Is Asian representation in media going beyond supporting roles?

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Opublikowano: 2026-10-05

Asian American and Pacific Islanders – or AAPI – are the fastest-growing major racial and ethnic group in the United States. With more than 25 million Asian Americans living in the U.S. and the tremendous success of movies like “K-Pop Demon Hunters”; streaming shows like “The Summer I Turned Pretty”; the popularity of sports stars like Olympic skater Alyssa Liu and baseball phenom Shohei Ohtani; plus the worldwide fandom of bands like BTS, it’s surprising how little representation for Asian and AAPI stories there is on-screen. In a 2025 study by The Asian American Foundation, 37 percent of Americans said they couldn’t think of ONE f...