#cultural-background

#cultural-background

I never really talk much about this... I was singing songs like 'Singing in the Rain.' Everyone else was doing pop music. She lost.

Pandya, an associate professor in Asian-American studies at the University of California, clearly knows this world. He gets under the skin of his three principals, their hopes, aspirations and uncertainties, contrasting these with the ideals and politics of their parents.

Washington expressed, 'I wasn’t a real film buff – no, I’m not a big movie fan. I was in the street when he was making movies.' His experiences growing up detached from typical Hollywood influences shaped his view.