Asian Americans and TV
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Posted Wednesday 10/25/17 at 7:48PM EDT
The David Cross-Charlyne racist joke controversy shows how Asian jokes are often considered an afterthought
Tina Fey, Chris Rock and Stephen Colbert have also all been embroiled in Asian joke controversies in recent years.
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Posted Friday 10/20/17 at 4:11AM EDT
Amber Tamblyn says “I believe her” after speaking to Charlyne Yi about her racism accusation against David Cross
Tamblyn, who is married to Cross, tweeted Thursday night: "I spoke to @charlyne_yi and her feelings/safety are all that matter...
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Posted Thursday 10/19/17 at 12:55AM EDT
David Cross believes he was doing his “a**hole redneck racist character” for Charlyne Yi
“With the luxury of time and critical thought (two things antithetical to Twitter) in regards to all of this I...
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Posted Wednesday 10/18/17 at 2:18PM EDT
David Cross responds to Charlyne Yi’s racism accusation
The House alum accused the Arrested Development star of racist behavior, prompting Cross to write an apology on Twitter, saying he didn’t...
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Posted Tuesday 10/17/17 at 1:40PM EDT
An Asian-American basketball comedy is in the works at CBS
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s Aline Brosh McKenna and Rene Gube are developing Big Men, a potential single-camera comedy series about an Asian-American...
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Posted Friday 10/13/17 at 11:28PM EDT
Asian-American actors talk about their breakthrough roles, and the difficulty of landing TV roles
For instance, Lauren Tom, who now stars on Disney Channel’s Andi Mack, says she landed her most well-known role as...
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This year’s Emmys could be a turning point for TV
Netflix jumped from 54 nominations last year to 91, closing in on the gap with HBO, which had 111 nominations.
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Posted Tuesday 9/12/17 at 10:47PM EDT
Study: Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders composed 4% of TV series regulars
The academic study -- titled "Tokens on the Small Screen" -- finds that shows set in cities with large Asian-American populations...
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Posted Friday 9/08/17 at 11:02PM EDT
TV had a show starring an Asian-American all the way back in 1951
Chinese-American movie star Anna May Wong played the title role in The Gallery of Madame Liu-Tsong.
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Posted Thursday 8/31/17 at 2:44AM EDT
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Chloe Bennet: I changed my last name from “Wang” because “Hollywood is racist”
Responding to an Instagram commenter who noted a name change after posting about Hollywood white-washing, Bennet wrote, “Changing my last...
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Posted Wednesday 8/23/17 at 6:58PM EDT
Margaret Cho blasts Arizona Republican Party for its misleading use of All-American Girl
Cho’s 1994 ABC sitcom was prominently featured on the Arizona GOP website with the caption “Asian Americans.
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Posted Monday 8/21/17 at 9:23PM EDT
Bambi turns 75: PBS will honor the unsung Chinese-American artist behind the Disney classic
Today is the 75th birthday of Bambi, and Tyrus Wong, whose paintings were used in developing the film, will be...