Aastha Chandra: UI sophomore
“Since I was young, there were lots of stereotypes that Asians tended to be perfect students and involved in music or debate while not being socially popular. Movies featuring Asians increases the dimensions of what consists within an Asian’s life. Especially in the Midwest, the amount of diversity is relatively lower than on the coasts, so representation in movies does change how Asians are perceived.”
“Since I was young, there were lots of stereotypes that Asians tended to be perfect students and involved in music or debate while not being socially popular. Movies featuring Asians increases the dimensions of what consists within an Asian’s life. Especially in the Midwest, the amount of diversity is relatively lower than on the coasts, so representation in movies does change how Asians are perceived.”