Novel about the collision of the ideas and realities of Asian Americanness. Imagines life in America as a TV show, which a lot of us already do, consciously or subconsciously. Of course a lot of people suffer from main character syndrome, while Willis seems to be suffering from a form of bit player syndrome, exacerbated by the parts he is given and other real forms of marginalization. While it's in the form of a screenplay, to me, Interior Chinatown feels more like a stage play. Oddly, I can't really imagine how Interior Chinatown would work on screen (not having seen the Disney adaptation), but I can totally imagine it on stage. I can just see how the characters would be setting up and breaking down the sets or changing costumes and attitudes while Willis gives a bit of narration. Makes me want to read more about Taiwan under the Guomindang.