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At some top companies, Asian Americans are overrepresented in midlevel roles and underrepresented in leadership. The root of this workplace inequality could stem from the all-too-common experience of being confused for someone else. ....
The Los Angeles Times recently reported on the outcry following the L.A. theater community’s Ovation Awards, where organizers mispronounced the name of an Asian American nominee and displayed a photo of the wrong actor. If anyone doubts the racially based sting that comes with such insults to one’s professional endeavors, just read the emails that rolled in to The Times after publication of our article. One reader said the Ovation reaction was just an example of “Asian victimhood.” Another called it a big joke: “I thought you were writing a sketch for SNL with your article yesterday; so ‘much pain and anger’ that wrong photo used and name pronounced incorrectly. Hahahaha really, audition for SNL, use that article, your (sic) sure to get hired!” ....
The Times recently reported on the outcry following the L.A. theater community’s Ovation Awards, where organizers mispronounced the name of an Asian American nominee and displayed a photo of the wrong actor. If anyone doubts the racially based sting that comes with such insults to one’s professional endeavors, just read the emails that rolled in to The Times after publication of our article. One reader said the Ovation reaction was just an example of “Asian victimhood.” Another called it a big joke: “I thought you were writing a sketch for SNL with your article yesterday; so ‘much pain and anger’ that wrong photo used and name pronounced incorrectly. Hahahaha really, audition for SNL, use that article, your [sic] sure to get hired!” ....
LA Stage Alliance Disbands After Awards Ceremony Blunder nytimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nytimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
LA Stage Alliance Shuts Down After 25 Theaters Quit Following Ovation Awards Gaffes Awards organizer’s multiple errors included having the wrong photo of nominee Jully Lee and mispronouncing her nameBrian Welk | April 5, 2021 @ 8:24 AM Photo: LA Stage Alliance The LA Stage Alliance, a 46-year-old non-profit organization that runs the Ovation Awards for local theatre companies, has shut down following backlash after actress Jully Lee was misidentified in a photo and had her name mispronounced during the awards show. More than 25 different local theater companies in Los Angeles, including the Pasadena Playhouse and the Geffen Playhouse, withdrew their membership after the Ovation Awards on March 30 had multiple representation errors during the awards show. ....