[CBS] Olivia Munn, Daniel Dae Kim, Melissa King on the challenges Asian Americans are facing
The Asian American and Pacific Islander community has faced a rise of racism and violence since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Hate crimes against Asian Americans have risen 150% in major cities in the past year, along with nearly 3,800 reports of hate incidents across the country since 2020.
CBS News spoke with actors Olivia Munn, Daniel Dae Kim and Jennifer Cheon Garcia, filmmaker Eddie Huang, chef Melissa King, TV personality Cheryl Burke, Stop AAPI Hate co-founder Russell Jeung, RISE founder and CEO Amanda Nguyen to discuss the attacks on the Asian community and how Hollywood plays a role in perpetuating harmful stereotypes.
The roundtable discussion is part of the CBS News special “Asian Americans Battling Bias: Continuing Crisis.” read more…
[CBR] The CW’s Kung Fu Cast Asks Fans to Help #StopAsianHate
The cast of The CW’s Kung Fu is asking fans of the network to speak out against anti-Asian racism in the wake of several violent attacks against AAPI people in recent weeks.
In a new video shared on The CW’s YouTube channel, cast members — including Vanessa Kai, Eddie Liu and Tzi Ma — reflect on the anti-Asian racism they’ve experienced first-hand, discussing how they hope the series will combat prejudice against the Asian American community. read more…
[ET] ‘Kung Fu’ Stars Believe CW Drama Can ‘Reshape,’ ‘Redefine’ Asian Storytelling
The Kung Fu cast and producing team recently gathered for their very first virtual panel at this year’s WonderCon to discuss their upcoming CW drama, the significance of Asian representation in mainstream storytelling and what fans can expect when they tune in to the series in less than two weeks. Moderated by ET’s Philiana Ng (Senior Editor, TV), series creator/co-showrunner Christina Kim and executive producer/co-showrunner Bob Berens were joined by cast members Olivia Liang, Tzi Ma, Kheng Hua Tan, Shannon Dang, Jon Prasida, Eddie Liu, Gavin Stenhouse, Tony Chung and Vanessa Kai for an illuminating, candid conversation about their upcoming show.
A modern-day reimagining of the 1970s series, Kung Fu follows a young Chinese American woman, Nicky Shen (Liang), who goes on a life-changing journey to an isolated monastery in China. But when she returns to San Francisco years later, she finds her hometown is overrun with crime and corruption and her own parents are at the mercy of the powerful Triad. To go up against the powerful crime syndicate, Nicky relies on her sister, brother, ex-boyfriend and a potential new love interest, as well as her martial arts skills and Shaolin values, to protect her community and bring criminals to justice — all while searching for the assassin who killed her mentor and is now targeting her. read more…
[Variety] AT&T, WarnerMedia Pledge $7 Million to #StopAsianHate With Campaign Featuring Lisa Ling, Jon M. Chu, Tzi Ma (EXCLUSIVE)
AT&T and WarnerMedia have launched a multi-platform campaign to create awareness in support of #StopAsianHate, unveiling the campaign as part of “A Day of Action,” a national day of mourning and remembrance of communities affected by social injustice. Additionally, AT&T and WarnerMedia have announced a $7 million pledge to aid in the fight for social justice.
“Hate and discrimination have no place in our society. I am saddened by the recent incidents and my heart goes out to the AAPI community,” Corey Anthony, AT&T senior vice president and chief diversity and development officer, said while announcing the commitment. “AT&T has a responsibility to address equality issues that impact our employees and the communities we serve. We will continue to work on meeting the needs of those affected.” read more…
[ET] ‘Kung Fu’: Nicky Shen Battles Bad Guys in Action-Packed First Trailer (Exclusive)
Time to see Nicky Shen in action.
Kung Fu debuts its very first official trailer for the upcoming CW drama series, led by Legacies’ Olivia Liang and legendary actor Tzi Ma, and only ET exclusively premieres the action-packed minute-long promo. (See the first photos from Kung Fu.) read more…
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