In light of The Farewell's (expected?) lackluster performance in China, Jess and Oxford talk about whether the Asian American storyline, especially those of 2nd-generation AsAms, has a limit. Oxford ponders whether AsAms are a Lost Generation and whether we can simultaneously stay true to our roots while not rehashing the same tropes, while Jess talks about the suffocating effects of "good representation."*This is a bonus episode for Patreon subscribers! For the full episode, please become a patron at: www.patreon.com/planamagTWITTER:Jess (@cogitatotomato)Oxford (@JesuInToast)REFERENCED RESOURCES:'The Farewell' flops in China: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-box-office-farewell-richard-jewell-flop-china-1268915Momtaza Mehri's Tweet about immigrant parents with cooler stories: https://twitter.com/RuffneckRefugee/status/1219617855177732096?s=20‘Asian-American actors are ugly & your films make us look backward’: https://www.rt.com/op-ed/478793-hollywood-china-farewell-failure/SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS:[email protected]EFPA Opening Theme:"Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)