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Bao Phi

Bao Phi has been a performance poet since 1991. He is a published poet, spoken word champ, Program Director at the Loft, and lifelong nerd. Raised in a Vietnam refugee family in Phillips, Minnesota, he's been on HBO Def Poetry, published in Best American Poetry as well as his own poetry book by Coffee House Press, and has published both online and on the page essays on a wide range of topics from Asian Americans in video games, police brutality, hip hop, and zombie apocalypse. He was named Best Spoken Word Artist by the Star Tribune and an Artist of the Year by City Pages. He's working on a radical Vietnamese American zombie novel.
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Fantasy Recaps Television

The NOC’s Watch: The Last of the Starks

By Bao PhiMay 8, 2019May 9, 2019
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Movies Sci Fi

Power Rangers Brings Asian American Poverty Front and Center

By Bao PhiApril 24, 2017April 24, 2017
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Literature School of Hard NOCs

KidLit: Recommended Reading on Justice and Understanding

By Bao PhiFebruary 24, 2017February 24, 2017
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Roundtable School of Hard NOCs

Happy Nerd Fathers of Color Day

By Bao PhiJune 16, 2016June 16, 2016
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Horror Television

Now or Later: We’ll Need to Deal with That Death on The Walking Dead

By Bao PhiOctober 29, 2015October 24, 2016
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Horror Television

A Ghost Among Zombies: The Curious Omission of Glenn of The Walking Dead

By Bao PhiMarch 30, 2015March 31, 2015
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Literature

Here I Am: Celebrating Diverse Experiences in Children’s Books

By Bao PhiDecember 4, 2014December 4, 2014
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Animation Marvel Movies

An Open Letter to The New York Times’ Critic Manohla Dargis about Big Hero 6

By Bao PhiNovember 17, 2014June 11, 2015
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Horror Movies Reviews

Have Anarchy and Eat it Too — The Purge: Anarchy Doesn’t Quite Make It

By Bao PhiAugust 8, 2014September 8, 2019
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Movies Reviews Sci Fi

Why Did I Watch the New Transformers Movie?

By Bao PhiJune 30, 2014September 8, 2019
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Anime Movies

Ready for the World: The Magic of Princess Mononoke & Spirited Away

By Bao PhiFebruary 26, 2014February 26, 2014
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Video Games

Missing Polygons: Asians, Race, and Video Games

By Bao PhiFebruary 24, 2014April 22, 2014
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Martial Arts Movies

Man of Tai Chi: Keanu and Tiger’s Unlikely Bromance

By Bao PhiFebruary 12, 2014February 26, 2014
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Gaming Video Games

Grumpy Vietnamese Guy’s Favorite Video Games of 2013

By Bao PhiDecember 30, 2013February 24, 2014
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Horror Movies Sci Fi

Not Gonna Make it: In Memoriam

By Bao PhiOctober 31, 2013October 31, 2013
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Horror Movies Sci Fi

Not Gonna Make It: Characters of Color in Sci-Fi, Action, and Horror

By Bao PhiOctober 30, 2013March 30, 2015
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Comics & Graphic Novels Horror

The Yellow Plague: Asian Americans in Zombie and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction

By Bao PhiOctober 17, 2013February 17, 2014
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Horror

Miss Zaigon 2: Zombie Revenge at Cần Thơ

By Bao PhiOctober 15, 2013May 8, 2014
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Origins

N.O.C. Nerd of Color — Updated for 2013

By Bao PhiAugust 19, 2013June 17, 2014
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