Best Of: Actor André Holland / ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Author Kevin Kwan

Best Of: Actor André Holland / ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Author Kevin Kwan

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The ‘Moonlight’ actor now stars as a death row lawyer on the Hulu series ‘Castle Rock.’ He’s also played a surgeon facing racial discrimination in ‘The Knick,’ and civil rights leader Andrew Young in ‘Selma.’ He says many of the characters he plays are wrestling with “that question of identity and where they fit.”

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews Andy Biskin’s ‘Songs From The Alan Lomax Collection.’

Kevin Kwan thought the screen adaptation of his bestselling novel ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ might be a small independent film — instead it’s been hailed as a groundbreaking moment for Hollywood casting. He tells Terry Gross about his upbringing in Singapore and how it inspired the book.