A well-known playwright in the Asian American community wrote me recently and said, “Everything I’ve done–in theater, in publishing . . . is more activism than art.”
I write with an activist spirit, but I prefer not to compromise art simply to promulgate my personal ideologies. The line between activism and art is hard to locate, [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Activism and Art
Posted in Asian Diaspora, literary fiction, novel writing on April 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sum Ting Wong
Posted in Asian Diaspora on April 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A guy I’ve known since high school who I keep in touch with on occasion e-mailed me a forward meant to be humorous. Here it is:
Su Wong marries Lee Wong. The next year, the Wongs have a new baby. The nurse brings over a lovely, healthy, bouncy, but definitely a Caucasian, White baby boy.
‘Congratulations,’ says [...]
