Charles Yu on adapting his novel for Hulu
Charles Yu is an author who has won the National Book Award. He's also a screenwriter who has written for Westworld. Charles gets real about the surge in hate crimes against Asian Americans in recent years and the psychic toll these attacks have had. Charles explains why it feels like something in our society is either broken or it was always there and has just been recently revealed. Charles and Gabe talk about white apathy in the face of these attacks: and what friends and allies can do to be there for our Asian family. And how is the adaptation of Charles' novel Interior Chinatown for Hulu coming along?
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