Anna May Wong: a celestial star in Piccadilly, BBC Radio 4 Extra, 06:30 & 13:30 Wednesday 16th March 2016. Written & presented by Anna Chen I had the great pleasure to make my programme on Anna May Wong, Hollywood’s first Chinese screen legend, in 2008 for broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2009. It’s […]
Abandoned Adopted Here — SOAS 7 pm.7th April 2016. DLT Lecture theeatre. SOAS. London. WC1H 0XG. The first public screening of the acclaimed documentary – Abandoned Adopted Here by Lucy Sheen. From 50s, 60s Colonial Hong Kong to pre-multicultural UK, a group of Hong Kong foundlings were transracially adopted. Lucy interviewed a few of her
Lucy Sheen’s moving documentary, Abandoned Adopted Here, launched at SOAS, 7th April Read More »
Kevin and Daniel in British Born Chinese Here’s the audio from last Saturday’s panel discussion at the London School of Economics where I’m talking about British Born Chinese, a documentary by Dr Elena Barabantseva. Speaker(s): Dr Elena Barabantseva, Anna Chen, Andy Lawrence, Dr Véronique Pin-Fat Chair: Professor William Callahan Recorded on 27 February 2016 at Wolfson
British Born Chinese panel discussion at the LSE: audio Read More »
Anna Chen discusses Chris Rock Asian joke on BBC World Service Well, Chris Rock REALLY wanted that gig, didn’t he? With the eyes of the world on this year’s Academy Awards ceremony following the ‘Oscars So White’ campaign and boycott, how’s a chap to hold onto his integrity and reputation and still get to play
Chris Rock throws Jada, Will and the three Asian kids under the Oscars bus Read More »
Anna Chen interview with Beijing radio, Studio Plus, on Anna May Wong, Hollywood legend and one of the most misunderstood talents back in the Twenties.
“This is what fascinated me about Anna May Wong, Chinese movie star, Hollywood’s first Chinese superstar, the most famous Chinese woman in the world in the 1920s and 30s.”
Anna May Wong Must Die! in China: Anna Chen’s radio interview on Studio Plus Read More »
Anna Chen – Monday, 11 January 2016 Great planning, David So THAT’S what Blackstar was about. David Bowie, who died yesterday aged 69 after a long illness, said farewell in the most eloquent, meaningful and stylish way possible with his last album released only days ago. He left his fans a valuable parting gift that will
FAREWELL David Bowie from a longtime Bowie fan: RIP Read More »
