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This time Not So Ancient looks at "Tea" by Velina Hasu Houston and not only has one, but TWO guests joining in on the discussion. Production manager, Chantel King, and stage manager, Joanne Pan, share their thoughts on Houston's drama about the Japanese war wives following World War II. Culture shock, assimilation, and the obligation of culture are woven through out the narrative giving the four fuel to talk about what it means to be Asian American.
Not So Ancient's second episode recorded in Chicago at the Consortium of Asian American Theaters and Artists' Con/Fest 2018! Artistic Director, actor, director, and CAATA Board President Randy Reyes joins in the conversation around Philip Kan Gotanda's family drama, "Fish Head Soup."
Los Angeles Playwright and producer, Nicholas Pilapil, guest hosts while Not So Ancient takes a look at "A Language of Their Own" by Chay Yew. The trio delves deep into this queer story about the aftermath of a breakup during the 1980s. Meanwhile, Peter realizes he doesn't know enough about queer theatre history and may need to do a spin-off podcast.
Part two of two! We got special guest, Jonathan Castanien (host of Not So Ancient) to help us finish up Crazy Rich Asians. We talk the sequel, new Asian-focused projects, Awkafina's "blaccent", and Rachel drops some knowledge on China's relationship with hip hop. Yuri Kochiyama: Japanese-American Civil Rights Activist Joel Kim Booster on Conan Michelle Yeoh was called a Banana Find Not So Ancient on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play and more! @NotSoAncient
In the intro episode, meet Not So Ancient hosts Jonathan Castanien and Peter J. Kuo. Find out what spurred the creation of this podcast and how each episode will go down.