'Chang Can Dunk': More than a Disney teen film

Director draws on childhood to tell Asian American story of trying to fit in

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Xiao Ming "Bernard" Chang, the protagonist in the Disney movie "Chang Can Dunk." (Photo courtesy of Disney)

MARRIAN ZHOU, Nikkei staff writer

NEW YORK -- The title is cheesy and the trailer suggests a typical Disney teen movie, but the profound and complex emotions in "Chang Can Dunk" tell an authentic Chinese American story.

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