Simply FOBulous is a Romantic Comedy about Thuy Nguyen, a rebellious daughter who succumbs to her mother's dying wish for her to marry a Vietnamese mail-order husband.
Unwilling to marry her mail-order husband Dung when he arrives from Vietnam, Thuy loans him to her sister Van, who uses him to hold her shopping bags and other important tasks. Both sisters look down on Dung's simple Third World ways.
However, Dung finds his own way to adapt to life in America by becoming friends with a trio of bubble tea loving Vietnamese guys from work. They show him the ropes, teach him some dirty words, and help him find his way around America.
Dung reveals his secret to them, that he speaks English fluently, and that he has heard and seen what his host family really thinks of him. They've only been looking out for their own best interests, with little regard for Dung's. After all, to them, Dung is a FOB, or Fresh Off the Boat. What does he know about anything?
To everyone's surprise, Dung's secret is revealed, along with his hidden romance with an unexpected member of the Nguyen family. A wedding happens after all, and in doing so, it brings a divided family back together. Dung shows them the error of their ways, and that there is no shame in being a FOB, or as his friends put it, 'Simply FOBulous'.
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oh no! I haven't checked my space so long! i really would love to watch it! where can i see it now???? or is there any other party!!! i cannot believe that I missed it.
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On Thursday, March 8th, we will have a special Pre-VIFF screening of "First Morning" follow by a panel discussion with special guest: actress Katie Luong in Covel Commons Grand Horizon Ballroom at UCLA. The event will start at 7:00PM and the movie will start at 7:30PM. Come show your support for VIFF and Vietnamese cinema. Please attend if you're at UCLA or will be in the LA area on March 8th. To get to UCLA, take the 405 and exit Wilshire. Head toward Westwood (stay right) if you're coming from the 405-North and take Wilshire East if you're coming from 405-South. Turn left on Westwood Blvd and drive until you see the parking booth. Buy a parking permit for the Sunset Village parking structure if possible. Turn left on Strathmore, which is the light after the parking booth, then turn right onto Charles E Young Drive. Keep going past the stop light and turn left after two stop signs, which should be the entrance to the Sunset Village Parking Structure. Take the elevator up and you should be in the vicinity of Covel Commons. The Grand Horizon Ballroom is the third floor of Covel Commons. You can also park in lot 4, 6, 7, or 8 and walk to Covel Commons using this map: http://www.ucla. edu/map/map. html Please contact me if you have any questions.
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