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Raya and the Last Dragon: why it’s time to retire ‘Asian’ as a film category – The Guardian
60% of the world’s population lives in the continent – but in Hollywood it’s still regarded as one homogeneous place. Can Disney’s new film change things?
It should be cause for celebration that we have reached the stage where we can have a Hollywood movie with an all-star cast of Asian-descended actors. Disneys Raya and the Last Dragon (out now on Disney+ at a premium price) is voiced by the likes of Star Warss Kelly Marie Tran, Awkwafina, Gemma Chan, Daniel Dae Kim, Sandra Oh and Benedict Wong. We are in a good moment for representation in movies in general, when you factor in awards contenders such as Chinese director Chloé Zhaos Nomadland and…
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