Authenticity & Acting w/ Miki Ishikawa and Emi Lea Kamemoto

This week, David and Emi met with actress and industry veteran Miki Ishikawa to talk about her upbringing, the in’s and out’s of being a child actor, and continuing her journey to the acting career she has today. They also get into the nitty gritty of the many truths of representation across the Asian and Asian American diaspora, her experience on the set of 'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier' and 'The Terror: Infamy', and why the conversation towards a better future is never ending.

Podcast Show Notes

Guest Title: Miki Ishikawa

Recording Date: 2021-03-19

Episode Title: Authenticity & Acting

Topics Discussed In This Episode:

Topic 1 - How Miki deals with grief and violence against communities

Topic 2 - Miki’s identity and background

Topic 3 - Representation

Topic 4 - Casting in Hollywood

Topic 5 - 'The Terror: Infamy'

Topic 6 - Closing thoughts

Topic 7 - Uplifting marginalized communities

Links:

Handles:

Miki’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mikimou5e/

Miki’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/mikiishikawa

Emi’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/defiant.changemaker/

David's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/davidmoriya/

Mentioned Notes:

The Terror: Infamy (Television Series, 1 season)

Minari (Film)

Yellow Rose (Film)

Lingua Franca (Film)

“No No Boy’ - https://bookshop.org/books/no-no-boy/9780295994048

‘Midnight in Broad Daylight’ - https://www.harpercollins.com/products/midnight-in-broad-daylight-pamela-rotner-sakamoto

‘Looking Like The Enemy’ - https://www.lookingliketheenemy.com/

‘Runaway Horses’ - https://www.waterstones.com/book/runaway-horses/yukio-mishima/9780099282891

‘Klara and the Sun’ - https://www.waterstones.com/book/klara-and-the-sun/kazuo-ishiguro/9780571366217

‘Black, Brown, and Yellow’ - https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520245204/black-brown-yellow-and-left

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Crowdfunding - https://strongasianlead.com/crowdfunding

SAL’s Feature in Feedspot’s Top 20 Asian Film Podcasts - https://blog.feedspot.com/asian_movies_podcasts/

SAL Podcast Team:

Project Manager - Sanjana DeSilva (www.theangryelephantproductions.com)

Audio Editor - Ravi Lad (www.itsravilad.com and @itsravilad on Instagram)

Podcast Producer - Kenna Tanouye (Connect with her on LinkedIn)

Podcast Volunteer Intern - Sadia Hussain

Episode Transcript: Transcript of the episode’s audio.

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