tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6946414928332818297.post6743889627189933752..comments2024-01-17T03:39:48.664-05:00Comments on Full of IT: How about a window?IT Awards Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07261232921332130350noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6946414928332818297.post-47946417360882822102010-03-10T10:15:25.542-05:002010-03-10T10:15:25.542-05:00In my recollection, there were previous Academy Aw...In my recollection, there were previous Academy Awards Ceremonies that had in attendance a large "posse" of Asian and Asian Americans: 2001 and 2006 were years that Ang Lee was sitting up front in prominent view with his entourage. That was a beautiful sight. Needless to say, Ang Lee winning Best Director for Brokeback Mountain was pretty sweet too.<br /><br />And until Asian Americans Eric Jiaju Leehttp://www.ericleeart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6946414928332818297.post-2068729588392440832010-03-10T10:11:33.038-05:002010-03-10T10:11:33.038-05:00I've found that for at least film/ television ...I've found that for at least film/ television you're gonna be hard pressed to find people searching for an actor beyond the initial "look" they are seeking. Friends tell me that agents have earnestly said, "You're great, but we have our Asians." Or blacks, fat, skinny, weird, or you look too much like . . ., and even white guy. I think the problem mainly lies Aaron Haskellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6946414928332818297.post-64437166863372507792010-03-10T09:38:56.289-05:002010-03-10T09:38:56.289-05:00...and that "color blindness" is all the......and that "color blindness" is all the more striking when one thinks of how many Asian Americans there are, not just in NYC, but in Los Angeles.Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6946414928332818297.post-26047103087359517592010-03-10T00:39:36.809-05:002010-03-10T00:39:36.809-05:00Yes, we are visible in down-town, experimental the...Yes, we are visible in down-town, experimental theatre, which is great! But the mainstream viewers will not know we exist in numbers until the mainstream entertainment media will show images of us doing normal things. I want my children, and all of their friends, see images of all the people populating this country, including Asians. It is very evident, yet no one dares talk about it, that there Hulamamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15259626464958366513noreply@blogger.com