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How Asian Men Became Hot in Hollywood

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.

Director Randall Park

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Randall Park is hot like a burned-out high school shop teacher who's nice even when he's hungover.

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The Subtle Art of Asians Not Giving a F**k in "Always Be My Maybe"

Did you miss the hidden cultural references, Keanu Reeves improvising, or the ultimate secret to good Asian food?

Keanu Reeves, Nahnatchka Khan, Ali Wong, Randall Park at the "Always Be My Maybe" Premiere

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Always Be My Maybe is the long-awaited result of Ali Wong and Randall Park's shared love of rom-coms, their years of working the San Francisco stand-up comedy circuit together, and mainstream cinema's sore need for more Asian-American representation.

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The Failed Promise of "Crazy Rich Asians": Asian-American Representation Is a Lie

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.

Awkwafina from Crazy Rich Asians

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In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Crazy Rich Asians is being commemorated as a feat of American cinema at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.

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