Posted by: Jae-Ha Kim
Category: Features, Interviews, Issues
Tags: "Hero", actors, Asian American, Asians, Bruce Lee, Donnie Yen, Ho-Sung Pak, Jackie Chan, John Cho, Justin Lin, Margaret Cho, race issues, racism, Rick Yune, Sandra Oh
Donnie Yen: Asians of change
Jet Li. Jackie Chan. Donnie Yen. Quick. Which one of these action film stars grew up in the United States? Or, more appropriately, which one of these stars had to leave the United States before he could make a name for himself in Hollywood? That would be Yen. Sure, while he’s not as famous in the United States as either Li or Chan, he has a loyal following worldwide and an impressive resume of films — the best of which were made in Hong Kong.
