WEEK IN WOMEN: Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander women in the lead – Brandy McDonnel reports
Experts report that violence against Asians and Asian Americans in the United States has grown over the past year of the COVID-19 pandemic, despite increased national attention and political action against anti-Asian hate.
This comes even as the entertainment industry seems to be offering greater exposure to Asian and Asian American filmmakers, actors and stories. At this year’s Academy Awards, Youn Yuh-jung, the scene-stealing co-star of “Minari,” made history as the first Korean performer to earn an Oscar, as did Chinese filmmaker Chloe Zhao, who became the first woman of color to win best director for her drama Nomadland.