Podcasts by The Electric Image Express

Episode Swap: 'Boogie' w/ Raymond Luu, Alan Duong, Renee Ya from 2021-06-22T17:00

Ray, Alan, and Renee discuss Eddie Huang's coming-of-age, basketball drama and why it resonated differently among the team. They talk about the unique perspective of the Black/Asian cultural int...

Asian American Tik Tok and 2021 Oscars (Minari, Nomadland, Sound of Metal) with Lily Lei and Katie Quan from 2021-04-29T20:00

In episode 40, we sit down with Tik Tok creator Lily Lei as she shares her jourrney to obtaining Tik Tok fame over the last year. As we are all well aware, Tik Tok is an incredibly influential v...

BONUS ANNIVERSARY EPISODE: Surviving Battle Royale (バトル・ロワイアル) with Raymond Luu and Alan Duong from the Reel Asian Podcast from 2021-04-14T20:00

It's our ANNIVERSARY! THANK YOU to all of our listeners and fans for your continued support! THANK YOU to our guests for lending your time and sharing your stories, and THANK YOU to everyone els...

Days of Being Wild (阿飛正傳), Haruki Murakami, and our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY PART 1 with Hon Hoang from 2021-04-14T13:56

It's our ANNIVERSARY! THANK YOU to all of our listeners and fans for your continued support! THANK YOU to our guests for lending your time and sharing your stories, and THANK YOU to everyone els...

Love Boat Taiwan, Taiwanese Diaspora, Violence against Asians with Valerie Soe from 2021-03-30T12:00

Director, writer, and professor Valerie Soe joins Sean to share her creative journey and the making of her newest documentary: Listen

A Father's Son, Shanghai Kiss, Asian Father roles (Warrior) with Patrick Chen, Perry Yung and Hon Hoang from 2021-03-15T14:00

Director Patrick Chen and Actor Perry Yung join Sean and Hon Hoang to talk about their upcoming film A Father’s Son: A 90’s Chinatown Noir Thriller based on the character’s from Henry Change’s J...

Kenneth Pai on Taipei People, Chinese/Taiwanese identity, and Asian American literature from 2021-02-28T18:00

In Episode 35, I’m joined by legendary Taiwanese writer Kenneth Pai (白先勇). Professor Pai’s works pioneered the modern Chinese experience: including as waishengren (外省人) living in Taiwan (Taipei...

Happy Cleaners: Religion, Family, and The Asian American Dream with Charles Ryu, Yeena Sung, and Kat Kim from 2021-02-12T16:00

Welcome to Season 2! Happy Lunar New Year! 新年快樂! 새해 복 많이 받으세요 ! Chúc Mừng Năm Mới”!

After reflecting for a few weeks I decided to dedicate more time on the show talking to AsAm/minority c...

A Very Harold&Kumar (and Akshay and Sean) 3D Christmas from 2020-12-25T09:52:36

Merry Xmas and happy holidays to everyone! Akshay Singh returns to make good on the Xmas episode he promised us way back in episode 4.

Akshay and I first determine where we will record o...

To All the Boys I've Loved Before: Happa representation and Gen Z High School hijinks with Blake Lew-Merwin and Shannon Fong from 2020-11-09T21:50:42

In Episode #29, Shannon Fong and Blake Lew-Merwin come back to revisit To All the Boys I've Loved Before: the 2018 high school Netflix romcom written by Jenny Han that notably features Lara Jean...

Fallen Angels: The Wong Kar-Wai Experience with Hon Hoang from 2020-10-26T05:22:55

In Episode #28, we FINALLY get to the Wong Kar-Wai episode! Hon Hoang, photographer and director, joins me to talk about my favorite (and I suspect, one of his favorite) directors and his movie ...

The 2020 Vice Presidential Debate: Through the Eyes of the Asian American Voter with Minh-Thu-Pham, Kim Thuy Seelinger, and Anuj Vohra from 2020-10-08T11:17:58

Today we have a special episode of the pod recapping the Vice Presidential Debate! I'm joined by Minh-Thu-Pham, Kim Thuy Seelinger, and Anuj Vohra-- legal and policy experts as well as founders ...

