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17 Times Asians In Entertainment Said What Needed To Be Said

More leading roles and less typecasting, please.

Sarah Han
by Sarah Han

BuzzFeed Staff

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Read the full interview here (and bonus video interview worth watching here).

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Read the full interview here.

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Watch the full interview here.

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Read Aziz's full article here.

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Read the full interview here.

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Watch the full interview here.

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Read the full interview here.

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Read the full interview here.

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"The way I’ve come to terms with it is that I hope young women look to me, Mindy Kaling, as a role model and let me play the characters I want to play.”

Read and watch the full interview here.

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Read the full interview here.

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The original interview with Net-A-Porter isn't available anymore, but you can read a recap of it here.

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Watch the full interview here.

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Read the full interview here.

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Read the full interview here.

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Watch the full interview here.

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Read the full interview here.

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In conclusion it's pretty simple, Hollywood.

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