tv & film
tv & film
Relatable to Me
In 2017, the film Ghost in the Shell caused a significant uproar when the news that Scarlett Johansson was cast in the lead role broke - she was to depict the Japanese main character, Major.
Finding Dorothy
Growing up, I was always the yellow Power Ranger. Despite the fact that 26 seasons of PowerRangers have now aired and only the first one and a half featured a female Asian Yellow Ranger, I’ve found that the role has somehow become a part of many Asian female millennials’ childhoods.
Asian Representation in Hollywood (Or Lack Thereof)
2018 has brought upon us a title wave of astonishing diversity in films. Blockbuster films such as ‘Black Panther’ and ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ are celebrated for their casts of incredibly diverse actors, nearly all of them being phenomenal colored actors. (Sorry Martin Freeman)