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The Impact of Typecasting w/ Nancy Wang Yuen

Strong Asian Lead

English - May 06, 2021 22:32 - 54 minutes - 31 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
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What does it mean to be typecast and how does typecasting perpetuate stereotypes in the media and society? This week, I interview Nancy Wang Yuen - scholar and author of the book "Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism." Her data dives deep into inequities in Hollywood as well as how structural racism plays out in films. 




Guest: Nancy Wang Yuen 




Podcast Show Notes


Episode title: Nancy Wang Yuen




Topics discussed in this episode:


Topic 1: How Nancy is practicing self-care


Topic 2: What Nancy identifies as and her background


Topic 3: Cinema and TV influencing society


Topic 4: Nancy’s Book - Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism


Topic 5: The message Nancy wants future agents to take away


Topic 6: How she works with studios


Topic 6: Rapid Fire questions




Handles: 


https://www.nancywyuen.com/about.html


Twitter - 


https://twitter.com/nancywyuen


Instagram - 


https://www.instagram.com/nancywyuen/




LinkedIn - 


https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancyyuen/


https://www.biola.edu/directory/people/nancy-yuen




Resources mentioned in this episode:


Nancy’s book:


‘Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism’ 


https://bookshop.org/books/reel-inequality-hollywood-actors-and-racism/9780813586298




‘Racial and Gender Differences in the Relationship Between Children’s Television Use and 


Self- Esteem: A Longitudinal Panel Study’


https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0093650211401376




‘The Rooney Rule’ 


https://www.visier.com/clarity/how-hr-can-tackle-diversity-using-the-rooney-rule/




Mentioned Notes: Mulan, Pachinko, Gran Tarino, Crazy Rich Asians




SAL Links: 


Website - 


https://strongasianlead.com/


Instagram - 


https://www.instagram.com/strongasianlead_/


Twitter - 


https://twitter.com/strongasianlead


David's Instagram - 


https://www.instagram.com/davidmoriya/?hl=en




Music


Up In My Jam (All Of A Sudden) by - Kubbi https://soundcloud.com/kubbi Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/tDexBj46oNI



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