From 'Shang-Chi' to 'Cowboy Bebop': How Asian representation has changed in film and TV

<p>This week on <em>Under the Radar with Callie Crossley:</em></p> <p>Four years ago, a movie called <em>Crazy Rich Asians</em> made waves in Hollywood. The award-winning film was a modern love story featuring an entirely Asian and Asian American cast — the first major Hollywood production with an all-Asian cast since <em>The Joy Luck Club</em> in 1993. The movie signaled a major step forward in the film industry. What originally seemed to be a small pop cultural phenomenon has since produced a movement in entertainment media, from blockbuster hits starring Asian superheroes to record-breaking TV series that embrace Asian customs and languages.</p> <p>The representation is certainly not perfect, but the enthusiastic response from fans has inspired both Asian American and Hollywood communities to demand more diversity in the industry.</p> <p>We’re spending the full hour talking about Asian representation in film and television, plus, what we’re looking forward to watching in 2022.</p> <p><strong>Guests:</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.elenacreef.com/about" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elena Creef</a></strong>, professor of women’s and gender studies at Wellesley College. She specializes in Asian American visual history in photography, film and popular culture.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://cyber.harvard.edu/people/jkorn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jenny Korn</a></strong>, fellow and the founding coordinator of the Race and Media Working Group at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University.</p>