But too often, efforts to honor the contributions of Asian Americans, however well-intentioned, fall short because people fail to differentiate between Asian Americans and Asian communities outside the US. Many outlets don’t seem to know that the second “A” in “AANHPI” stands for American.
Read MoreWhen I first heard about the film “Joy Ride,” an unabashedly raunchy comedy about four Asian American friends and their misadventures in China, I couldn’t contain my excitement. Finally, a Hollywood movie that shows that Asian women can be funny, loud and relatable and aren’t the meek, submissive “lotus blossom” stereotype that the industry has long perpetuated.
Read MoreThe successes of Parasite, Minari, Squid Game and Everything Everywhere All at Once prove what Asian creatives are capable of when they’re not bound by limitations imposed on them by others simply because of their race or ethnicity.
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