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The Luminary, November 2012
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What is Inclusive Excellence?
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How does Inclusive Excellence Work?
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“In the Family” Provides Haunting American Commentary
2Q�2FWREHU�����(PHUVRQ�DOXPQXV�$QGUHZ�YDQ�GHQ�+RXWHQ��SURGXFHU�RI�WKH�QHZ�ÀOP�In the Family, presented this groundbreaking work to an audience of about 20 in the 3DUDPRXQW�&HQWHU·V�%ULJKW�)DPLO\�6FUHHQLQJ�5RRP�����������7KH�ÀOP�IRFXVHV�RQ�-RH\�:LOOLDPV��3DWULFN�:DQJ���D�JD\�$VLDQ�$PHULFDQ�PDQ�LQ�WKH�WRZQ�RI�0DUWLQ��7HQQHVVHH��DQG�WKH�complications that arise with his family IROORZLQJ�WKH�GHDWK�RI�KLV�SDUWQHU��&RG\�+LQHV��7UHYRU�6W��-RKQ���'LVFRYHULQJ�WKDW�&RG\�JDYH�JXDUGLDQVKLS�WR�KLV�VLVWHU�LQ�KLV�ZLOO��&RG\·V�IDPLO\�GHHPV�-RH\�XQÀW�WR�WDNH�FDUH�RI�-RH\�DQG�&RG\·V�VRQ��&KLS��7KRXJK�the law and those he thought to be family DUH�DJDLQVW�KLP��-RH\�SHUVHYHUHV�DQG�ÀJKWV�WR�EH�UHXQLWHG�ZLWK�KLV�VRQ��In the Family H[SORUHV�D�ZLGH�YDULHW\�RI�GDLO\�VWUXJJOHV�IRU�American families, including dealing with grief, legal issues implicated in the death of D�ORYHG�RQH��DQG�WKH�SUREOHPV�WKDW�FRPH�ZLWK�EHLQJ�D�PLQRULW\�LQ�$PHULFD���������'XH�WR�LWV�VXEMHFW�PDWWHU��WKH�SURMHFW�ZDV�LQLWLDOO\�QRW�DEOH�WR�ÀQG�D�GLVWULEXWRU��+RZHYHU��WKDQNV�WR�UHFRJQLWLRQ�IURP�FULWLFV�DQG�DXGLHQFHV�DOLNH��WKH�ÀOP�LV�QRZ�PDNLQJ�its rounds, with upcoming screenings scheduled in places as internationally GLYHUVH�DV�*HRUJLD�DQG�7DLZDQ��5RJHU�(EHUW�GHVFULEHG�WKH�ÀOP�DV�´FRXUDJHRXVµ�DQG�DQ�´LQGLH�PDVWHUSLHFH�µ�ZKLOH�7KH�1HZ�<RUN�7LPHV�FDOOHG�LW�´UHPDUNDEO\�IUHVKµ�DV�ZHOO�DV�´WRSLFDO�DQG�WLPHOHVV�µ�In the Family has also been nominated for a number of DZDUGV��LQFOXGLQJ�%HVW�)LUVW�)HDWXUH�DW�WKH�,QGHSHQGHQW�6SLULW�$ZDUGV��DQG�KDV�DSSHDUHG�RQ�RYHU����FULWLFV·�EHVW�RI�OLVWV� In addition to playing the lead role of Joey, Patrick Wang also wrote and directed WKH�ÀOP��$V�D�JD\�$VLDQ�PDQ�ZLWK�D�6RXWKHUQ�accent, Joey’s character shatters cultural QRUPV�
“I think for [Wang] it was important to SRUWUD\�DQ�$VLDQ�$PHULFDQ�ZLWKRXW�KDYLQJ�SHRSOH�SHUFHLYH�KLP�DV�D�VWHUHRW\SH�µ�YDQ�GHQ�+RXWHQ�VWDWHG�DW�WKH�VFUHHQLQJ�%HFDXVH�RI�KLV�UDFH�DQG�VH[XDOLW\��-RH\�must cope with not only the death of his partner and the estrangement from his family, but
with the harrowing issue of prejudice, encountering a number of judgmental people that complicate and worsen his SUREOHPV�RYHU�WKH�FRXUVH�RI�WKH�ÀOP��:KHQ�&RG\�LQWURGXFHV�-RH\�WR�KLV�IDPLO\�DW�7KDQNVJLYLQJ�GLQQHU��IRU�LQVWDQFH��&RG\·V�mother assumes Joey does not understand (QJOLVK�RU�$PHULFDQ�WUDGLWLRQV�YHU\�ZHOO��
��������%XW�ZKLOH�In the Family highlights the underlying prejudice in American society, it also makes a much broader comment on WKH�KXPDQ�FRQGLWLRQ����������´7KLV�ÀOP�ZDV�YHU\�PXFK�DERXW�WKH�H[SORUDWLRQ�RI�DQ�$PHULFDQ�µ�YDQ�GHQ�+RXWHQ�VDLG��´/HW·V�QRW�PDNH�D�JD\�PRYLH��OHW·V�QRW�PDNH�DQ�$VLDQ�PRYLH��RU�DQ\�NLQG�RI�PRYLH�WKDW�FDQ�EH�ODEHOHG�RQH�ZD\�RU�WKH�RWKHU��/HW·V�PDNH�D�PRYLH�DERXW�$PHULFD��Whether you’re straight or gay [In the Family] is about loss and I think that’s what WKH�FRUH�RI�WKH�VWRU\�LV��,W·V�DERXW�ORVV�DQG�KRZ�ZH�GHDO�ZLWK�LW��7KH�ÀOP�LV�DERXW�WKH�SHRSOH�ZH�ORYH�DQG�KRZ�ZH�NLQG�RI�FRPH�WRJHWKHU�LQ�WKHVH�NLQGV�RI�VLWXDWLRQV�µ�
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Boston Asian American Film Festival comes to Emerson
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A step toward hope: what Obama means for LGBTQ Americans
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