“The idea was to have a bunch of Asian American actors playing contemporary parts and just having an awesome time,” says the playwright….
“I do think a lot of the time, when people look for work by artists of color, they want race or ethnicity to be primary,” says Pamatmat. “It’s not always a conscious bias, but it is something that happens…they look for very specific kind of work.”
“You start looking for stories where ethnicity is a problem,” he continues. “Or issues of immigration and culture clash are a problem, so you end up only seeing people of color when the work or their presence fulfills that.”
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