Saving Face: LGBTQ Chinese American cinema and family reputation with Katie Quan and Vivian Liu from 2020-09-28T05:54:35

In Episode #26, we revisit Alice Wu's Saving Face:quietly one of the most important movies of the last 20 years for Asian American cinema. Our guest is Katie Quan,who teaches Asian American Issu...

Parasite (기생충): Impact on Asian American creators, memeability, Kpop, and more with Minji Chang from 2020-09-14T07:07:55

In Episode #25, we revisit Parasite: one of the most acclaimed Asian movies of recent history...and the movie that caused our last collective moment of joy in 2020. Minji Chang-- actor, produce...

1998 Mulan: Gender roles, Gen Z, and looking forward to 2020 Mulan with Shannon Fong and Blake Lew-Merwin from 2020-09-05T08:05:48

When you think of Asian American icons in animation, The Animated, OG 1998 Mulan quickly climbs to the top of the list. When we started this podcast, Mulan was definitely on the shortlist. What ...

The Wandering Earth (流浪地球) + 3 Body Problem ( 三体): Science Fiction in the hands of China with Eric Lee and Mazy Yap from 2020-09-01T07:17:33

The Wandering Earth gives us a once in a lifetime chance to observe a new superpower get behind the director's seat for the first time and inject their culture's values and world view through sc...

Lost in Translation 2: The Tokyo Expat Journey and Tokyo Secrets with Mike Nikolakakis from 2020-08-24T06:52:52

Wait, didn't we already cover Lost in Translation? Yes-- but the Japan ex-pat experience is so close to my heart and so fresh in my mind that I had to get Mike back on the podcast and cover some...

Jeremy Lin 10 years later: Linsanity, Faith, NBA restart, and the future for Asian American ballers with Andrew Noh from 2020-08-10T05:05:49

The NBA is back! To celebrate, Andrew and I take a look back at Jeremy Lin's historic career through the documentary Linsanity. Can you believe it's been 10 years since he entered the NBA?? Time...

Padma Lakshmi's Taste the Nation: SF Chinatown restaurant recommendations, Lan Zhou vs. Xi'an and the future of Chinese food in America with Eric Lee and Akshay Singh from 2020-07-30T06:09:44

Episode 20! Wow! It's crazy how quickly we got here and we couldn't have done it without your encouragement, support, and constructive feedback.

This week Eric and Akshay join me to get ...

Infernal Affairs (無間道) and how Asian Americans navigate self identity with Michael Yap and Stephanie Cheng from 2020-07-24T04:12

In Episode 19 Stephanie and Michael Yap joins us to revisit Andrew Lau's Infernal Affairs. We kick it off by establishing some sides: Team Tony Leung vs Team Andy Lau? (8:28) After reflection of...

Gran Torino and Growing up Hmong American and visibility in Asian America with Lea Vue and Vang Xiong from 2020-07-17T04:19:29

In Episode 18 Lea Vue and Vang Xiong join us to revisit Clint Eastwood's Gran Torino and share their perspective on growing up Hmong American, and Hmong America's relation within the Asian Ameri...

Lost in Translation: The AAPI expat experience with Deirdre Bosa and Trung Phan from 2020-07-09T21:39:42

In Episode 17 Trung brings his good friend Deirdre Bosa to revisit Sophia Coppola's Lost in Translation and share our varied AAPI expat experiences across Asia-- from Japan, China, to Vietnam. A...

Big Hero 6 and Asian American representation in animation with Stephanie Cheng from 2020-07-03T07:54:52

In Episode 16 Stephanie Cheng joins us to revisit Disney's Big Hero 6 and examine Asian American representation in animation. Steph is an animation industry insider having worked at Dreamworks a...

Yellow Peril #2: Phuc Bui, Assimilation, and Anglicizing Names with Eric, Andrew, and Stephen from 2020-06-27T22:50:56

On the second episode of the Yellow Peril series, we discuss Listen

Akira (アキラ): The Michael Jordan of Sci-fi movies with Mike Nikolakakis from 2020-06-25T03:04:10

In Episode 15 Mike Nikolakakis joins us from Tokyo to discuss why Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira might just be the most important Sci-fi movie of the last 50 years. We start by breaking down why Akira'...

Shaolin Soccer (少林足球): Growing up with Stephen Chow and Mo Lei Tau with Mazy Yap from 2020-06-22T23:03:50

In Episode 14 Mazy Yap joins us to talk about Stephen Chow's Shaolin Soccer. Mazy helps us understand what it was like growing up with Stephen Chow's comedies constantly on TV in Hong Kong (10:0...

