"Why There are 'No' Asians on Television" - Part 4/4

Part 4: Conclusion: APA Entertainment Industry Quiz,
"Top 10 Ways to Never See Asian Americans on TV"
By Erin Quill, IMDiversity.com Special Contributor

What's Your APA Entertainment IQ?

Can you name 3 Asian American theater companies?

Can you name 3 young, U.S.-born Asian American film directors?

Can you name 3 Artistic Directors that are APA?

Can you name 3 independent films starring Asian American actors produced an APA producer?

Can you name 3 Asian American actors NOT listed in this article whose work and talent you admire?

Who are...Judy Soo Hoo, Alice Tuan, Sujata Bhatt, Diana Son, Genny Lim?

Where is your local APA Film Festival this year? Have you looked on its website to see what films you are going to support?


Top Ten Ways to Absolutely, Positively Keep APAs off TV
1. Grab the head of the Screen Actor's Guild Diversity Department by the throat at a 'minority' showcase after you've overturned a table and start choking him. Do it in front of about 200 people so you can't deny it.

2. Protest and and all Asian roles that you yourself have been considered for, but did not land

3. Talk about the Great White Plot really loudly in ABC, NBC or CBS Executive
offices

4. Start attacking all APA network executives with the label banana-assed sellout when they do not agree with you. Or when they go to work for FOX. Or marry white guys.

5. When you join committees that intend to "make a difference," be sure to start as such infighting as possible so that nothing can be accomplished

6. Protest Asian American theater companies who continually push the creative limits because they are portraying "negative APA images"

7. Make sure that you proclaim the opinion "hapas" involved in entertainment projects negates the term "diversity" because we all know "dem bitches is white."

8. Don't study acting, dance, art, music or anything that is vaguely creative -- just jump right in there from engineering or business because "anyone can do it"

9. Absolutely never, ever mentor anyone less experienced than yourself -- and generally avoid other Asians like SARS

10. French kiss Jay Leno after he makes yet another joke about APAs eating dogs

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Information about Writers Programs Cited in this Article
cbsdiversity.com/writers_program.shtml
fox.com/diversity
abctalentdevelopment.com/html/writing_fellowship_mainpage.htm
nbc.com/NBC_Career_Opportunities/Diversity_Initiative_for_Writers.html
Other In-Community Resources
Asian CineVision
asiancinevision.org
National Asian American Telecommunications Association (NAATA)
naatanet.org
Pacific Islanders in Communication (PIC)
piccom.org
Pacific Pioneer Fund Awards Grants to Filmmakers in California, Oregon, and Washington
pacificpioneerfund.com
Asian American Writers Workshop
aaww.org
Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment
capeusa.org
Media Action Network for Asian Americans (MANAA)
manaa.org
East West Players
eastwestplayers.org

Event of Interest
NAATA Celebrates 25th Anniversary in Special Nov 10, 2005 Event
Tickets available for San Francisco ceremony

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