Memoirs of a Superfan Volume 14.2: Susan Lieu and “140 LBS: How Beauty Killed My Mother”
Susan Lieu’s one-woman show explores themes of loss, grief, and healing.
Susan Lieu’s one-woman show explores themes of loss, grief, and healing.
Mao is a great example of the continuity of the “ars poetica,” and is part of what might someday be seen as a renaissance of young Asian American poets, including such stars as Ocean Vuong, Cathy Linh Che, Jenny Xie, Bao Phi, and others.
Life doesn’t have to be perfect for us to make the best of it, after all!
“We have to feed our minds with umami – the pleasant and savory – if we are truly to bring depth and deliciousness to our inner lives.”
When I was small, snuggled in bed with my mother, she would hold me and tell me stories. I had a favorite, one that…
“Last night was one of those times in my life that I felt like I was in the right place with the right people at the right time, experiencing exactly what I was supposed to be experiencing.”
“Sometimes we get so caught up in reacting to our stressors and the things that we find wrong, that we lose track of who we are as individuals and who we want to be.”
“I saw many films this weekend, and caught many glimpses of beauty.”
Vivian Bang and WHITE RABBIT are medicines, for our community, and potentially for all women of color, artists or no.
“There are two things that each one of us owns that nobody else does and we have to protect. One is our name. The other is our reputation and our integrity.” – Norman Mineta
“CAAMFest brings our souls to critical mass, every year. I’m always so impressed by so much talent in front of and behind the cameras, bringing visions, stories and histories to life.”
Superfan Ravi Chandra chats with the creators of SUSANELAND, playing at CAAMFest36!