The Archive

A hip-hop sendoff like no other: How Thes One turned tragedy into an extraordinary album
(Article)
For Los Angeles Times (Jan. 26, 2023)

David Jolicoeur, De La Soul’s Trugoy the Dove, dies at 54
(Obituary)
For NPR Music (Feb. 13, 2023)

An Asian American Comedy Milestone Riffs on a Kung-Fu Icon
(Essay on They Call Me Bruce)
For Criterion Collection (May 25, 2023)

Ice Cold, by Vikki Tobak + Status and Culture, by W. David Marx
(Book Review)
For Los Angeles Times (Oct. 20, 2022)

Chan Is Missing: Lost (and Not Found) in Chinatown
(Essay)
For Chan Is Missing (Criterion Blu-ray)(May 31, 2022)

Knife to the Heart: A Conversation with Wayne Wang on the Occasion of the Fortieth Anniversary of Chan Is Missing
(Interview)
For Film Quarterly (March 24, 2022)

In the Shadow of the San Gabriels
(Essay)
For The LARB Quarterly, No. 33: What Is L.A.? (Spring 2022)

Game was her middle name: The world was never ready for Betty Davis
(Essay)
For NPR Music (February 13, 2022)

Cruising Nisei
(Article)
For DiscoverNIkkei.org (August 17, 2021)

Signs of Urban Life: On “The 99% Invisible City” and “The City Beneath”
(Book Reviews)
For Los Angeles Review of Books (August 2, 2021)

Shorty’s Portion: Isn’t Anybody Going to Help That Poor Man
(Re:Discovery Essay)
For Wax Poetics (Summer 2021)

On Faye Wong
(Essay)
For Criterion.com (July 7, 2021)

Roberta Flack: Gone Away
(Re:Discovery Essay)
For Wax Poetics (Spring 2021)

Valerie June’s New LP ‘The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers’
(Album Review)
For NPR’s All Things Considered (Mar. 12, 2021)

On A New Anthology, Dusty Springfield’s Take On Southern Soul Gets Another Look
(Album Review)
For NPR’s All Things Considered (Jan. 21, 2021)