'Joy Luck Club' To 'Pachinko': The Asian Diaspora On-Screen
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From "Turning Red" to "Pachinko" to "After Yang," it's been a big year for stories about the Asian diaspora.Even so, the entertainment industry — and the projects it greenlights — remains overwhelmingly white.A new book chronicles Asian-American contributions to pop culture — from the problematic to the groundbreaking. It's called "Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now."We talk with Yang, sociologist Nancy Wang Yuen, and "Pachinko" director Soo Hugh about telling stories of the Asian diaspora.Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Find us on Twitter @1A.
