Sandra Oh, Kumail Nanjiani and Bowen Yang are in a HBO doc on being Asian American, Pacific Islander
The film features intimate interviews with 15 AAPI figures and highlights visibility gaps, with 4 in 10 U.S. adults unable to name a famous Asian American, a survey found.
- On Wednesday, HBO Max released "The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas," a documentary featuring intimate interviews with 15 AAPI individuals conducted by journalist Jada Yuan.
- Director Eugene Yi, a Korean American filmmaker, explored the term AAPI and its ethnic boundaries amid a political climate where he observed how quickly communities can feel erased under the Republican Trump administration.
- Chef Yia Vang, owner of Vinai in Minneapolis, recounts his childhood as a Hmong refugee in Wisconsin, describing how he achieved "full-circle redemption" by serving his mother's dishes on his restaurant menu.
- According to The Asian American Foundation's STAATUS Index, 4 in 10 United States adults cannot name a single famous Asian American, highlighting persistent visibility struggles for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
- The documentary is the latest installment in "The List Series" created by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, which previously documented Black, Latino, and LGBTQ+ Americans including TV broadcaster Connie Chung and Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth.
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Sandra Oh, Kumail Nanjiani among 'A List' Asian American, Pacific Islander names in new HBO doc
Timed for release during AAPI Heritage Month, “The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas” has dropped on HBO Max. It’s the latest in “The List Series” created by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. The franchise has previously produced documentaries on…
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Sandra Oh, Kumail Nanjiani and Bowen Yang are in a HBO doc on being Asian American, Pacific Islander
Timed for release during AAPI Heritage Month, “The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas” has dropped on HBO Max.
Sandra Oh, Kumail Nanjiani and Bowen Yang Featured in HBO doc on being Asian American, Pacific Islander
Director Eugene Yi has always been interested in the term Asian American and Pacific Islander and which ethnicities it includes. “When we’re talking about Asian Americans or Asian people in the U.S., oftentimes it’s people who might look like you and me, and maybe not people who look like (New York City Mayor) Zohran Mamdani,” Yi told The Associated Press. “Why is that when this term is supposed to be so capacious and so inclusive?” So Yi, who i…
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