Laureen Chew

Laureen Chew (born 1948) is an American academic and actress. She is Professor Emerita of Asian American studies at San Francisco State University. She acted in two Wayne Wang films in the 1980s, both of which were shot in San Francisco.

Early life and education Chew was born and raised in Chinatown, San Francisco in 1948. She grew up around mostly other Chinese children. Her parents owned a laundry shop. Chew attended a Catholic high school. and helped organized the Third World Liberation Front strikes of 1968 at San Francisco State University. She was arrested and jailed for 20 days for misdemeanor charges of disturbing the peace, illegal assembly and failing to disperse.

Career Chew is a former elementary school teacher within the public education system. Her second credit was on Wang's Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart (1985). Much of the film was shot in Chew's home, with her actual mother acting as her character's mother in the film. 1985 Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart Geraldine Tam