Past Lives reflects the fragility of the American Dream

Written with my good friend and fellow Asian American strategist Sean Choi ahead of the 96th Academy Awards

The American Dream is often illustrated by distinct hallmarks of Americana — white picket fences cradling spacious, manicured lawns; a smiling Stepford-esque housewife in a gingham apron baking pies in her kitchen, kissing her businessman husband on the cheek as…