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Ethnic Studies professor | Sociologist | 📚 Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism (2nd edition w/updates drops March 9, 2027 @rutgersupress)

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Got my final type set proofs for Reel Inequality. I am re-reading everything for the millionth time to make sure the 2nd edition, which updates the state of racism in Hollywood in the past decade, is ready for the world! How do you like the new red cover? Book releases March 9, 2027: pre-order now on @rutgersupress website, and wherever books are sold. I am also available for book talks. by @nancywyuen

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Hollywood has long thought U.S. audiences hated subtitles, but #SquidGame will be Netflix’s most popular series ever. To quote Bong Joon Ho, ‘Once you overcome the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films.’ by @nancywyuen

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So relatable: I’d wear my favorite coat everywhere too—red carpet, grocery shopping, going to the post office 😂.
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Update: designer @luciebrochard.vo of Making the Cut fame! by @nancywyuen

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Thanks @nadrakar for interviewing me for this excellent long piece on what Asian representation on the Dodgers means for the Asian American community. Great to be in a piece with @rtajimapena. by @nancywyuen

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"La Push baby, it’s La Push." Rewatching Twilight for the nth time on @netflix and @justinchon's Eric Yorkie (did you know that's his surname?) always cracks me up. "Bella look, it's a worm!" by @nancywyuen

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Watching #LoveLab, a Korean dating show, and guess their favorite foreign film! by @nancywyuen

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Just started Blossom on @iqiyi because it has the same director as Pursuit of Jade. Some items of note:
1) Director Zeng likes white haired male leads 👩🏼‍🦳 (thanks @mswang124 for the insight).
2) Who needs a hot priest when you have a hot monk.
3) Though this C-drama starts off much darker, I look forward to a good time regression story. by @nancywyuen

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Are you still suffering from Pursuit of Jade withdrawal? ⚔️❤️‍🩹🐷

To help ease the pain, we put together a list of historical C-dramas and K-dramas (curated by @nancywyuen ) and East Asian-inspired fantasy novels (curated by @nancyslitlounge ) that share some of our favorite elements of PoJ (strong FMC, court intrigue, slow burn romance, stunning visuals, etc). Let us know if you have another recommendation for what to watch/read after PoJ!

💭Do you have a favorite book that you would love to see as a drama, or a drama that you would love to read as a novel? 🎬📖

📌See the pinned comments for titles & plot summaries!

(Shout out to @azhangia.reads for inspiring us to make our own PoJ fan post – check out her recommendations reel with mad video editing skills🤩)

#pursuitofjade #cdramafans #kdramafans #asianfantasy #historicalfantasy by @nancywyuen

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It is finished! My 2026 updated edition of "Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism," has been submitted to
@rutgersupress. It's my reflection on Hollywood's wins/failures in addressing racism in the past decade, and a book refresh for my community! Stay tuned for publication date and book events.

Colleagues who teach Reel Inequality:
1) Thank you for your steadfast support. 2) Please comment with your course name & institution: would love to send you a preview copy when it drops. by @nancywyuen

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#APAHE2026 attendees! Reminder that Monday's keynote speaker: Tamlyn Tomita, moderated by Nancy Wang Yuen, starts at 9am in the Marquis Ballroom!

Read bios and add the keynote to your agenda in Whova! by @nancywyuen

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“Hollywood has had a checkered history with Asian representation, to put it mildly. For decades, Asian American actors struggled to get jobs because they were not considered box office draws, said Nancy Wang Yuen, a professor at Crafton Hills College who studies race and ethnicity in film.

Decades passed between releases of contemporary Hollywood films with majority Asian and Asian American casts — after 1961’s “Flower Drum Song,” you don’t get “Joy Luck Club” until 1993 and then “Crazy Rich Asians” in 2018.”

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/newsletter/2026-03-17/wide-shot-kpop-demon-hunters by @nancywyuen

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