#chasingthemodern

Enjoyed meeting some members of #ACJ: American Citizens for Justice, the organization that was formed in the #1980s, during the #vincentchin case. Thank you all so much for coming and supporting my father at his talk about my #greatgrandfather #chasingthemodern #志在摩登 #xuzhimo #徐志摩 #grandfather #china #chinese #poet #poetry #latergram #nofilter #september #september2019 #uofm #uofmichigan #annarbor #michigan 📷 U of Michigan (at Rackham Auditorium) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4KBt2FJjYt/?igshid=1d3btt2vwryyj

That’s cool. @hsu7769 made it on the front page for @sfpubliclibrary as their Library Highlight! Congrats Dad! COME TOMORROW! #PapaHsu // The Surprising Journeys of My Grandfather Poet #XuZhimo (#徐志摩), on his book #ChasingtheModern #志在摩登 (at San Francisco Public Library) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2XW_-spUse/?igshid=u65dpbdgyfm0

Tony and Lily Hsu have arrived in #SanFrancisco! Reminder to come on out tomorrow to the @sfpubliclibrary #SFPublicLibrary for his talk: The Surprising Journeys of My Grandfather Poet #XuZhimo (#徐志摩), on his book #ChasingtheModern #志在摩登 (at San Francisco Public Library) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2XH9QJJQVx/?igshid=1j8qh3h46efpv

This photo was taken almost 40 years ago. This is Tony Hsu, on his bike in the city he grew up in. Queens, New York. That was the bicycle 🚲 he would use — everyday, he’d fold the newspapers neatly, carry the papers in a large canvas bag and begin his paper route around his neighborhood. He inspires me everyday. He is the first one to tell you how important it is to tell and share family histories. Especially after he wrote his book - #chasingthemodern #xuzhimo #徐志摩 It’s the photographs of him (and my mother) that motivate me to tell stories of the past. They ignite a passion within me and my creativity. Thank you, #papahsu for giving me the freedom and support to tell stories. Do you know your fathers story? Go find out today. #happyfathersday #queens #newyork #1960s https://www.instagram.com/p/ByyE5ZEhN-m/?igshid=smpyjb50tkhb

So proud of my dad Tony Hsu @hsu7769 for giving his talk at @ucirvine to the biggest audience yet of 200 people! #soldout of 80+ books! #chasingthemodern #xuzhimo #徐志摩 #poetry #1920s #poet #chinese #china #chinesepoetry #crosscultural #romantic #cambridge #aboutlastweek #latergram #booktalk #biography #greatgrandfather (at University of California, Irvine School of Law) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxVgq1wAztJ/?igshid=1wo6qj1zzdpio

On Sunday after @variety #10towatch #actorstowatch , my father @hsu7769 and I gave @gemma_chan a copy of his book #chasingthemodern that my father spent the last 10 years writing. Can’t wait to hear what you think of my #greatgrandfather #xuzhimo, his poetry, and his life and work. Funny that he’s mentioned in @kevinkwanbooks @crazyrichasians second book #chinarichgirlfriend. According to @theeconomist, he is the reason why so many people from China visit Kings College in @cambridgeuniversity #secondfarewell #cambridge (at The Resort At Pelican Hill) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqIvAVrB1Ea/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1uieyx2lk24ps

Congratulations to the 10 brilliant and talented @variety #actorstowatch. Can’t wait to see all your upcoming and future films and projects. It was great being able to be at this event in my hometown and seeing #hollywood in the OC. Especially excited to meet @henrygolding + @gemma_chan, and to be able to give Gemma a copy of my fathers book #ChasingtheModern @hsu7769 #xuzhimo (mentioned in #ChinaRichGirlfriend @kevinkwanbooks) - thanks to you both for being an inspiration to everyone in the Asian and Asian American film and entertainment community. And a shoutout to the @newportbeachfilmfest for being the first #filmfestival that supported my career about 14 years ago and for letting me come to this special event. Much love to my hometown 💗🌅🎞 / @visitnewportbeach @pelicanhillresort (at The Resort At Pelican Hill) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqEq646BUUd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=14swxca238kro

We finally finished our #movieposter for my latest short film #OurWayHome #ShortFilm. A big big thank you to designer and artist, @maria_an who has believed in me and my film career since the day we met. She is incredibly creative, and also so patient. I'm so grateful that she came on board to help me with the poster for this film. Highly recommend her! I want to take the time to thank the incredible people - my friends, family, and colleagues for helping me on this endeavor. I wasn't planning on writing a long post, but maybe I should. Last year was a difficult year for me. Some of you may know why, some of you might not know anything about what I'm referring to. It wasn't until I met actor and now frequent collaborator @anthonyma , as he helped revive me, in my creativity and in remembering the reasons why I became a filmmaker 14 years ago. As my dad @hsu7769 was looking for new images to include in the Chinese version of his book #ChasingtheModern (#XuZhimo), he shared a few family photos with me - some old, some really old, and some new. There were two photos that came in one email -- one from his 3rd grade class in #Queens #newyork , and the other was this iconic photograph from the #1960s - with my father, my aunt, and a family friend. I showed it to many people I met up with at the time, and people always had this very visceral reaction to the photograph. I knew I had to tell a story around it. We had/have never seen #Asians or #AsianAmericans depicted in films or TV from this era/time period. That's what started the 3-month journey, to submit it for a deadline. I had never worked on a project faster in my life. It was empowering, given how the 1st half of 2017 went. I had never shot anything in New York, but I had an incredible experience doing so. I couldn't have made it without the entire team working together. And I can't thank them enough. @merryminnow @troncourt @johnlzd @dqin360 @imcch91 @amyfoxcostumes @krystlefehermakeup @chipistickman @jasonngstunts @jimngstunts @lukevex @julianlchan @jamesthetang @madelinerocco_ @cuyapi https://www.instagram.com/p/BpGkRKxnHpV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1gc3m31i2uz85