Leonard Chang, “The Terminator, John Updike, and Asian Americana”

The act of writing is difficult enough without the added pressures of race and commercialism, yet many writers must struggle with expectations and pressures foisted upon them by publishers, readers and peers. Ruminating on such diverse topics as Arnold Schwarzenegger’s The Terminator and John Updike’s literary career, novelist Leonard Chang discusses his role as an Asian American writer, his influences, his concerns, and his intentions. Touching upon autobiography, race and the writing life, Chang — the author of five novels, including a mystery trilogy featuring a Korean American detective — hopes to inspire, inform and amuse.

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