Freaking Out the Round-eyes: `Kate's Chink-O-Rama' hits San Francisco

From: AsianWeek | Date: June 5, 2002| Author: Lim, Ji Hyun | Copyright information


AsianWeek

06-05-2002

Provocative and unafraid, Kate Rigg takes risks on stage. And it pays off.
Her latest show, Kate's Chink-O-Rama, deconstructs language, stereotypes
and pop culture, leaving the audience a little more conscious of Asian
Pacific American identity through comedic character sketches. Wildly
satirical, her adroit use of language takes identity politics to the next
level. She delivers a performance that is an artistic process of subver...

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