![]() I think as a person of color (POC) in the U.S., it is very difficult to break into established institutions like Hollywood. His features taken away and replaced by archetypes.” No descriptors, anymore, no age or build, just a role, a name, a shell where he used to be. Despite having a role in Hollywood films, Yu argues that most-if not all-Asians are already set up to fail. Throughout the story, Yu details the roles that Asian men and women are subjected to from the objectified Dragon Lady to the Kung Fu Guy. ![]() Structured like a TV script, Yu introduces us to Willis Wu, an American-born man still defined first for being Asian - a perceived other. Interior Chinatown is a quirky set-up for a story, but an enjoyable one nonetheless. ![]()
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