I am not a Filipino American, but when I read this in Ocampo’s book, I also got angry. Ocampo, who has a doctorate in sociology from UCLA, was rejected from participation in a study that involves Asian Americans. “When people hear the word ‘Asian,’ Filipinos are rarely the first people that come to mind,” says Anthony Ocampo in his book The Latinos of Asia: How Filipino Americans Break the Rules of Race. However, these films barely touched the surface of the deep lack of diversity and representation. All-Asian films like Crazy Rich Asians and the wildly successful Netflix movie To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before focused on Asian characters. As movements for better representation are getting recognized in arts, media, and business, the plight of minority groups is coming to light.
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