Thread by @therebeccasun

Happy #CrazyRichAsians opening day! To celebrate this historic occasion, I want to uplift some of the brilliant pieces written by Asian American journalists about this gorgeous and important film.

PROLOGUE: @adatseng writing for the @washingtonpost about the history of Asian American cinema leading up to #CrazyRichAsians washingtonpost.com/entertainment/…

.@shirklesxp was the first one to give the world a glimpse of the movie we would all come to know and love ew.com/movies/2018/08…

I'll be very non-Asian here and self-promote @Beccamford's and my @THR cover story on #CrazyRichAsians' high-rolling journey from page to screen, and its high-stakes significance in the cultural canon hollywoodreporter.com/features/crazy…

.@jenyamato and the @latimes team made an eye-popping, eye-watering multimedia package profiling 14 (14!! Talk about an Asian work ethic!) #CrazyRichAsians cast members and creatives sharing their own paths to this moment. latimes.com/entertainment/…

.@DinoRay's in-depth emotional interview with @jonmchu that found new ways to make me cry over #CrazyRichAsians deadline.com/2018/08/jon-m-…

.@inkookang's culturally incisive #CrazyRichAsians film review that understands how this movie illuminates Asian American identity in a way that is seldom if ever explored by Hollywood slate.com/culture/2018/0…

Ready to 😭 over personal essays from professional Asian American journalists seeing themselves at work for the first time? Start with @imontheradio finding herself in both the SE Asian and American depictions in #CrazyRichAsians vox.com/first-person/2…

.@katchow acknowledging the anxiety (literally every Asian American's review of #CrazyRichAsians starts with "I walked in with dread") of #repsweats (tm @jennyyangtv npr.org/sections/codes…

@JiayangFan walks in to #CrazyRichAsians with anxiety, walks out a believer
newyorker.com/news/daily-com…

.@RachelChang, who once was told TO HER FACE that the only reason she was employed was because her manager got a "diversity hiring bonus." Anyway, she's a Chinese American Rachel who related to #CrazyRichAsians medium.com/@rachelschang/…

Like any Asian, I have a hard time accepting that @JustinCChang's #CrazyRichAsians review for the @latimes is not 💯, but it's still worth your read latimes.com/entertainment/…

But what about the CRAFT??? Here's @stephmchan writing for @latimes about #CrazyRichAsians' glorious, glorious fashion latimes.com/fashion/la-ig-…

And our godfather @originalspin on #CrazyRichAsians' masterful, thoughtful use of music (maybe read this after you see the movie, for maximum impact) qz.com/quartzy/135612…

What's next? If #CrazyRichAsians opened your round eyes to the wealth of talent out there, revisit the cast in some of their previous hits, rounded up by @karenyhan for the @nytimes nytimes.com/2018/08/13/wat…

Whew! Okay, there are a lot more of us out there than I thought, so please consider this only a partial list. But please remember to set down your reading occasionally and go to the movies!

YESSS delighted to add a contribution from one of my favorite young Asian American writers, @cashleelee, on CRAFT: Nelson Coates' creative, cost-effective production design on #CrazyRichAsians ! apartmenttherapy.com/crazy-rich-asi…