe #pit babe ep 10 #episodio 10 #boys love #thai bl #series bl #couple bl #cute kiss #so cute #kiss bl #so sweet #asian bl series #asian bl #alanjeff #alan x jeff #sailub hemmawich #pon thanapon #ya dile que si

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viper-motorsports · 2 months

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A third place podium at Circuit Yas Marina UAE by their N°91 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) cemented the GT season title for Pure Rxcing in the 2023 – 2024 Asian Le Mans Series season closing Four Hours of Abu Dhabi.

#porsche 911 gt3 r 992 #4 hours of abu dhabi #pure rxcing #yas marina circuit #asian le mans series #2023-2024 asian le mans series #2024 4habudhabi #porsche 911 gt3 r #porsche911

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lemonsourcrisis · 3 months

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19th Floor 19层 (2024) dir. Cai Cong DAI YA QI as QING YOU

#lemongifs #dai ya qi #19th floor #19层 #cdrama #chinese drama #cdramagifs #cdramasource #cdramaedit #asiandramaedit #asian drama #dailyasiandramas

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jacedotl · 5 months

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I finished Eleanor & Park and it's apparently controversial for its racial stereotype and sexualization like "His skin's like honey", "sexy Asian man", or one scene where she mentioned that she might be attracted to Asian men. Apparently, it didn't sit right with many readers especially Asian readers. Describing it as harmful and racist. Here are my thoughts: I don't think it was that bad. I think it's funny. Quiet flattering.

To say it's racist is a stretch. The term is often misused. I would say insensitive in a slight. People are only shitting on it was written by a white woman. C'mon, it wasn't that bad 🤷🏻‍♂️

Or maybe I'm so desperate for Asian male representation that whenever a progressive poc libexplains, I'm like "Shushh man stfu, this our only moment in representation" 🤫😁

#novel #fanart #ya #ya lit #ya literature #eleanor and park #digitalart #art #illustration #cute #cute art #eleanorandpark #books #book lover #book fanart #asian representation

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lee-kangin · 4 months

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people on twitter questioning sonny’s loyalty and commitment to the club you lot are braindead 😭😭😭

#out of all the players HEUNGMIN SON ya okay #there is such a lack of nuance within our fanbase why is it impossible to criticise a singular game a player has had #without going into immediate extremes insinuating he’s trying not to get injured for the asian cup #when you can simply chalk it up to him being gassed after playing 90 mins in pretty much every game in an intense system and he’s 31??#16 g/a in 19 starts some of you lot cannot appreciate a single good thing

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barananduen · 6 months

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Fanart of Wen Ke Xing from "Word of Honor" - Digital painting

Part of my "square cdrama chibis" series.

Lao Wen from Word of Honor, who may pop up anywhere and everywhere and buy snacks with your wallet. But only if you have nice shoulderblades.

For more, click this tag: #fanart - asian media

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Originally posted to my DA on Nov. 30, 2021, here: https://www.deviantart.com/barananduen/art/A-Lao-Wen-899310138

#Word of Honor #Gong Jun #cdrama #wohdaily #cdramasource #artists on tumblr #illustration #shan he ling #tian ya ke #Wen Kexing #chinese drama #shl #tyk #woh cast #Wen Ke Xing #cdrama fanart #noai #fanart - asian media

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