tv & film
tv & film
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.
Whitewashing in Hollywood
The practice of casting only white actors/actress to play a certain role of another race being ‘yellowface’ and ‘blackface’, to replace Asian and black descent in production has long been done in the Hollywood.
More Than A Social Media Profile & More Than Just Another Asian
Within the past decade, the involvement of technology in people’s daily lives has become ever more present. Many people are seen glued to their screens reading news, posting on social media, and swiping on dating profiles.
Padmaavat Review
On January 21, 2018, Bollywood was graced by what many considered an instant classic, Padmaavat. Based off of a 16th century poem by sufi poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi. The poem is loosely based off the epic life of Rani Padmaavati and her battle with Sultan e Jahan, Alauddin Khilji, and her brave and honorable husband Raja Ratan Singh of Chittor.