Focusing on Parasite’s Success Misses an Opportunity to Challenge Anti-Blackness
By Guest Contributor: Nicholas Wong Last month, people around the world celebrated the underdog success of Korean film Parasite as…
Tag: Oscars
“Parasite” makes history at Oscars
Bong Joon-Ho’s “Parasite” — a compelling exploration of class inequality in South Korea — has received near-universal critical acclaim. The…
Academy Issues Weak Sauce Apology for Anti-Asian Jokes
I’m going to create a new Tumblr: Weak Sauce Apologies For Racism. Initial entries would include Emma Stone’s “my eyes have…
How We Talk About Asian American Aggrievement
By Guest Contributor: Felix Huang (@Brkn_Yllw_Lns) When three Asian American children were trotted out in front of a national audience…
Oscars Controversy Reminds That Asians Don’t Matter in Hollywood
Guest Contributor: Larissa Lam (@larissalam) For weeks we have endured endless chatter about #OscarsSoWhite and how to better increase diversity…
Why I didn’t watch the Oscars. | #WhereisFruitvale
Regular readers of the blog will remember my occasional stories of my desperately Americanized childhood: those brief years when my…