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Women Deserve Better: Blackpink “Ice Cream” With Selena Gomez Review

By Virginia Duan September 3, 2020 8 Mins Read

The single “Ice Cream” is disappointing, but the music video is disgusting. Read my full review to find out why.

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BTS ‘DYNAMITE’ REVIEW

By Virginia Duan August 21, 2020 6 Mins Read

Did I love BTS’s “Dynamite” or hate? It’s complicated. Read on for my review of the earworm of the summer.

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My Journey Into Becoming a Progressive Asian American Christian

By Virginia Duan July 30, 2020 10 Mins Read

Earlier this month, I applied to be part of the Progressive Asian American Christian Fellowship, a 10 month program educating progressive Asian American Christians about our history, intersectionalities,…

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Arts & Entertainment

Why I Took Down My Blackpink “How You Like That” Reaction

By Virginia Duan June 27, 2020 7 Mins Read

I took down my reaction video because when we know better, we do better.

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Protest Primer

By Virginia Duan June 27, 2020 8 Mins Read

Today, we have a guest post by my friend, Edward Vere Walrod. Ed (he/him/they/them) is an avocado hating millennial Korean American originally from Seoul and is now in…

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Noona Army Podcast

Noona Army Podcast Ep 20: Why We Love Kim Seokjin

By Virginia Duan June 22, 2020 2 Mins Read

Do you love Jin of BTS? Listen as we discuss our love of Jin, his kindness, and how he breaks the mold of what it means to be a K-pop idol.

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Language Monkey Review

By Virginia Duan June 15, 2020 5 Mins Read

**This post is sponsored by Language Monkey. As usual, all opinions and thoughts are mine and mine alone.  Friends, I want to apologize. I have never checked out…

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Noona Army Podcast

Noona Army Podcast Ep 19: How to Protest Like BTS

By Virginia Duan June 15, 2020 2 Mins Read

Check out how has BTS protested in the past and present, the different ways we can protest, and how we can model our protesting after BTS.

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Noona Army Podcast

Noona Army Podcast Ep 18: BTS, BLM, and Performative Activism

By Virginia Duan June 8, 2020 1 Min Read

Find out how K-pop stans have disrupted hateful hashtags, have pressured idols like BTS to speak out for Black Lives Matter, and the dangers of performative activism.

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