https://independent-magazine.org/2021/03/22/asian-american-adolescence-that-grows-within-chungs-minari-tree/
Obsessed with Independent Film Since 1976
Obsessed with Independent Film Since 1976
Mica is a multimedia editor at the Independent and a current rising graduate at Emerson College majoring in Journalism and minoring in Marketing. Mica has a concentration in freelance music journalism work, radio, and film photography. When she is not writing she can be found browsing the Criterion Channel and eating Japanese food.
“It grows everywhere like weeds… rich or poor, anyone can enjoy it. Minari is wonderful,” says Soonja (Youn Yuh- Jung) to her grandson David (Alan Kim). They chant “Minari Minari, wonderful wonderful,” evoking a heartfelt sense of nostalgia that can resonate with anyone who has a specific comfort food tied to their family’s lineage. For… Read more »