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”
Category Archives: Series/Movies
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”
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