asian american media

In order to be accepted and celebrated by mainstream audiences, Asian-American men run the double-edged risk of being perceived as “too Asian” and also feeling like an imposter of their own race.

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At most, 2019’s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month can only celebrate small inches of progress that Asian-Americans have made in media. Hope for more Hollywood inclusion is only met with slow, non-threatening changes that benefit select individuals who don’t seem too different or unfamiliar.