Word: chins
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Written by Frank Chin...
...CHINAMEN are made, not born, my dear," exclaims Tam Lum, the protagonist of Frank Chin's The Chickencoop Chinaman. Chin's drama, Harvard's first Asian American theatrical production, explores this angry youth's problemmatic quest for cultural identity...
...rejecting both his heritage and mainstream America Tam attempts to become a cultural hero, leading disciples such as Kenji along the path to a new and rebellious racial identity. As Chin's drama unfolds, however, Tam's "Blackness" is exposed as a cowardly means of escape. He is nothing more than a pathetic "Chickencoop Chinaman," trapped by both America's prejudices and his own biases against his Asian roots...
Director Michael Shin has complemented Chin's ambitious play with a complicated set design which utilizes two formal stages as well the seating area. While Shin's staging demonstrates creative imagination, its complexity too often distracts from the action of the play itself. The program provides a long list of instructions advising the audience when to face forward and when to turn their chairs backward in order to follow scenes...
...from being pure entertainment to one of the more lucrative fundraising events on campus. Originally designed to amuse children with cancer at the Children's Hospital, this year it raised $100,000 for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute by attracting top amateur skaters such as Brian Boitano and Tiffany Chin, says Paul Kienzle '87, co-chairman of the 1986 Evening of Champions...