▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁that ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁consider ▁ret iring , ▁leads ▁to ▁trouble . ▁Ret ire es , ▁she ▁prof essed , ▁frequently ▁find ▁themselves ▁with ▁nothing ▁to ▁do ▁because ▁they ▁have ▁not ▁read ied ▁themselves ▁for ▁it . ▁K wan ▁said , ▁" I ▁hope ▁I ' m ▁working ▁until ▁the ▁day ▁I ▁die . ▁If ▁work ▁is ▁a ▁pleasure , ▁why ▁not ?" ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁K wan ▁reun ited ▁with ▁F lower ▁Dr um ▁Song ▁co - star ▁James ▁Sh ig eta ▁to ▁perform ▁A . ▁R . ▁G ur ney ' s ▁two - person ▁play ▁Love ▁Let ters . ▁They ▁performed ▁the ▁play ▁at ▁Los ▁Angeles ' ▁East ▁West ▁Play ers ▁and ▁San ▁Francisco ' s ▁Her bst ▁Theatre . ▁ ▁K wan ▁appeared ▁in ▁Arthur ▁W ong ' s ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁document ary ▁Hollywood ▁Chinese , ▁where ▁other ▁Chinese ▁dign itar ies ▁and ▁she ▁discussed ▁the ▁past ▁accomplish ments ▁and ▁the ▁imp ending ▁pl ight ▁of ▁Chinese ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁industry . ▁K wan ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁Nor bert ▁Me is el ▁write ▁and ▁direct ▁films ▁about ▁Asian - Amer icans . ▁K wan ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁A si ans ▁are ▁not ▁cast ▁in ▁enough ▁films ▁and ▁TV ▁shows . ▁Me is el ▁and ▁she ▁resolved ▁to ▁create ▁their ▁own ▁scripts ▁and ▁films ▁about ▁Asian ▁characters . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁they ▁wrote , ▁directed , ▁and ▁produced ▁Star ▁of ▁Sun sh