keywords: Crazy Rich Asians
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MEDIA
- Tseen Khoo
- 06 February 2018
2 Comments
Does watching this ridiculously premised film full of obnoxious characters, complete with smatterings of Singlish, make me feel culturally represented? Yes. There are threads of cultural recognition in the Southeast Asian locations and the Chinese customs that resonate, as well as the cultural mobility of various characters.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Carolyn Cage
- 06 February 2020
8 Comments
Growing up I cringed at Asian representation in film and television. More often than not we were cast as nerds, martial artists or second to the plot. We had little depth to our characters, which continuously perpetuated racial stereotypes — stereotypes that still exist today.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Tseen Khoo
- 08 August 2017
6 Comments
The Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) starts on Friday 25 August. It’s a good time to consider what such a festival says about our local cultures, as well as being a perfect time to think about how you relate to that culture.
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