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Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A native New Yorker Rachel Chu accompanies her longtime boyfriend, Nick Young, to his best friend's wedding in Singapore. Excited about visiting Asia for the first time but nervous about meeting Nick's family, Rachel is unprepared to learn that Nick has neglected to mention a few key details about his life. It turns out that he is not only the scion of one of the country's wealthiest families but also one of its most sought-after bachelors." --
Publisher
WGBH
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Ming Tsai is the award-winning chef/owner of Blue Ginger and the author of three cookbooks. By using Ming's master recipes, anyone can create a variety of dishes, keeping dining at home interesting and fun - whether you're a beginner or experienced cook.
3) Rambo
Language
English
Formats
Description
Vietnam veteran John Rambo has withdrawn into a simple and secluded existence in Thailand. Even though he is looking to avoid trouble, trouble finds him. A group of Christian missionaries approach Rambo with the desire to rent his boat to travel up the river to Burma, which is a war zone. The Karen people of the region have endured a brutal rule from the murderous Burmese military. Rambo accepts the offer and takes the missionaries up the river. When...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Description
This five-part series traces the story of Asian Americans, spanning 150 years of immigration, racial politics, international relations, and cultural innovation. It is a timely, clear-eyed look at the vital role that Asian Americans have played in defining who we are as a nation. Their stories are a celebration of the grit and resilience of a people that reflects the experience of all Americans.
Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Asian American" coined by activists Yuji Ichioka and Emma Gee in 1968 was a movement to build solidarity between the many AAPI ethnic groups struggling against racism and for their own civil rights. While not perfect in its current or past definitions, often centering East Asian Americans, the term itself symbolizes an important turning point in our history highlighting radical cross-racial solidarity. This documentary brings together four different...
7) All Saints
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Based on the inspiring true story of salesman turned pastor Michael Spurlock, the tiny church he was ordered to shut down, and a group of refugees from Southeast Asia. Together, they risked everything to plant seeds for a future that might just save them all." --
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
After being evicted, hardworking single mom Elaine Cheng tries to maintain a normal life for her children, Raymond and Tina. They squat in a Boston apartment as Elaine juggles a number of jobs, including working for a questionable pyramid scheme. When Elaine doesn't return home one night, nobody knows the kids are home alone, and they are left to fend for themselves. Raymond, a budding inventor, realizes he needs to come up with a plan to take care...
10) Joy ride
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When Audrey's business trip to Asia goes sideways, she enlists the aid of Lolo, her irreverent, childhood best friend who also happens to be a hot mess; Kat, her college friend turned Chinese soap star; and Deadeye, Lolo’s eccentric cousin. Their no-holds-barred, epic experience becomes a journey of bonding, friendship, belonging, and wild debauchery that reveals the universal truth of what it means to know and love who you are"--
12) Rambo
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Vietnam veteran John Rambo has withdrawn into a simple and secluded existence in Thailand. Even though he is looking to avoid trouble, trouble finds him. A group of Christian missionaries approach Rambo with the desire to rent his boat to travel up the river to Burma, which is a war zone. The Karen people of the region have endured a brutal rule from the murderous Burmese military. Rambo accepts the offer and takes the missionaries up the river. When...
Publisher
The Nature Conservancy
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Worcester, MA could be almost anywhere in America. But when a foreign invasive pest -- the Asian longhorned beetle -- was discovered to be killing Worcester's maple trees, the city took decisive action to halt the spread of the beetle, protecting trees across New England from certain death.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Join Ming Tsai on the Emmy-nominated 'Simply Ming' as he and a great group of guest chefs find inspiration from his East-West pantry and from surprise ingredients that range from exotic fruits and vegetables to meats and fish. Ming highlights techniques to help you at home, from filleting a fish to sharing a technique for cooking veggies kids will love. Includes six episodes." --
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
A native New Yorker Rachel Chu accompanies her longtime boyfriend, Nick Young, to his best friend's wedding in Singapore. Excited about visiting Asia for the first time but nervous about meeting Nick's family, Rachel is unprepared to learn that Nick has neglected to mention a few key details about his life. It turns out that he is not only the scion of one of the country's wealthiest families but also one of its most sought-after bachelors.
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Explores the March 2021 mass murder of eight people, including six women of Asian descent, at three spas in Atlanta, Georgia, and looks at the rise of anti-Asian racism and efforts to oppose it, along with the need for better hate crime legislation and accountability from law enforcement.
17) Shortcomings
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Friends navigate interpersonal relationships and cross the country in search of an ideal connection"--
Language
English
Description
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT: It tells the gripping story of a young German soldier on the Western Front of World War I. Paul and his comrades experience firsthand how the initial euphoria of war turns into desperation and fear as they fight for their lives, and each other, in the trenches. The film from director Edward Berger is based on the world-renowned bestseller of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque.
THE WHALE: Follows the story of an...
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