068 Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Julia and Victoria are joined by their friend Andy Park to discuss Pachinko by Min Jin Lee and his family’s experiences as Korean American immigrants. Julia makes several K-Pop references.

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Mentioned in the Episode:

• Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee

• Interview with Min Jin Lee on Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books podcast

• Escaping North Korea by Mike Kim

• Fred Armisen learns he’s a quarter Korean

• John Oliver AAPI episode

• Parts Unknown with Anthony Bordain S2: EP1

• Asian Boss youtube channel

• Concept of “Han”

Recommendations:

• Pachinko miniseries

• The Imperial Cruise by James Bradley

• Go by Kazuki Kaneshiro

• Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

• The Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante

• Mr. Sunshine on Netflix

• White Paper Project

• Minari 2020 film

Currently Obsessed:

• Inside by Bo Burnham

• The Mitchells Vs. The Machines on Netflix

• TXT album Freeze

• Agatha Christie novels

• Arlo Parks album Collapsed in Sunbeams

• Arlo Parks episode on Song Exploder podcast

• One-Punch Man anime

• Kim’s Convenience on Netflix