After seeing the news about Lilly Singh getting her own NBC late night show and Mindy Kaling and Priyanka Chopra working together on a new film in the same week, we thought we would dig into how South Asian representation has evolved over the years, how much race and ethnicity should factor into a conversation about representation, whether South Asians in their home countries should care about how they are represented in Hollywood, and more! This is by no means the definitive conversation on the subject - but we think it's a good start.
Things we discuss:
Music Credits:
Flying High by jantrax | https://soundcloud.com/jantr4x
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"Me In Your Life"
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"River Fire" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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"Jalandhar" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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