Posts tagged storytelling
‘Joy Ride’ is the Asian American-centered movie that all audiences need to see
‘Joy Ride’ is the Asian American-centered movie that all audiences need to see

When 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.

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The Power of Authentic Storytelling: Why Everything Everywhere All at Once Won Big at the Oscars
The Power of Authentic Storytelling: Why Everything Everywhere All at Once Won Big at the Oscars

The 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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