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Asian Filmmakers, Actors Receive Historic Number of Nominations at 93rd Academy Awards
The 2021 Oscars will be a key milestone for Asians, with more nominees represented in major award categories than ever before. The success comes amid a period of rising anti-Asian violence in the United States.
Samuel Jamier, President and Executive Director of the New York Asian Film Festival, and Stephanie Gong, an up and coming Chinese American filmmaker, weigh in on this dichotomy.