I Am Not a Fetish or Model Minority: Redefining What it Means to be API in Entertainment

Join online August 3rd for this premiere event, conversation with acclaimed panelists, and launch of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media’s new groundbreaking research study: I Am Not a Fetish or Model Minority: Redefining What it Means to be API in Entertainment.

This inaugural study investigates Asian and Pacific Islander (API) representation in the largest grossing family films in the U.S. along with a landmark survey of API entertainment content creators. This study will provide critical insights to drive progress for more authentic representations.

Register here.

EVENT HOSTS:
Madeline Di Nonno | President and CEO, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media
Jennifer Suh | Senior Manager, Industry Outreach, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media

OPENING REMARKS:
Geena Davis | Founder and Chair, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media 
Michelle Sugihara | Executive Director, CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) 
Bing Chen | President and Co-Founder, Gold House

RESEARCH PRESENTATION:
Ninochka McTaggart, Ph.D. | Associate Vice President, Research and Insights, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media

PANEL MODERATOR:
Craig Robinson | EVP and Chief Diversity Officer, NBCUniversal

PANELISTS:
Margaret Cho | Comedian, Actor, Musician, Advocate and Entrepreneur
Christopher Kahunahana | Filmmaker and Award-Winning Artist 
Christina M. Kim | Executive Producer & Co-Showrunner, Kung Fu 
Jane Lee | Manager of Original Animated Series, Netflix 
Fawzia Mirza | Writer/Creator/Director