THE CULTURAL MIX: AN INTERVIEW WITH WAYNE WANG

Wayne Wang: I guess it was growing up in Hong Kong, being Chinese, living under a British colony, watching Rock Hudson and Doris Day movies, listening to The Eagles . . . (laughter) I’ve always been, in a sense, on the border, because my parents were always very Chinese. At the same time they wanted me to be more American, more,you know, “Western.” I was exposed to movies, tv, music from everywhere-and I was always dreaming that I would be driving in California with The Eagles . . . or surfing with Jan and Dean. (laughter) So I’ve really been sort of schizophrenic and torn as far back as I can remember.