EASC Film Screening and Discussion with Filmmakers: Ken Eng and Ehren Parks, "My Life in China"

April 6, 2017

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Gateway Film Center, 1550 N. High St.

2017-04-06 17:30:00 2017-04-06 19:30:00 EASC Film Screening and Discussion with Filmmakers: Ken Eng and Ehren Parks, "My Life in China" The East Asian Studies Center will present a screening of the documentary, My Life in China, on Thursday, April 6. Director Kenneth Eng and Writer/Producer Ehren Parks (bios) will be in attendance to introduce the film and engage in discussion with the audience.Synopsis:My father fled the Cultural Revolution in 1966.  After risking his life to get to America, he started our family in Boston.  But when his restaurant went bankrupt and my mom got sick, he began to feel like he’d failed at the American Dream.A story of migration is passed down from father to son, as we retrace the precarious steps he took in search of a better life. Ultimately asking the question, what does it mean to be both Chinese and American?Read more in the Director's Statement."My Life in China" event flyerThis event is free and open to the public.  Gateway Film Center, 1550 N. High St. America/New_York public

The East Asian Studies Center will present a screening of the documentary, My Life in China, on Thursday, April 6. Director Kenneth Eng and Writer/Producer Ehren Parks (bios) will be in attendance to introduce the film and engage in discussion with the audience.

Synopsis:

My father fled the Cultural Revolution in 1966. After risking his life to get to America, he started our family in Boston. But when his restaurant went bankrupt and my mom got sick, he began to feel like he’d failed at the American Dream.

A story of migration is passed down from father to son, as we retrace the precarious steps he took in search of a better life. Ultimately asking the question, what does it mean to be both Chinese and American?