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May 4, 2021 · According to TIME, a report showed that although Asian Americans made up 5.4 percent of the US population in 2014, they only accounted for 1.4% of lead roles in studio films. Behind the scenes, the problem persisted: according to a 2018 survey, just 12% of showrunner titles were occupied by people of color. To no one’s surprise, white actors ...
Apr 7, 2021 · Haing S. Ngor Ngor is the first and only Asian to win best supporting actor at the Oscars for his role as Dith Pran in the biographical film “The Killing Fields” (1984). Dith Pran was a Cambodian photojournalist, a refugee and a survivor of the Cambodian genocide during the Khmer Rouge regime. The film, commercially successful and praised ...
Asian Americans in arts and entertainment. Asian Americans have been involved in the entertainment industry since the first half of the 19th century, when Chang and Eng Bunker (the original "Siamese Twins") became naturalized citizens.
Dec 29, 2019 · The growing influence of East Asian pop culture. A decade ago, Japanese anime like Pokemon and Digimon was already a fixture in the West. Hong Kong martial arts stars Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee ...
May 15, 2024 · Exploring the importance of respecting hip-hop’s uniquely racial foundation, and establishing a clear difference between cultural appreciation vs. appropriation Since the start of the new millennium, hip-hop has expanded to become the de facto popular music genre for the new generation. Capitalizing on the popularity and the endless creative potential of the genre, non-black rappers…
Oct 22, 2019 · The Bay Area’s own Kearny Street Workshop has been the cornerstone of local and national activism for nearly 50 years. Started in 1972 as an artist collective based in San Francisco’s International Hotel, it is the oldest Asian American multidisciplinary arts organization in the U.S. Emerging from the Asian American cultural movement in the 1960s and ’70s, when members organized rallies ...
Character Media Screenings. Character Media hosts many special screenings of new films for the Asian Pacific Islander community to bring an exciting night of entertainment in the heart of Los Angeles’ Koreatown. From box office blockbusters to budding indie darlings, we aim to highlight movies with strong API characters.
