THE BIG MIX

I was saddened and not surprised to learn Mako has resigned as artistic director of the theater he founded and ran while my kids were born, marriages came and went, the kids graduated high school, college and grad school, went into careers, fell in love and face marriages of their own (Victor Valle’s stage article).

Mako stayed with East-West Players and turned down more work than he accepted to pursue content and art in Asian-American theater. There isn’t an Asian-American actor or writer of the last 25 years who hasn’t grabbed Mako’s goodies and run, some to better things, some to nothing. Now seems a good time to thank the man for what he’s done and the help he’s been.

FRANK CHIN

Los Angeles

Frank Chin is the author of “Chickencoop Chinaman” and “The Year of the Dragon.”

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