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Asian-Americans: Why Can't We Get Cast In NYC? by Randy Gener

Once upon a time, Asian-American artists would have taken their anger to the streets. That's what happened in 1990, when Asian-American actors, outraged over a Caucasian actor's yellowface performance in Miss Saigon, staged public protests over the casting choice. It was one of the most divisive debates over racial representation in the history of the American theater. Twenty-two years later, the battle is still bein…

SOURCE: WNYC at 02:43PM on February 15, 2012

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