Out of all the shows that included Asian actors, 87 percent were on-screen for less than half an episode. “I think the problem is their idea that an American remake has to be white when the United States is actually a multicultural society. So it reinforces the idea that America is white and that Hollywood is white. “But there was a real fear that his films, you know, wouldn’t translate,” said Stephen Gong, executive director of the Center for Asian American Media. ADOverall, Asian representation across movies is slowly getting better.

Source: Washington Post March 13, 2020 02:59 UTC