On Sunday night, audiences gathered for a screening and panel discussion of The Joy Luck Club in Culver City, California. Released in 1993, The Joy Luck Club was based on Amy Tan’s bestselling book and featured the lives of Chinese American women across generations—a rarity in Hollywood. Personal StoriesThe Joy Luck Club was a passion project for nearly everyone involved because it gave voice to their lived experiences. Kieu Chinh, who played Suyuan, was surprised to be cast in The Joy Luck Club since she is Vietnamese, not Chinese. She said, with great emotion, “I hope it keeps the whole movement forward and hopefully our generation is paying forward to the next one just as you guys [gesturing to the ‘mothers’] did for us.”The Joy Luck Club has touched generations of audiences—a testament to its timeless themes.

Source: Huffington Post October 30, 2017 21:22 UTC