Think Tank For Inclusion & Equity Releases Third Annual Report On Inclusion & Equity In TV Writing
Launched with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media on May 4
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LOS ANGELES, May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Think Tank for Inclusion and Equity (TTIE), a consortium of working television writers and collaborative project of WIF, is releasing its annual Behind the Scenes: The State of Inclusion & Equity in TV Writing report, this year in partnership with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. This is the only research of its kind, directly surveying working TV writers around issues of career advancement and authentic storytelling.
Asian Americans in Hollywood: Progress and hope for more By Rodney Ho, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published: April 26, 2021, 6:00am
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3 Photos This image released by A24 shows Steven Yeun, foreground, in a scene from Minari. (David Bornfriend/A24 via AP) Photo Gallery
For decades in Hollywood, Asian Americans were largely absent on TV and film. For every Mr. Miyagi, there was Long Duk Dong. Lucy Liu was the only Asian American female who got any attention for years.
But in 2021, Asian Americans are having a moment. “Nomadland” director Chloe Zhao is favored by oddsmakers to win an Oscar. The CW’s “Kung Fu,” a reboot of the David Carradine 1970s show, debuted to strong ratings earlier this month with an Asian American female lead. Ken Jeong is zany comic relief on Fox’s hit reality competition show “The Masked Singer.” There are not one – but two – reality shows focused around rich Asian Americans: Netflix’s “Bling
Early in the pandemic, actor Christine Chang was verbally attacked in a grocery store.
She told her story to
New Amsterdam co-executive producer and writer Y. Shireen Razack, who then adapted it for the small screen, and in the recent episode of the NBC hospital drama, Chang s character Dr Agnes Kao treated an Asian-American patient experiencing PTSD from a hate crime.
In the scene, Dr Kao was able to diagnose the patient, who was shaken by physical touch, because she, too, had experienced violence. We want to make accurate storytelling about underrepresented communities, Razack, who also co-founded a think tank for inclusion and equity with the goal of increasing inclusivity in TV and advancing authentic storytelling, said during a virtual panel on Friday (April 2).