Frank Chin Summary

Frank Chin often brags that he was the first Chinese American playwright to have his work produced off Broadway in New York City, and it is true that his literary reputation initially rested upon two ... Read more

In the excerpt below, Wand asserts that in his plays Chin has "projected onto the stage his own internal conflicts." Although Frank Chin has written prose-fiction and some occasional ... Read more

In the review below, Oliver expresses some reservations about The Year of the Dragon but declares that the characters in the drama "are playable, complex, and always convincing. " Fra... Read more

In the essay below, McDonald analyzes Chin's treatment of Chinese American history in his plays. 1. The Author's Sense Of History "I was born in Berkeley, California in 1940, f... Read more

In the following negative review of The Chickencoop Chinaman, Novick asserts: "There is the material for a play here, but not much of a play." If John Osborne had been a young Chinese... Read more

Oliver offers a positive evaluation of The Chickencoop Chinaman, judging it a "moving, funny, pain-filled, sarcastic, bitter, ironic play. " Frank Chin, a poet and dramatist, brings u... Read more

In the following excerpt, Kim examines Chin's depiction of the struggle to define a uniquely Asian American male identity in The Chickencoop Chinaman and other works. Chin views Chinese Amer... Read more