ISSUE 20: Ronny Chieng

And my dream list of guests

THE YELLOW PAGES is a newsletter recommending Asian and AAPI films, music, writing, and other inspiration — all the artsy things I wished for growing up!

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I love celebrating a milestone, and today’s post is special. TWENTY ISSUES! Twenty-one, actually, if you count the bonus issue. So in honor of that magic number, I present to you, in no particular order, twenty dream guests for THE YELLOW PAGES that I’ve had on my list since the beginning:

1. Kamala Harris, 2. Olivia Rodrigo, 3. Lucy Liu, 4. Ang Lee, 5. Jeremy Lin, 6. Riz Ahmed, 7. Michelle Yeoh, 8. Ke Huy Quan, 9. Stephanie Hsu, 10. Vera Wang, 11. Shay Mitchell, 12. Lana Condor, 13. Simu Liu, 14. Mindy Kaling, 15. Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, 16. Yo-Yo Ma, 17. Chloé Zhao, 18. Bobby Lee, 19. Priyanka Chopra, 20. See below

When I first started this project (on a complete whim) I had no idea where it would go. Thank you to everyone who has subscribed, shared, and supported me with donations. The more of you who upgrade your membership or gift one to a friend, the more time/energy I can devote to making this newsletter the best it can be.

Here’s to manifestating!

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Follow Ronny: Instagram | Twitter | Official Site

Name/Pronouns:

RONNY CHIENG (HE/HIM)

Where are you?

ON THE ROAD

What do you do?

STAND-UP COMEDIAN, ACTOR, WRITER AND CORRESPONDENT ON THE DAILY SHOW

How do you identify?

CHINESE MALAYSIAN

Do you identify as “Yellow?” “Brown?” Other?

CHINESE MALAYSIAN

Anything coming up you’d like to share?

FILM: M3GAN, HISTORY OF THE WORLD PART 2 ON HULU

Here's 8 Asian American Stand Up comedians you should check out!

1. Victor Tran 

2. Jes Tom 

3. Fumi Abe

4. PK 

5. Jason Cheny

6. Bryan Yang

7. Jason Choi 

8. Andrea Jin 

Special Mention:

The Lunar Times: An Asian American news satire site. Always makes me laugh.

Ronny’s Music Mix:

Bonus Track: 退了色的夢 - 張露

Follow The Yellow Pages on Spotify for more guests’ music recommendations.

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