"Visibility is not enough—we need actual complexity. Visibility can quickly turn into invisibility when the stories that make us visible actually reduce our humanity and complexity. This is especially true if we prop up token stories—tokenism is a big problem when it comes to the film industry—or any industry…"
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On certain stories about Asian people being recycled in “HIJACKING THE NARRATIVE: A CONVERSATION WITH SALLY WEN MAO” in Adroit Journal (2019 Mar 21)
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