Essays on Trying to Find Chinatown

The play “Trying to Find Chinatown” published in 1996 by David H. Hwang describes two strangers who happen to argue in the middle of the street in New York. Ronnie, an Asian American male who identifies himself as a musician, and Benjamin, a Caucasian who...

The short play “Trying to find Chinatown” is about an encounter between a Caucasian male named Benjamin that considers himself to be a Chinese-American, and an Asian male street musician, Ronnie. The play is set in the lower east side of New York. Benjamin believes...

The play “Trying to Find Chinatown” published in 1996 by David H. Hwang describes two strangers who happen to argue in the middle of the street in New York. Ronnie an Asian American male who identifies himself as a musician and Benjamin a Caucasian who...

The short play “Trying to find Chinatown” is about an encounter between a Caucasian male named Benjamin that considers himself to be a Chinese-American, and an Asian male street musician, Ronnie. The play is set in the lower east side of New York. Benjamin believes...

The play I chose to read for my independent study on diversity in theater between 1975 and 2000 was the short play, Trying to Find Chinatown (1996) by David Henry Hwang. Surprisingly, I have never read anything by David Henry Hwang in its entirety. I’ve...