Six years after Crazy Rich Asians, Jon M. Chu prepares to release his adaptation of one of Broadway’s biggest musicals. From a table at his family’s famous Chinese restaurant, he opens up about his childhood among the titans of tech—and why filmmakers shouldn’t be afraid of AI.
Chef Chu’s started as a Chinese take-out joint 54 years ago with only 12 items on the menu. As Silicon Valley grew up around it, it expanded into the institution it is today, where families and tech workers routinely gather. On weekends, the parking lot is often full of red cars, a sure sign that Asians eat here. Steve Jobs used to eat here. Mark Zuckerberg still does. Larry tends to seat him in a quiet corner, where people won’t sneak selfies with Zuck in the background.
He said, “You don’t understand the weight of your own self-consciousness, of how you see yourself, until you realize you’ve never seen that on screen.” Thank God that the newer generation is not going to have the Long Duk Dong experience. I’m sure there’ll be some. America’s going through a cultural identity crisis.
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