Violet Xinting Chen
1st Year Student
Violet (Xinting) Chen graduated from Boston University with a B.A. in Cinema and Media Studies with honors and a B.S. in Film and Television. Her undergraduate thesis explores Asian American racial melancholia and the haunting effects of the Model Minority Myth and historical oppression. Her research interests include Asian American cinema, the Asian immigrant diaspora, postcolonial studies, gender studies, and film theory. Her favorite film is The Rider (2017) by Chloé Zhao.