internalized racism

Joan Huang, played by Shirley Chen, walks past a wall of large banners featuring smiling, blonde pageant winners wearing crowns. She looks up at the portraits with a pensive expression as she passes a banner marked "2018."

The Horror of Wanting to be White in Amy Wang’s “Slanted”

Giannina Ong, Virginia Duan

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Director Amy Wang and actor Shirley Chen discuss why Asian American stories should explore the cringiness of internalized racism.

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