Category Archives: Representation Matters

VIETNAMESE FILMMAKERS CREATE VISUALLY STUNNING SHORT ABOUT AAPI HATE BEING AS OLD AS AMERICAN HISTORY – by Michelle De Pacina for NextShark

What it’s about: The short film, entitled “Centuries and Still,” unveils the “search for justice [that] goes back to the Gold Rush era fetishization of Asian women, to today’s hate crimes targeting Asian elders.” “Asian American hate is as old as American history,” the film narrates. It portrays some of the historical events that took part inContinue reading “VIETNAMESE FILMMAKERS CREATE VISUALLY STUNNING SHORT ABOUT AAPI HATE BEING AS OLD AS AMERICAN HISTORY – by Michelle De Pacina for NextShark”

GAMING INDUSTRY MEMBERS DISCUSS WHY WE NEED MORE DIVERSITY IN VIDEO GAMES – by Dean Daley for MobileSyrup

In the first part of this ongoing series, I reached out to a number of people in the video game community to ask the question: “is there enough representation in video games?” This time around, the question at hand is “why do you feel we need more diversity in video games and why is itContinue reading “GAMING INDUSTRY MEMBERS DISCUSS WHY WE NEED MORE DIVERSITY IN VIDEO GAMES – by Dean Daley for MobileSyrup”

DWAYNE JOHNSON ACCOUNTS FOR A THIRD OF ALL API MOVIE LEADS AS STUDY FINDS SAD STATS – by Tracy Brown for L.A. Times

Asian and Pacific Islander representation in Hollywood movies is still abysmal, according to a new report released Tuesday. Arriving during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and amid a rise in anti-Asian racism and violence, the new study examined 1,300 top-grossing movies from 2007 to 2019 for API representation in onscreen and behind-the-camera roles, as well asContinue reading “DWAYNE JOHNSON ACCOUNTS FOR A THIRD OF ALL API MOVIE LEADS AS STUDY FINDS SAD STATS – by Tracy Brown for L.A. Times”

CLOÉ ZHAO HAS MADE OSCAR HISTORY – by Sandra Gonzalez for CNN Entertainment

On Sunday, Chloé Zhao became the first woman of color and the first woman of Asian descent to earn best director at the Academy Awards. The “Nomadland” director is also only the second woman to win the award. The first was Kathryn Bigelow, who won for “Hurt Locker.” “This is for anyone who has the faithContinue reading “CLOÉ ZHAO HAS MADE OSCAR HISTORY – by Sandra Gonzalez for CNN Entertainment”

TO ALL THE WHITE BOYS I’VE DATED BEFORE – by Sylvia Hong for Vogue

One Vogue staffer reflects on her dating experiences as an East Asian woman. So-called “yellow fever” is real, discreet and imbued in our collective consciousness. Some people may see no harm in a man who dabbled for a couple of years in Final Fantasy, orders Thai food at least once a week on Deliveroo, and has a penchantContinue reading “TO ALL THE WHITE BOYS I’VE DATED BEFORE – by Sylvia Hong for Vogue”

ASIAN AMERICAN GAME DEVELOPERS ARE DREAMING OF THEIR OWN MINARI MOMENT – by Matt T. M. Kim for IGN

A few years ago, a story about Asian representation and Asian developers in video games might not have warranted much thought. But the story of Asians in America has always included other people believing the Asian identity is a simple one. What’s become clear recently, however, is that it’s a time for self-reflection in theContinue reading “ASIAN AMERICAN GAME DEVELOPERS ARE DREAMING OF THEIR OWN MINARI MOMENT – by Matt T. M. Kim for IGN”

THE ASIAN WOMEN REPRESENTATION IN FOR HONOR – by Marion Mỹ Anh Baxerres

The representation of Asian people and the representation of women are both vast and complex topics to explore. Working on the game For Honor when I wrote this article, a year and a half ago, I found in the Samurai and Wu Lin factions a representation of Asian women that I liked. The article dives into how AsianContinue reading “THE ASIAN WOMEN REPRESENTATION IN FOR HONOR – by Marion Mỹ Anh Baxerres”