David Henry Hwang: Playwright

Asian Actors Dept: When he first set out to be a playwright, Hwang says he wasn t interested in his Chinese background. However, when he sat down to write, his subconscious brought the theme of immigration and of the immigrant experience to the fore, according to CBC. I ve spent so much of my career with Asian actors and understanding how limited their opportunities are. And when a role comes along for an Asian and they don t get those sorts of roles, what do they get to play? I just feel like it s important for me to pay back, Hwang said in an interview with s Q cultural affairs show. Still striving for diversity David Henry Hwang, the American playwright of Tony-award winning play M. Butterfly and Chinglish , remains fascinated by cross-cultural identity in his writing. He also became a prominent spokesman for Asian-American actors after a Caucasian actor was cast in a Eurasian role in Miss Saigon more than 20 years ago. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.