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Monday Meetings with Alan Yang

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Gina Rodriguez from Jane the Virgin started Movement Mondays on her Instagram to garner support for working Latino actors. She points out that studios feel more confident in hiring Latino actors for high-profile roles if the numbers back it up. TV shows and movies with Latino actors need to pull in higher ratings and more revenue.

This approach is the same for all minorities and extends beyond the acting community—into all aspects of creative professions. Inspired by Gina, I am starting the series Monday Meetings to highlight Asian movers, shakers, and makers. We should be seeing them and hearing from them more often—not just sporadically.

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Meet Alan Yang, a writer and producer for comedic favorites such as “South Park” and “Parks and Recreation.” When he accepted his Emmy award for “Master of None,” he advocated for an increase of Asian Americans in Hollywood:

There’s 17 million Asian Americans in this country, and 17 million Italian Americans. They have “The Godfather,” “Goodfellas,” “Rocky,” and “The Sopranos.” We’ve got Long Duk Dong. So we have a long way to go. But I know we can get there, I believe in us, it’s just gonna take a lot of hard work. Asian parents out there, if you can do me a favor: Just a couple of you, get your kids cameras instead of violins, we’ll all be good.

Photo by Erik Tanner for Getty Images.

Tête-à-Tête (No. 7)

I don’t think we’re as amazing as our parents are … I’m not going to have any struggles to tell my kids about. What’s my story going to be like? ‘Ah son, once, when I was flying from New York to L.A., my iPad died.’

—Aziz Ansari

Photo by Benjamin Norman for The New York Times.

Watch / Read / Listen (No. 7)

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Watch:

  1. The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness. Studio Ghibli (the maker of “Spirited Away”) reveals the intricate and philosophical process of creating an animated movie. Great quotes after great quotes.
  2. The Fundamentals of Caring. I was pleasantly surprised since I knew nothing about this movie. Craig Roberts is an exquisite actor, Paul Rudd is so lovable, and Selena Gomez shines in this role. The movie is based on a book by Jonathan Evison. I will report back on movie vs book.

Read:

  1. The Cooper Review. Witty and engaging comics of that 9-5 and life, in general, by Sarah Cooper.
  2. An argument for temporary marriages. We’d all be happier with less pressure to live happily ever after.

Listen:

  1. The Belle Game. Soulful pop that would work as background music to get you in the zone. Reminds me of Tennis and Sleigh Bells.

Fashionably Late

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A bi-weekly series of libations with Becca-approved design or flavor. Perhaps both.

Name: Pork Belly Bourbon Old-Fashioned
From: Wayfare | 4510 Freret St.
Pair it with: happy hour (everyday from 3-6 p.m.)
Made with: pork-belly infused Buffalo Trace bourbon, maple syrup, Angostura bitters, house-candied bacon and orange peel

Until recently, I thought the word wayfarer was solely for the style of sunglasses. But it’s an actual word that means “a traveler, especially on foot.”

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