Asian Americans
The tools for articulating Asian cultures and histories are being kept out of the hands of Asian and Asian-American composers, and that needs to change.
While The Farewell brings the identity crisis that many immigrant families face to the big screen, it also is a true-to-life reflection of family dynamics that everyone can relate to.
Overall, In A New York Minute feels unique in its premise and execution, and a very promising entry early in Ximan Li’s filmography.
Sonoya Mizuno is part of a generation of actors finally receiving interesting parts due to Hollywood’s growing celebration of diversity on screen.
Frank H. Wu reviews and examines Crazy Rich Asians: It already is a phenomenon. May it inspire much more.
Bad Rap documents the hard time Asian Americans have getting into the American hip hop scene, but should’ve offered a deeper exploration.
Asian actors make up 1.3% of leading roles in films and it’s painful to see opportunities for us to be on screen given to white actors who are deemed better than us.
