Justin Chon
In our latest report from the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, Wilson Kwong reviews Shortcomings and Jamojaya!
As a Korean-American man raised in the Louisiana bayou works hard to make a life for his family, he must confront the ghosts of his past and face deportation.
Gook is an irresistible film that manages to breathe new life into a narrative set within the confines of this particular historical setting.
Growing up as a first generation Asian American, I looked to television and cinema for hints to “fit in” with all the other Americans, to improve my grammar and English, to embrace the idea of being American. In that transition, I severed some of my Filipino roots. I can understand Tagalog, but I can’t speak it.