Southwest Chinese Journal (Stafford, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 1, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 1, 1983 Page: 3 of 16
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January, 1983
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"CHAN IS MISSING
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by Allan Gor
Houston's Council of
Asian American Organizations
is sponsoring the local
Feb. 10 premiere of "Chan
is Missing," the film
which was recently named
one of 1982's ten best
films by Vincent Canby,
prominent film reviewer of
the New York Times.
"Chan is Missing," direc-
ted by Wayne Wang with a
largely Asian American cast
and crew, is long overdue
with its first appearance
in Houston. The nearly
universal acclaim received
by the film has enabled
Wang to begin working on a
new film this month.
The premiere, at the
Greenway 3 Theatres in
Greenway Plaza East, is a
CAAO fundraising event
which will coincide with
the approaching Chinese New
Year 4681. The $10 admis-
sion charge includes a re-
ception in the theatre lobby,
at 7:30 PM, followed by the
film at 8:30.
Proceeds will be used by
the nonprofit, nonpartisan
Council to continue its
efforts in the Asian Ameri-
can community. Having re-
cently concluded its voter
registration project, the
Council is proceeding on
several fronts, including
education of local media,
vocational and language
training, affirmative ac-
tion and community support
services.
Organizers for the fund-
raiser are pleased to intro-
duce to Houston film audi-
ences a film of this nature,
which despite what some may
consider excessive vulgar
language, has nevertheless
opened the eyes of many
filmgoers to a view of
Asian Americans quite dif-
ferent from the usual
media-induced stereotypes.
Filmed in grainy black
and white for a film budget
of only $22,000, "Chan is
Missing," says film critic
Canby, "is a vivid, 20th-
century demonstration of
the 19th century promise
that America is the land of
opportunity for anyone with
pluck, talent and access to
$20,000."
Tickets may be purchased
at Chung Ya Trading Co.
(2011 Lamar at Chartres),
Golden Bo Restaurant (8655
Southwest Freeway/South
Gessner), First Oriental
Market (904 St. Emanuel)
and First Oriental Seafood
Market (8880 Bellaire), or
call 692-4869 or 491-5704.
This Sun Rises
in the West
i,
MARC HAYASHI (left)
and WOOD MOY, stars
of "Chan is Missing."
"Local youth wins contest"
is a fitting enough topic
for our newspaper coverage,
but how does "local Chinese
American youth wins national
writing contest" grab you?
Out of over 7,000 nomin-
ees, Lan Ting Sun, daughter
of Humphrey and Joan Sun,
was chosen by the National
Council of Teachers of Eng-
lish as the winner of the
1982 NCTE Achievement Award
in Writing.
The nominees, representing
high schools from all 50
states, were chosen by their
English teachers to submit
both an impromptu and an
expository piece of writing.
Both high school and college
teachers then evaluated the
submitted compositions and
selected some 850 finalists.
From these, Miss Sun was
chosen to win.
Miss Sun is a senior at
Spring Woods High School.
Born in Taiwan, at the age
of 5 she moved with her
parents to the United States.
An honor student throughout
her education in the Spring
Branch Independent School
District, Miss Sun credits
her writing achievement to
her many fine English tea-
chers over the years, in-
cluding Lea Ann Ponder,
her junior English teacher
who entered her in the com-
petition. Ponder emphasized
that in picking Lan Ting
Sun's work, she was looking
for "a few original ideas,"
with logic and creativity
playing a big role.
Her expository piece was
an analysis of Herman
MelvilleTs 8aJLZlj &udd, while
her impromptu essay dis-
cussed the validity of
learning to read in an
environment of non-print
media.
After graduation this
spring, Miss Sun plans to
attend Austin College in
Sherman, Texas ("because of
its liberal arts program"),
and major in English and
Latin Teacher Education.
She has chosen teaching as
a career, and cites American
Henry David Thoreau as a
favorite author.
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Southwest Chinese Journal (Stafford, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 1, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 1, 1983, newspaper, January 1, 1983; Stafford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth273781/m1/3/?q=war: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.