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Only favors Indian-origin candidates: Chinese-American professor sues university in Texas, accuses Hemang Desai of bias

A Chinese-American assistant professor, Dr Sean Wang, has sued Texas' Southern Methodist University over discrimination and being favorable only to Indians. The lawsuit was filed last year but came to light now after being reported by independent journalist Chris Brunet. In the lawsuit, Wang alleged that the university has a…

The Times of India · May 11

Anora big winner at Film Independent Spirit Awards

'Anora' was the big winner at the Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday (22.02.25), taking three prizes including Best Feature.

BANG Premier · Feb 23, 2025

Independent Spirit Awards 2025: Oscar favorite 'Anora' sweeps top honours; Shuchi Talati's 'Girls Will Be Girls' and Baby Reindeer win big

Sean Baker's "Anora" won best film, best director and best actor for Mikey Madison at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday in what could be a preview of next Sunday's Oscars: The film about a Brooklyn sex worker and her whirlwind affair with a Russian oligarch's son has emerged in…

The Times of India · Feb 23, 2025

Dìdi review: A subtle, sweet Y2K coming-of-ager that understands the horror of Myspace

Set in 2008, this semi-autobiographical debut takes place at a time in digital history that’s now old enough to feel like an artefact

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2024

The comeback queen: actor Joan Chen on self-doubt, success, savagings – and a second chance at 63

Thirty-seven years after her Hollywood breakthrough in The Last Emperor, Chen is back in new drama Dìdi. She discusses her roots in China, objectification and the protective power of creativity

The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2024

Joan Chen: ‘I asked to leave Twin Peaks – I was determined to do feature films’

The star of ‘The Last Emperor’ is earning Oscar buzz for her work in the sweet coming-of-age dramedy ‘Dìdi’. She talks to Annabel Nugent about her career regrets, why she loved working with Bernardo Bertolucci, and David Lynch’s response to her request to exit his celebrated murder mystery series

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2024

Dìdi is a rare thing: a genuinely great film about the internet

The online hyper-specificity of Sean Wang’s portrait of a Taiwanese-American teen in 2008 makes it a triumphant coming-of-age tale

The Guardian - US · Jul 30, 2024

Dìdi review – impressive Asian-American teen-angst drama takes the unconventional route

Sean Wang’s semi-autobiographical film offers a cool approach, swerving the usual coming-of-age tropes

The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2024

Joan Chen on Twin Peaks regrets & Dìdi

The veteran actress spoke to Salon about her new film, begging David Lynch & the challenges of immigrant motherhood

Salon · Jul 27, 2024

‘In all those movies about childhood, I never saw someone who looked like me’: Sean Wang on his debut, Dìdi

The director explains how a desire to transcend race and immigrant identity led to his semi-autobiographical tale of an angst-ridden Taiwanese American teenage skater and an Oscar-nominated short about his grandmothers

The Guardian - UK · Jul 26, 2024