Meaningful Asian Representation with Phil Yu

Star Trek: The Pod Directive by Star Trek

May 30, 202365:33TV & Film

Creator of “All the Asians On Star Trek” and the “Angry Asian Man” blog, Phil Yu, discusses Asian representation in Star Trek and beyond. He speaks to his own experiences from watching Rosalind Chao as a kid to making it...

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