Tomita said in a social media post, “What a wonderful way to cap off the month of May, or shall we say the month of Melinda May, celebrating … the original Mulan and Mandalorian’s mercenary, the Disney Legend, Ming-Na Wen! Who else wears the triple crown of Disney princess, Marvel hero, and Star Wars badass? She is a Ming Dynasty! “It has truly been joy and luck to be in your orbit,” Tomita said of Wen during introductory remarks. “You know, hell, if they could say Arnold Schwarzenegger, they can say Ming-Na Wen!” Ming-Na Wen celebrates her star on the Walk of Fame, located near the El Capitan Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard. But it also made me more determined to make it belong. It made me feel like an outsider, a foreigner. “Growing up, my Chinese name may not have fit or made me feel like I fit in white suburbia, in Hollywood even, or even in America.
I guess now that it’s Ming-Na Wen Day, I made the right move. “I remember, there was a director who advised me to Anglicize it so that it would be easier to remember,” Wen added. “In fact, I actually worried about it being cemented wrong for today’s ceremony. … It’s amazing how three simple syllables could trip up so many people. It has been mispronounced, misspelled so many times. Living in America with a name like mine, trust me, it wasn’t easy. “I have to be honest, I have had such a love-hate relationship with my name. “Ming-Na Wen Day? I mean, do you know how crazy that is? “I am overwhelmed by this extraordinary honor, an honor that never, ever occurred to me to dream of, let alone strive for,” she said. Wen’s speech before a crowd that included her mother, her husband and children, as well as 2022 Walk of Fame honoree James Hong, 94, touched on her journey from immigrant in America to stardom. So I just want to give a quick shout-out to all our writers … I support you wholeheartedly.”
Without writers, there would be no Walk of Fame. Without writers, we wouldn’t be here, none of us would be here. Without writers, there are no stories, and therefore, no Hollywood. “I have to say a real quick word about words - they come from writers. Wen expressed solidarity with members of the Writers Guild of America, who are in the fifth week of a strike against Hollywood producers. Her words … gave us a classic film that I am forever blessed to be a part of.” (Tan’s) words made me realize I wasn’t alone in my struggles growing up as an Asian woman in America. “‘The Joy Luck Club’ changed my life in so many ways. She also thanked Amy Tan, author of the book on which the film was based. The 59-year-old Wen thanked her “Joy Luck Club” co-stars, saying they’ve become a “sisterhood” that persists 30 years after the film’s debut. “It’s a really special way to celebrate AAPI Heritage Month by ending it with something as tremendous as this,” Wen said. The ceremony was held one day before the end of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. A sequel - introducing a new generation exploring their own relationships with culture, heritage, love, womanhood and identity - is in development. The groundbreaking 1993 film had Asian American women in all the lead roles, including Kieu Chinh, Tsai Chin, France Nuyen and Lisa Lu. With Steve Nissen, president and CEO of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, serving as emcee, Wen was joined in the unveiling by three of her co-stars from “The Joy Luck Club,” Tamlyn Tomita, Lauren Tom and Rosalind Chao. Wen was awarded her star in the category of Television. The star is located at 6840 Hollywood Blvd. (Photos courtesy Hollywood Walk of Fame)Īctress Ming-Na Wen was honored with the 2,757th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 30. Ming-Na Wen (second from right) reunited with her “Joy Luck Club” co-stars (from left) Tamlyn Tomita, Rosalind Chao and Lauren Tom on Tuesday.
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