Asian American representation in film is on the rise -- but so is real-world anti-Asian hate

2021 is shaping up to be a banner year for Asians in media.

Director Chloe Zhao won best director for Nomadland and will be ushering in the cosmically epic Marvel filmEternals.

But before then, Marvel will releaseShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

And even if attention on the problem has dissipated, the attacks haven’t.

That’s why Asian representation in film and television is so important.

One who didn’t know martial arts, but he ended up with the girl.

Wong said the rise in anti-Asian hate and violence has been “rough, mentally. "

“Maybe from there,” he said, “we can make some more meaningful change.”