Daryl Chin

Daryl Chin, is Associate Editor of PAJ: A Journal of Performance & Art. He has contributed articles to M/E/A/N/I/N/G: An Anthology of Artists' Writings, Theory and Criticism (edited by Susan Bee and Mira Schor; Duke University Press, 2001), Asia in New York City: A Cultural Travel Guide (Asia Society & Avalon Travel Press, 2001), Tokens: The NYC Asian American Experience on Stage (edited by Alvin Eng; Asian American Writers Workshop & Temple University Press, 2001), among other anthologies. In a series of four lectures held at AAARI entitled “Asian American Cinema Workshop: The Moving Images of the Asian-American”, he examined some of the issues relating to the representation of Asian identity in American media. Currently, he is completing a monograph on the video artist Shigeko Kubota.

2006 Sunset Cinema Series – Shall We Dance? (Japan)

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Shall We Dance? (Japan, 1995) A salaried man (played by Koji Yakusho) finds renewed meaning to his life once he starts taking dance lessons from an elegant, remote dance teacher (played by Tamiyo Kusakari). Masayuki Suo’s crowdpleasing comedy is always surprising and genuinely touching; perhaps most surprisingly, it’s not a typical romance. Workshop Instructor: Daryl … Read more

2006 Sunset Cinema Series – Monsoon Wedding (India)

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Monsoon Wedding (India, 2002) MONSOON WEDDING. The hurly-burly of a large scale wedding party amongst the gentry in Delhi provides the backdrop for a multi-character investigation into tradition and new attitudes. Filled with music, songs and dances, and vibrant color, this is a fast-paced movie which uses many Bollywood conventions as ironic commentary. Workshop Instructor: … Read more

2006 Sunset Cinema Series – Happy Together (Hong Kong)

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Happy Together (Hong Kong, 1997) Wong Kar-Wai’s romantic elegy about two men (played by Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Leslie Cheung) whose relationship falls apart during an extended stay in Buenos Aires. Filled with Wong’s typically inventive visual style and an eclectic, seductive array of music, this is one of the most directly emotional of … Read more

Asian-Americans in the Current Media

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In the last decade, there have been so many changes in terms of Asians and Asian-Americans working in network television and the commercial cinema; this is a move that has been both unprecedented and inevitable, as it signals the ways in which television production has been atomized, with the advent of cable and the multiplicity … Read more

Asian American Cinema Workshop: The Moving Images of the Asian-American

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Conducted by Mr. Daryl Chin Right now, the academicization, politicization, and commercialization of all critical endeavors have decimated any and all attempts to think clearly about media representation. This has brought about a crisis in terms of representation, as questions of appropriateness, authenticity, and correctness have come to the fore. In a series of four … Read more

Asian American Media in the Last Decade

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Originally, the main focus of the lecture would be on Asian-American Media in the Last Decade, but after careful reconsideration, it was pushed back to 1987, the year the Asian American International Film Festival celebrated its 10th anniversary. Deemed the Asian American version of Brats, it was a year when many young generation filmmakers and … Read more