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Dean’s Forum with filmmaker Jon Chu

Chu joined David Eng of the School of Arts & Sciences in the 2022 Stephen A. Levin Family Dean’s Forum to discuss art and the power of representation.
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In the 2022 Dean’s Forum, filmmaker Jon Chu joined professor David Eng to talk about the power of representation. Photo: Lisa Godfrey.

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