Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Hanson Chan will discuss his experience as a screenplay writer, including during the 1990’s in Hong Kong while working on screenplays such as “Swordsman II: Legend of the Invincible”, and “Once Upon a Time in China”, the Wong Fei Hung Series 1, 2, 3, and 4. In addition, Mr. Chan will discuss some of the easy ways to form a storyline for beginners in screenplay writing. Lastly, Mr. Chan will address the differences between writing a screenplay and a novel.
Hanson Chan, writer of Chinese novels and screenplays, was born in Taishan, Kwongtung, China. He grew up in Hong Kong, received his Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Maryland and his Master’s in Asian Studies from Seton Hall University. He was a reporter, editor, and feature columnist for Chinese newspapers in Hong Kong and New York City (deputy editor-in-chief 1977-1985, China Daily News, USA; editor-in-chief 1985-1986, The China Post, USA). He is credited and known for his martial arts screenplays: “Swordsman II”, “Once Upon a Time in China II” (both played by Jet Li), and a Chinatown gang novel titled, “The City of Knife”.
“Hua Hu” is Hanson Chan’s first of a series of action novels on Chinese martial arts. Hua Hu, Book I: The Forbidden Scripture; and Hua Hu, Book II: The Thunder Spell have been simultaneously published in English and Chinese. He lives with his wife, Lan, in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania.
URL: www.hansonchan.com