Multi-talented women like Sandra Oh, Ali Wong and Mindy Kaling are telling new stories, and breaking racial stereotypes in the process.
We are not products to be consumed, okay? It’s safe to say, without exaggeration, that every Asian woman has heard the phrase “Me so horny; me love you long time” while walking down the street in America. First uttered in Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 movie about the Vietnam War, Full Metal Jacket, that …
In a time when anti-Asian racism is surging, a new study breaks down how often popular movies depict “violence, death, and disparagement” of API characters. In 1959, trailblazing Asian American actor Anna May Wong lamented that “when I die, my epitaph should be: ‘I died a thousand deaths,’” …
From Domee Shi's depiction of Asian Canadian teens to the casting director behind "Minari," AAPI and Asian women are breaking barriers and making waves.
Shi said she wishes she had a movie like this when she was younger. March 16, 2022, 1:01 PM The new Pixar film "Turning Red" premiered Friday on …
After becoming the first Asian Woman to win best director at the Golden Globes for Nomadland, her tenderhearted portrait of modern American life, …
We talk to the actress-turned-filmmaker about 'Definition Please,' paying homage to Bollywood, and why she never wants to be a producer again.
The director of the Sundance sensation The Farewell has made the kind of movie Hollywood never makes. Lulu Wang and I are heading toward Coney Island …
Listen to this episode of The Times: Apple | Spotify | Stitcher | Google On today’s episode, we turn the mic over to the hosts of our “Asian Enough” podcast, L.A. Times entertainment reporters Jen Yamato and Tracy Brown. They share excerpts from a recent episode featuring actor Sandra Oh, in which …
Actor, comedian and writer Ali Wong is set to make her directorial debut, helming an hour-long comedy special for Netflix. After partnering with the …
Women want to be Mindy Kaling’s best friend. This is an actual problem in her life. Fans approach her in airports to solicit not just a photo but companionship. Maybe it’s her candid memoirs in which she talks about everything from being the first woman and person of color in The Office writers’ …
MINARI IS A MINING OF OUR EXPERIENCES Christina came across the script for Minari through actor and star Steven Yeun, who she’d worked with during the …
Performing stand-up comedy is a formidable endeavor at any age. Margaret Cho started taking the stage to make audiences laugh when she was 14 years …
When actor Michelle Yeoh first read the script for Everything Everywhere All at Once, she gave a big sigh of relief: Finally, here was a film that put a middle-aged mother in the role of action hero. "When [people] think 'superhero' ... it's always the guys who seem to be first in line for it," Yeoh …
I love that my teenage niece adores books as much as I do, which makes shopping for her such a pleasure. Last Christmas, I loaded her up with new …
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