Reel Diaspora Timeline

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Double Happiness

The dynamic duo, Sandra Oh and Mina Shum, first met.
1993/1994, They met at the set of the movie The Diary of Evelyn Lau.

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Double Happiness

Director: Mina Shum
Year of Production: 1994

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Halving the Bones

Director: Ruth Ozeki
Year of Production: 1995

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Picture Bride

Director: Kayo Hatta
Year of Production: 1995

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Saving Face

In 2002, Alice Wu won a contest sponsored by a Hollywood advocacy and networking group called the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment for her script.

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Saving Face

Director: Alice Wu
Year of Production: 2004

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In Between Days

Director: So Yong Kim
Year of Production: 2006

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Halving the Bones

In 2008, Ruth Ozeki wrote about the art of losing, her mom, and the film.

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Director Jon M. Chu's 2018 film Crazy Rich Asians breaks box office records.

This film highlighted Asian stories and experiences, breaking box office records and earning critical acclaim.

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Lucky Grandma

Director: Sasie Sealy
Year of Production: 2019

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The Farewell

Director: Lulu Wang
Year of Production: 2019

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Saving Face

in 2020, the cast of Saving Face surprises director Alice Wu during her Spotlight Conversation for CAAMFest Online.

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Picture Bride

In 2021, Nathan Liu wrote an article featuring Kayo Hatta and her film.

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Turning Red

Director: Domee Shi
Year of Production: 2022

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Joy Ride

Director: Adele Lim
Year of Production: 2023

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Past Lives

Director: Celine Song
Year of Production: 2023

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Study on Asian Representation in Film and TV

The USC Norman Lear Center and the non-profit organization Gold House have collaborated to produce a new study on Asian representation across film and TV streaming platforms in the year 2022.
Title: A Balancing Act for Asian Representation: More Visible But Not Yet Specific.
Published in 2023.