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The DePaulia Lucas Madlangbayan, Contributing Writer|May 2, 2021 The Academy Awards saw a number of firsts this year. Chloé Zhao made history as the first Asian woman to win the Best Director award for “Nomadland,” while  “Minari”’s Youn Yuh-jung made history as the first South Korean woman to be nominated for and awarded the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.  The last Asian woman to win Best Supporting Actress, Miyoshi Umeki, won in 1957 for her performance in the film “Sayonara,” a film about a U.S. fighter pilot who falls in love with a Japanese dancer.  Since 1957, the entertainment world has changed drastically, and Asian and Asian American representation in film has come quite a long way. Award-winning movies featuring Asian casts like “Parasite” and “Minari” come after years of stereotypical and problematic portrayals of Asians. Films like “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” starring Mickey Rooney in yellowface as a Japanese man, and “Sayon

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