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May 30, 2021

In music and film, a new Korean wave is challenging Asian stereotypes

Hyounjeong Yoo, Carleton University

A new wave of Korean music and cinema can play a powerful role in changing perceptions and stereotypes of Asian people.

A mural outside La Chiquita Grocery in Santa Ana, Calif. honors the military service of nearly 200 local Mexican Americans. Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

November 25, 2020

California vetoed ethnic studies requirements for public high school students, but the movement grows

Wayne Au, University of Washington, Bothell

Ethnic studies programs gained popularity in schools across the country after a controversial ban in Arizona in 2010 sparked national interest.

Sandra Oh, a U.S./Canadian actress of Korean descent, is an outspoken advocate for greater representation in film and television. She is the first woman of Asian decent to be nominated for an Emmy. Here, just before being inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame in Toronto, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim

July 31, 2018

Thank you, Sandra Oh – a first for the Emmys

Angie Wong, York University, Canada

Sandra Oh’s recent Emmy nomination for ‘Killing Eve’ is a sign of appreciation of her work but also a symbol of hope for the author as a former actor and as an academic.

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