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Lucy Liu says there is a lot more work to be done in order to eradicate the Asian stereotypes perpetuated by society and the media over the last 200 years.

Lucy Liu Reflects On Her Career As An Asian-American Actress Actress, director, and visual artist Lucy Liu wrote a piece for the Washington Post reflecting on the highlights of her career as an Asian-American actress, the characters she played, and discusses some of the struggles that Asian-Americans have faced historically. In summary: - Growing up the only Asian faces she saw on TV were Jack Soo from “Barney Miller,” George Takei in “Star Trek”, and actress Anne Miyamoto from the Cal...

By Paige Gawley‍ This video is unavailable because we were unable to load a message from our sponsors. If you are using ad-blocking software, please disable it and reload the page. Embed Code Now playing Lucy Liu believes theres a lot more work to do when it comes to Asian representation in Hollywood. In an op-ed for  The Washington Post, the 52-year-old actress reflects on the impact of her role of Alex Munday in  Charlies Ang...

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Lucy Liu says her Charlies Angels role helped move the needle away from harmful Asian stereotypes "My success has helped move the needle. But itll take more..." • 4 min read Catching up with Lucy Liu live on GMA The actress discussed her new partnership with LIFEWTR to support arts education. Cindy Ord/Getty Images, FILE Lucy Liu reflected on the cultural impact of the 2000 movie "Charlies Angels," especially ...

Anne Miyamoto from the Calgon fabric softener commercial.” The 52-year-old actress continued, “Hollywood frequently imagines a more progressive world than our reality; it’s one of the reasons  Charlie’s Angels was so important to me. As part of something so iconic, my character Alex Munday normalized Asian identity for a mainstream audience and made a piece of Americana a little more inclusive.” “I feel fortunate to have moved the needle a little with some mainstream success,”...

Gregory Sierra The New York native also portrayed a Jewish vigilante on a sobering episode of All in the Family. Gregory Sierra, who endeared himself to 1970s sitcom fans as the genial Julio Fuentes on  Sanford and Son and the impassioned Sgt. Miguel "Chano" Amenguale on  Barney Miller, has died. He was 83. Sierra died Jan. 4 in Laguna Woods, California, after a battle with cancer, family spokesman Rick Voll told The Hollywood Reporter. A native of New Yorks Spanish Harlem, Sierra also made...