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Sixteen Candles’ Gedde Watanabe explains why he wasn’t offended by his stereotypical role as Long Duk Dong.

McKinsey's studies on Black, Latino and Asian Pacific Islander representation in Hollywood see the industry forfeiting $30 billion a year on inequity.

The 80s was a great time for movies, but some of them maybe haven't aged as well as other. We take a look back at some comedies and see if they hold up.

Asian Americans in Hollywood: Progress and hope for more By Rodney Ho, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published: April 26, 2021, 6:00am Share: 3 Photos This image released by A24 shows Steven Yeun, foreground, in a scene from "Minari." (David Bornfriend/A24 via AP) Photo Gallery For decades in Hollywood, Asian Americans were largely absent on TV and film. For every Mr. Miyagi, there was Long Duk Dong. Lucy Liu was the only Asian American female who got any attention f...

Netflix’s ‘Bling Empire’ Is a Celebration of Culture — Clad in Couture Tim Chan There’s a throwaway scene a couple episodes into Netflix’s new reality series, Bling Empire, where three of the cast members meet up to confer about recent events, while shopping for soup ingredients at a Chinese health food store. As the guys work their way through bins of deer antlers, sea cucumbers, and ginseng, they start trading jabs about spending habits and relationship statuses. ...