As part of our continued journey to become a more liberated, welcoming and empowering SU for all, our staff have put together a collection of literature, art, films, shows and musicians that showcase the heritage, talent and diversity of East and South East Asia to celebrate East and South East Asian Heritage Month
As part of our continued journey to become a more liberated, welcoming and empowering SU for all, our staff have put together a collection of literature,art, films, shows and musicians that showcase the heritage, talent and diversity of East and Southeast Asia to celebrate East and Southeast Asian Heritage Month.
The pieces on this collection are meant to open our minds, educate and uphold the cultures and communities that span from across East Asia.
Care has been taken to try and incorporate as many communities and identities from East Asia and its rich body of people.
We hope you enjoy making your way through these pieces!
All pieces listed are not endorsed or affilited with or by UCLan Students' Union
Movies
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Train to Busan
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Seok-woo and his daughter are on a train to Busan on the latter's birthday to see his wife. However, the journey turns into a nightmare when they are trapped amidst a zombie outbreak in South Korea.
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Parasite
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A multi award winning film. The struggling Kim family sees an opportunity when the son starts working for the wealthy Park family. Soon, all of them find a way to work within the same household and start living a parasitic life
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To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
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Teen Lara Jean Covey lives a normal, boring high school life until some unexpected letters get released to all her former crushes. These were love letters and were meant for her eyes only, until one day her sister Kitty sends them out in hopes to give Lara Jean a more interesting life. |
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Everything, Everywhere, All at Once
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A Chinese American immigrant who, while audited by the IRS, discovers she must connect with parallel universe versions of herself to prevent a powerful being from destroying the universe.
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Turning Red
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A thirteen-year-old girl is torn between staying her mother's dutiful daughter and the changes of adolescence. And as if the challenges were not enough, whenever she gets overly excited, she transforms into a giant red panda! |
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Raya and the Last Dragon
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Long ago, in the fantasy world of Kumandra, humans and dragons lived together in harmony. However, when monsters known as the Druun threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later, those same monsters have returned, and it's up to a lone warrior to track down the last dragon and stop the Druun for good. |
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Always Be My Maybe
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Childhood sweethearts have a falling out and don't speak for 15 years, only reconnecting as adults when Sasha runs into Marcus in San Francisco. Although the old sparks are still there, the couple live in different worlds. |
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The Joy Luck Club
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Four Chinese women along with their mothers delve into their past and try to find answers. Slowly, this search helps them to understand the complex relationship they share with each other.
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Better Luck Tomorrow
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Four Chinese women along with their mothers delve into their past and try to find answers. Slowly, this search helps them to understand the complex relationship they share with each other.
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Mulan
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Young Mulan is distraught to learn that her weak father must join the army to fight the invading Huns. Unwilling to endanger his life, she disguises herself as a man and joins the army in his place. |
Literature
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The Mountain Sings - Dr Nguyen Phan Que Mai
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A luminous, complex family narrative that spans nearly a century of Vietnamese history, from the French colonial period through the communist Viet Minh's rise to power, the separation between North and South Vietnam, the Vietnam War, all the way to the present day.
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Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 – Cho Nam-Joo
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Kim Jiyoung is a new mother living in Seoul, South Korea, with her husband Daehyun. Jiyoung starts behaving strangely one morning, reciting a rhyme in her mother's voice. A few days later, she takes on the voice of a recently deceased friend. Jiyoung doesn't remember these incidents after the fact.
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The Incendiaries – R.O Kwon
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The novel follows a young woman who is indoctrinated into a cult on her campus as told by three characters: Phoebe Lin, the woman who is recruited, John Leal, the man who recruits her, and Will Kendall, a fellow student who loves Phoebe and struggles to understand her choices.
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Beauty is a Wound -Madeleine Pramoedya
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Tells the story of a prostitute, Dewi Ayu, who rises from the grave after being dead for 21 years. The book follows Dewi Ayu and her four daughters, traversing Indonesia's history from the colonial period, through the Japanese occupation, to the independence era. |
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The Arrival – Shaun Tan
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In this unusual book, we follow a young man as he packs his bags and leaves his family to go and start a new life in another country. We experience his journey, his struggles to communicate, find accommodation, a job and food, as well as following the stories of other immigrants. |
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East Side Voices – Helena Lee
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East Side Voices is a collection of essays that provide thoughtful, painful reminder of the grand narratives that get buried under belittling stereotypes, of how progress can also regress and how self-actualisation, self-discovery and personal excellence still grate against the perceptions of strangers. |
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Crazy Rich Asians – Kevin Kwan
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A 2013 romance comedy novel by American author Kevin Kwan about a young Asian American woman who travels with her boyfriend to his native Singapore and finds herself suddenly thrust into the cutthroat world of Asia's uber-rich. |
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The Life of a Banana – PP Wong
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Consumed by secrets, violence and confusing family relations, Xing Li tries to find hope wherever she can. To find her own identity, she must first discover what it means to be both Chinese and British.
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Takeaway: Stories from a Childhood Behind the Counter by Angela Hui
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Hui puts forth a painfully honest account as the child of first-generation immigrant parents, peeling back the surface to reveal her existence in an in-between space: the internalised crisis of not being Chinese enough and not being British enough; the Chinese and English language barriers and generational trauma that creates.
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TV Shows/Shorts/Podcasts
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Fresh off the Boat
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An Asian-American family decides to move to Orlando, Florida from Washington D.C. to embrace the "American Dream," facing many obstacles as they try to assimilate with the new culture that surrounds them.
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Kim’s Convenience
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Mr. and Mrs. Kim are Korean Canadian convenience store owners who have worked hard to give their now-twenty-something children, Janet and Jung, a better life in Canada. This single camera comedy finds laughter in the trials of running a literal 'Mom and Pop' shop while raising kids in a culture not quite your own.
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One Piece
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A legendary high-seas quest unlike any other. Luffy is a young adventurer who has longed for a life of freedom ever since he can remember. He sets off from his small village on a perilous journey to find the legendary fabled treasure, ONE PIECE, to become King of the Pirates!
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American Born Chinese
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Chronicles the trials and tribulations of a regular American teenager whose life is forever changed when he befriends the son of a mythological god. |
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Alice In Borderland
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Arisu—a listless, jobless, and video-game-obsessed young man—suddenly finds himself in a strange, emptied-out version of Tokyo in which he and his friends must compete in dangerous games to survive. In this strange world, Arisu meets Usagi, a young woman who's navigating the games alone. |
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All Of Us Are Dead
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A coming-of-age story set in catastrophic circumstances where a group of loyal friends’ band together to overcome zombies, crushes, loss and bullies. |
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Flavourful Origins
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Embark on a delightful journey through the culinary traditions of China and uncover the stories of the people who create and cherish its dishes. |
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But Where Are You From – besea.n
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A fun and uplifting podcast, talking about about East and South East Asian culture ranging from politics, dating, relationships, food, racism and the experiences of living in Britain as ESEA folks.
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East Asia Now
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East Asia Now explores connections between East Asia and the United States through interviews, discussions, and lectures.
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Artists/Musicians
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Japanese Breakfast
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Jung Kook
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Griff
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Rina Sawayama
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Luna Li
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H.E.R.
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MC Jin
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King
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