Asian Representation

Asian

Representation

in Western Media and Pop Culture

Table of

04 Brenda Song
05 Shay Mitchell
06 Steven Yeun
07 Manny Jacinto
08 Mindy Kaling
09 Constance Wu
10-11 Simu Liu
12 Sandra Oh

Contents

13 Awkwafina
14-15 BTS
16 H.E.R.
17 Keshi
18 Hayley Kiyoko
19 Raveena
20 Japanese Breakfast
21 Rina Sawayama

Brenda Song

The iconic London
Tipton in The Suite
Life of Zack and Cody,
the Hmong and Thai-
American actress
has also appeared
in Disney’s That’s So
Raven, Phil of the
Future, Phineas and
Ferb and Wizards of
Waverly Place.

Shay Mitchell

The half-Filipina Canadian
actress started on Degrassi:
The Next Generation and went
on to play her most known role
on Pretty Little Liars.

5

Steven Yeun

The South Korean-American
actor is well known for his
roles as Glenn Rhee on The
Walking Dead and Ben in
the film Burning. He also
plays the role of the father in
Minari, a Korean movie about
an immigrant family in the
80s moving to America to
start a new life.

Manny Jacinto

Born in the Philipines, he started
with small roles in Once Upon a
Time, Supernatural and iZombie
then got his well-known role as
Jason Mendoza in The Good Place.

7

Mindy Kaling

Known for her roles on tv, her breakout
role was Kelly Kapoor on The Office
which led her to develop her own
show, The Mindy Project. She has
also done filmography for Late Night,
Ocean’s 8, Despicable Me, Never Have
I Ever and more.

Constance Wu

She is a Taiwanese American
actress most known for her
roles in Crazy Rich Asians, Fresh
Off the Boat, Hustlers and more.

9

Simu Liu

The Chinese-Canadian actor
and stuntman started his
career as a model for stock
images, now known for his
role as Shang-Chi in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe
film Shang-Chi and the
Legend of the Ten Rings.

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Sandra Oh

The Korean-Canadian actress is
best known for her role as Cristina
Yang on ABC’s medical drama show
Grey’s Anatomy, Rita Wu on HBO’s
comedy Arliss, and Eve Polastri in
the spy thriller series Killing Eve.

Awkwafina

Nora Lum, half-Chinese
and half-Korean American
rapper, comedian, actress
and tv host, best known
for her roles in Crazy Rich
Asians and Ocean’s 8.

13

BTS

The Bangtan Boys, South Korea’s
most treasured boy band that
debuted in 2013 under Big Hit
Entertainment (Hybe Corporation).
Their influence and music has
gained the attention of the world,
has won them many awards and
increased the overall popularity of
Korean pop and culture.

15

H.E.R.

Gabriela Sarmiento Wilson, born
and raised in California, the
Filipina American debuted with
the stage name acronym for
“Having Revealed Everything”,
now a three time Grammy
award winner and awards for
Best R&B and Performance.

Keshi

Born and raised in Houston,
Vietnamese-American Casey Luong
is a singer, songwriter, producer of
R&B, alternative, lo-fi pop. He decided
to pursue music after working as a
nurse, realizing his passion for music
surpasses as a hobby.

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Hayley Kiyoko

The half-Japanese actress and artist
has played in movies such as Scooby-
Doo! The Mystery Begins, Curse of the
Lake Monster, Disney’s Lemonade
Mouth and Wizards of Waverly Place.
She is also a big advocate for LGBTQ+
representation in the music industry.

Raveena

At the age of 13, the Indian- 19
American soul artist started
writing music. As her music
career continues to grow,
her songs have developed a
mix of South Asian roots and
contemporary R&B.

Japanese Breakf

Korean-American musician and
director, Michelle Zauner is the
lead vocalist and songwriter of the
alternative indie rock-pop band. She is
also the author of “Crying in H Mart”,
a memoir about her dealing with grief
from the loss of her mother, and her
personal experience growing up as an
Asian American.

Rina
Sawayama

fast

The iconic Japanese-British
artist has collaborated with
Lady Gaga and Elton John on
pop-rock ballads that tells of
her intergenerational trauma,
and R&B pop songs that
express her sexuality.

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Cred

Photos

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Ron Lach on Pexels

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