NYT: "Parasite" Won But Asian-Americans Are Still Oppressed by Not Being in Movies
02/10/2020
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From the New York Times opinion page:

‘Parasite’ Won, but Asian-Americans Are Still Losing
The victory for Bong Joon Ho’s film at the Oscars has nothing to do with representation of people like me.

By Walter Chaw
Mr. Chaw is a film critic.

Feb. 10, 2020, 7:43 p.m. ET

… As a child, I was frequently asked if I knew Bruce Lee. For my classmates, there were two Asian people: me and Bruce Lee.

Could be worse …

I bet Mr. Chaw has a few unproduced autobiographical screenplays in his desk drawer about growing up Asian-American while not being Bruce Lee, and his unhappiness could be relieved if they were optioned.


[Comment at Unz.com]

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