What does it mean to be typecast and how does typecasting perpetuate stereotypes in the media and society? This week, I interview Nancy Wang Yuen - scholar and author of the book "Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism." Her data dives deep into inequities in Hollywood as well as how structural racism plays out in films.
Guest: Nancy Wang Yuen
Podcast Show Notes
Episode title: Nancy Wang Yuen
Topics discussed in this episode:
Topic 1: How Nancy is practicing self-care
Topic 2: What Nancy identifies as and her background
Topic 3: Cinema and TV influencing society
Topic 4: Nancy’s Book - Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism
Topic 5: The message Nancy wants future agents to take away
Topic 6: How she works with studios
Topic 6: Rapid Fire questions
Handles:
https://www.nancywyuen.com/about.html
Twitter -
https://twitter.com/nancywyuen
Instagram -
https://www.instagram.com/nancywyuen/
LinkedIn -
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancyyuen/
https://www.biola.edu/directory/people/nancy-yuen
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Nancy’s book:
‘Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism’
https://bookshop.org/books/reel-inequality-hollywood-actors-and-racism/9780813586298
‘Racial and Gender Differences in the Relationship Between Children’s Television Use and
Self- Esteem: A Longitudinal Panel Study’
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0093650211401376
‘The Rooney Rule’
https://www.visier.com/clarity/how-hr-can-tackle-diversity-using-the-rooney-rule/
Mentioned Notes: Mulan, Pachinko, Gran Tarino, Crazy Rich Asians
SAL Links:
Website -
https://strongasianlead.com/
Instagram -
https://www.instagram.com/strongasianlead_/
Twitter -
https://twitter.com/strongasianlead
David's Instagram -
https://www.instagram.com/davidmoriya/?hl=en
Music
Up In My Jam (All Of A Sudden) by - Kubbi https://soundcloud.com/kubbi Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/tDexBj46oNI
