Asian Americans, hosted by the Pan-Asian Organization.
Photo by Pei Robins. All factual information taken from PBS’ Asian Americans Episode 5: “Breaking Through”
Asian Americans are the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States. Comedian Hari Kondabolu reassured the group projected to become the statistical minority by 2042: “Don’t freak out, white people!” he said, “You were the minority when you came to this country.” Those lines begin the final installment of PBS’ five-episode feature documentary,
Asian Americans, which was streamed at the Pan-Asian Organization’s (PAO) second Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPIHM) event. The series takes on the herculean task of narrating the expansive but buried history of the eponymous group.
#OscarsSoWhite, Again: All-White Oscar Nominations Slammed on Social Media The 88th annual Academy Awards released its 2016 nominees Thursday morning with a familiar look only white actors were nominated in the acting categories. By Sarah Glover •
Updated on January 14, 2016 at 3:37 pm
Should the Oscar statuettes be painted white?
Omar White of The Popcorn Reel tweeted so. It s not golden when you consistenly ignore one gender and other races, he wrote.
The 88th annual Academy Awards released its 2016 nominees Thursday morning with a familiar look only white actors were nominated in the acting categories.
The Academy skipped over actors of color such as Benicio Del Toro for Sicario, Idris Elba for Beasts of No Nation, and Tessa Thompson for Creed.