Be Water: Bruce Lee's impact, athleticism, death, and comparisons to MJ + much much more with Trung Phan and Eric Lee from 2020-06-15T03:51:03

A Bruce Lee 30 for 30 documentary dropping right as our podcast starts picking up steam is, to quote the wise Rob Pelinka: "Manna from Heaven"

Trung and Eric come on for our first Tri...

YELLOW PERIL SERIES #1: Reactions on #BlackoutTuesday, the view from Vancouver, and not burning out on activism from 2020-06-13T09:05:08

Hey all! Trung, Eric and I were so fired up by everything that happened last week (ending 6/5) that we decided to record an episode only about the George Floyd protests and the surrounding clima...

Gook: The difference between '92 and '20 with Andrew Noh from 2020-06-13T00:52:12

In Ep. 12 Andrew Noh joins us to talk about Justin Chon's Gook. Although we scheduled Gook before George Floyd's murder, the movie's human story on how Black and Korean communities suffered in t...

TRAILER: The Electric Image Express from 2020-06-08T08:10:53

Four Lions: Asians as Terrorists and Terrorists as.... people? with Anupam Sharma from 2020-06-07T03:32:23

Everyone knows South Asians are stereotypically portrayed as terrorists in Western film. But have you considered that all terrorists on film have a stereotypical personality? Chris Morris's dark...

YELLOW PERIL SUPPORTS BLACK POWER: Enter the Dragon with Eric Lee from 2020-06-02T01:40:39

In Episode 10 Eric comes back to talk Enter the Dragon, Bruce Lee,(14:30) but most importantly, the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police as the latest in a long string of institution...

Crazy Rich Asians: Family, Money, and Dating in Asia with Shannon Fong from 2020-06-01T08:10:13

You can't talk about Asian American identity in media without talking Crazy Rich Asians. Shannon Fong, a close family friend and a Taiwanese American who moved back to Taipei helps us wrap up As...

The Big Sick: Finding love for you and your family (Bag of Devotion not required) with Akshay Singh from 2020-05-27T09:43:13

In Episode #8, Akshay Singh makes his return to talk about Kumail Nanjiani's The Big Sick with more of his awkward anecdotes and convincing theories on marrying modern love with traditional, asi...

Apocalypse Now IS Vietnam with Trung Phan from 2020-05-23T04:58:08

In this episode, we are joined by Trung Phan and his colorful Vietnamese background. We can't hold back the NBA analogies and at (13:30) throw out our desire for a Coppola-style Last Dance. At (...

The Farewell: forging your identity between two cultures with Eric Lee from 2020-05-19T01:00:33

For our third movie in Asian Pacific American Heritage Month we fast forward to 2019 and revisit The Farewell: one of the standout films of our current "golden age" of Asian-American content. Er...

Better Luck Tomorrow: East Coast v West Coast, Public v Private School with Eric Lee from 2020-05-12T23:30:35

We continue celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with Better Luck Tomorrow: the movie that has had the most impact on my life and a landmark in Asian American cinema. My former room...

Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle and Asian-American stoner comedy with Akshay Singh from 2020-05-04T10:13:10

Happy Asian Pacific American Heritage Month everyone! We kick off the month with Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle, an all time Asian-American comedy directed by Danny Leiner. Obviously we had...

Hero (英雄) and the problems with the CCP with Sean's Mom from 2020-04-29T03:33:05

This week we talk about Hero, a beautiful but controversial movie directed by Zhang Yimou. We discuss Zhang's up and down relationship with the Chinese Communist Party, how he uses scale and col...

Hard Boiled (辣手神探) and the struggle of the Asian American Male in Film with Sean's Dad from 2020-04-21T21:07:02

This week we use Hard Boiled to contrast the hard, masculine action heros portrayed by Chow Yun-Fat and Tony Leung with the limited roles given to Asian-American actors and how it affects our id...

Eat Drink Man Woman (‎飲食男女) with Sean Niu and Sean's Mom from 2020-04-15T05:04:30

Welcome to the inaugral podcast! We kick things off with Ang Lee's classic: Eat Drink Man Woman. I explore Ang's return to Taipei, how this movie is a hall of fame foodie movie, and launch the i...