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qb1120 t1_it04h6d wrote

One of the first Asian American movie stars. I wish she could see how much better it is now (and how much better it could be in the future)

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Juub1990 t1_it1j1su wrote

Define "much better". Asian-American movie stars are still extremely rare.

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Kilobotto t1_it1sj5d wrote

I mean the representation isn't that far off 6.5% of roles while being 7.2% of the general population. Hispanics are the real ones getting shafted in film roles (only 5.7% of roles vs 19% of the general population)

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bow_m0nster t1_itb0il6 wrote

Before crazy rich Asians, Hollywood was still straight up white washing and yellow facing Asians and Asian stories.

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nekomoo t1_it7s9we wrote

Her Korean American high school classmate Philip Anh drove her to an audition and was offered a part, leading to his own film career

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