Multicultural TV Talk - AAPI Actors Roundtable on Representation in Hollywood
Publisher |
MediaVillage.com
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
TV & Film
Publication Date |
May 10, 2022
Episode Duration |
00:34:47

In honor of Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we are joined by actors from across film and television for a special roundtable discussion: Desmond Chiam, Marvel’s Falcon and the Winter Soldier and Prime Video’s With Love; Max Huang, Warner Bros. Mortal Kombat; Sierra Katow, HBO Max’s The Sex Lives of College Girls; and Mike Cabellon, NBC’s Mr. Mayor.

 

The four shared their thoughts on the current state of AAPI representation in entertainment, what they hope to see more of throughout Hollywood in the near future, and the impact that some of their own roles have had on their community.

 

Moderating the discussion was MediaVillage’s Juan Ayala, who opened with “Looking at the history of entertainment, is now the best time to be an Asian American actor?”

 

“So far!” Mike Cabellon quickly said with a laugh. “There’s no part in history where I’m like ‘I’d rather have been alive then’, but I also hope that we’re doing enough work that it’ll be better for the next generation.” Desmond Chiam added, “We’re on an incline. As each second passes that becomes the new best time to be an Asian American actor.”

 

Max Huang chimed in, “I feel very privileged to be living in this day and age. With this whole, let’s call it the ‘Asian Wave’, I feel that I jumped right on and feel very lucky and happy to be here.” 

 

“I think hearing from actors who’ve been working for a long time or started a while ago, those stories compared to what we get to do?, it's like 'oh wow, thank you!'” Sierra Katow added. “I like to think that our achievements are our own but they did a lot of work and we get to benefit from it.” 

 

“We’re definitely standing on the shoulders of giants.” Chiam said.

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