"Becoming American: The Chinese Experience" by Bill Moyers is a 2003 three-part series that explores the historic saga of Chinese immigrants and issues of race, cultural identity and assimilation at the heart of an increasingly diverse America ...
This is a video teaser about my talk through humanities.org, titled "How to Write a Novel in 30 Years." This is an intro to a discussion about creativity — all kinds, not just writing....
In 2006, Roger Ebert reviewed the film "Americanese," based on my novel, "American Knees." "Americanese" was directed by Eric Byler, who co-wrote the film's script with me. Here's an excerpt: There's none of the silliness of an Adult Teenager Movie where romance is a montage of candlelight...
"Americanese," a film by Eric Byler, is based on my novel, "American Knees." The story is about Ray, who has trouble getting over a relationship. In doing his best to move on, he begins a romance with a Vietnamese immigrant. See clips: .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;...
(That's a picture of me on the left.) This feature details how I came to be involved with the PBS documentary, "Becoming American: The Chinese Experience," which first aired in 2003. It was an opportunity that I resisted at first, because I'm not a historian —...