ine , ▁a ▁Bild ungs rom an ▁film ▁st arring ▁Boys ▁Don ' t ▁Cry ▁actress ▁Che y enne ▁R ushing , ▁who ▁plays ▁Rach el . ▁An ▁ar dent ▁pian ist ▁in ▁an ▁aff lic ted ▁household , ▁Rach el ▁jour ne ys ▁to ▁find ▁her ▁rest less ▁father , ▁a ▁music ian ▁who ▁desert ed ▁her ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁mere ▁child . ▁In ▁Sun sh ine , ▁Rach el ▁is ▁supported ▁by ▁K wan , ▁the ▁manager ▁of ▁a ▁jazz ▁club , ▁who ▁knows ▁a ▁mystery ▁about ▁her . ▁In ▁the ▁film ' s ▁final ▁scene , ▁K wan ▁d ances , ▁an ▁activity ▁she ▁has ▁enjoyed ▁since ▁her ▁youth . ▁ ▁K wan ▁wrote ▁an ▁introduction ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁book ▁For ▁Good ness ▁S ake : ▁A ▁Nov el ▁of ▁After life ▁of ▁Su zie ▁W ong ▁written ▁by ▁American ▁author ▁James ▁Cla pp ▁using ▁the ▁nom ▁de ▁pl ume ▁Sebastian ▁Ger ard . ▁Cla pp ▁became ▁acquaint ed ▁with ▁K wan ▁through ▁director ▁Brian ▁Jam ies on , ▁who ▁was ▁film ing ▁a ▁document ary ▁about ▁K wan ' s ▁life . ▁ ▁She ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁sp okes w oman ▁for ▁the ▁Asian ▁American ▁V ot ers ▁Co al ition , ▁a ▁Pan - As ian ▁political ▁group ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁to ▁aid ▁Asian ▁actors . ▁ ▁In ▁her ▁performing ▁arts ▁career , ▁K wan ▁appeared ▁in ▁two ▁television ▁series ▁and ▁over ▁ 5 0 ▁films . ▁The ▁Stra