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" Named a Most Anticipated Book by Time and Associated Press! A powerful and poignant new book by Crazy Rich Asians and Fresh Off the Boat star Constance Wu about family, romance, sex, shame, trauma, and how she found her voice on the stage. Growing up in the friendly suburbs of Richmond, Virginia, Constance Wu was often scolded for having big feelings or strong reactions. Good girls don't make scenes, people warned her. And while she spent most of her childhood suppressing her bold, emotional nature, she found an early outlet in local community theater8212 it was the one place where big feelings were okay8212 were good, even. Acting became her refuge, her touchstone, and eventually her vocation. At eighteen she moved to New York, where she'd spend the next ten years of her life auditioning, waiting tables, and struggling to make rent before her two big breaks: the TV sitcom Fresh Off the Boat and the hit film Crazy Rich Asians. Through raw and relatable essays, Constance shares private memories of childhood, young love and heartbreak, sexual assault and harassment, and how she made it in Hollywood. Her stories offer a behind-the-scenes look at being Asian American in the entertainment industry and the continuing evolution of her identity and influence in the public eye. Making a Scene is an intimate portrait of pressures and pleasures of existing in today's world."
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Biographisches: "Constance Wu is the Golden Globe Award8211" Rezension(2): "〈a href=http://www.publishersweekly.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/pw_logo.png alt=Publisher's Weekly border=0 /〉〈/a〉: June 13, 2022 Wu, star of Crazy Rich Asians , dazzles in this essay collection about love, family, and her hard-won path to Hollywood success. The daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, Wu was discouraged from calling attention to herself while growing up in 1980s Richmond, Va., but found an outlet in acting. Despite “assimilating very well” in her predominantly white hometown (doing “all the normal American stuff like cheerleading and... sleepover parties”), Wu couldn’t ignore the discomfort she felt when watching Asian characters on screen. As she writes in “Welcome to Jurassic Park”: “My face always burned with shame, especially if that character spoke with an Asian accent.” It wasn’t until 2015, when Wu took a starring role in the sitcom Fresh off the Boat as Jessica, a Taiwanese immigrant and mother to three Asian American children, that her mindset changed: “ Off the Boat wasn’t race-neutral. It was race-relevant.” While the show was groundbreaking—centering an Asian American family’s story on American television for the first time in more than 20 years—Wu reveals in “You Do What I Say” that it didn’t protect her from the harassment of a producer, or from later having to fight for filming dates that worked for her with Crazy Rich Asians . Even still, Wu remained undeterred, and it’s that dogged determination that radiates from every page. Fans will feel lucky to be in on the action." Rezension(3): "〈a href=http://lj.libraryjournal.com/ target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/libraryjournal_logo.png alt=Library Journal border=0 /〉〈/a〉: August 1, 2022 Award-winning actress Wu ( Crazy Rich Asians ) is refreshingly honest in this look back at the most formative moments of her life, with each chapter acting as a stand-alone, deeply personal essay. Wu began participating in community theater as child looking for acceptance and an outlet for her powerful emotions. She struggled with overcoming her continual casting as the ing�nue, fighting for more diverse roles and eventually finds sitcom fame as the tiger mom on TV's Fresh off the Boat. Wu takes full responsibility for the more complicated times and relationships in her life--estrangements with her sister and mother, fights with friends, and love affairs that fizzled out. She candidly describes her experiences with date rape and sexual harassment, culminating in her social media meltdown and a backlash that led to her being taken off her balcony and sent to a hospital. Wu's writing shines when she explores the seemingly simple yet meaningful loves of her life--her pet rabbit, her first car, her childhood neighbors, and her first job in a bakery. VERDICT Wu's mea culpa is a moving study in self-acceptance that will win her more fans. --Lisa HenryCopyright 2022 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission. " Rezension(4): "〈a href=http://www.kirkusreviews.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/kirkus_logo.png alt=Kirkus border=0 /〉〈/a〉: August 15, 2022 An acclaimed actor taught not to make scenes as a young girl explores how scenes from her life have made her into the woman she became. In her first book, Wu, best known for her roles in the TV show Fresh Off the Boat and the film Crazy Rich Asians, reflects on the experiences that transformed her from a shy girl into a self-confident performer able to create meaningful, stereotype-defying characters. The American-born daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, Wu, who dreamed of a professional acting career, assimilated well into the conservative White Virginia suburb where she grew up. Yet the Asian actors she saw often made her want to cringe for the way they brought attention to the Asian-ness Wu could not entirely accept in herself. It wasn't until she began studying drama in college that the author began to dig within herself to find what could truly make her characters come alive. In her personal life, Wu deepened her emotional maturity with lessons in love while also experiencing the turmoil caused by a traumatic sexual experience. I didn't feel attacked or assaulted or coerced and I certainly didn't feel raped, she writes. Strange as it sounds, the word 'rape' didn't even occur to me. After moving to California for her acting career, she began to educate herself on rape culture. Her awakening, however, could not protect her from Hollywood anti-feminism or her own desire to be a cool girl who could brush off casual misogyny. As she gained professional visibility and acclaim, Wu found herself at the mercy of an Asian American producer who intimidated and sexually harassed her. The essays--parts of which she cleverly imagines as stage scenes--are intimate and rich in emotional detail. However, the time shifts and occasional lack of thematic connection sometimes limit the impact of the author's message. Disjointed in spots but thoughtful and often inspirational. COPYRIGHT(2022) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. " Rezension(5): "〈a href=https://www.booklistonline.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/booklist_logo.png alt=Booklist border=0 /〉〈/a〉: August 1, 2022 Constance Wu has always felt big feelings, which made life easier and harder in equal measure as she grew up. Acting gave her the ability to channel this abundance of emotion into social acceptance, via community theater,into a path forward, through performing-arts higher ed,and finally into a career, starring in projects like Fresh Off the Boat and Crazy Rich Asians. Wu writes much about her childhood as a bookworm with a wild imagination, and those early instincts translate into keen essay sensibilities as she wisely aligns poignant childhood anecdotes with new adult lessons. She brings the Richmond, Virginia, suburbs of her childhood to life in vivid detail,readers will leave the book tasting the bread Wu baked at her first job, and feeling the backstage excitement at a high-school theater audition. The author paints the characters and sites of her adulthood just as dexterously: New York City, Los Angeles, international movie sets, and visits back home. Generously sharing experiences of love, family, harassment, discrimination, and growth, Wu writes about others and her past self with the utmost respect. Her memoir is a gorgeously relatable portrait of a life guided by passion and art. COPYRIGHT(2022) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. "
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