Dim Sum TakeOut (1988)

Dim Sum TakeOut shows how the heterogeneity and complexity of Asian American experiences can be erased It was literally cut together from film that was shot for Dim Sum which was conceived as a film about the ways in which five women of the Chinese diasporathree Americanborn a naturalized citizen and a recent immigranttry to balance their personal goals and the expectations of the Chinese American community in which they live The original story line was thought to be too complicated and ambitious and ultimately significant portions of Dim Sum were rewritten and reshot to focus on Geraldine a secondgeneration Chinese American woman and her relationship with her immigrant mother However footage that had already been shot for the film was edited together to create Dim Sum TakeOut an elevenminute film made up of narrative segments intercut with music video style segments set to English and Chineselanguage versions of the song My Boyfriends Back