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Don Lee’s Long War on Asian-American Stereotypes

EPISODEstoriesby Don Lee Few fiction writers have worked tirelessly to break down stereotypes about “Orientals” like Korean-American Don Lee. The protagonists in her 2001 short story collection “Yellow” vary in ethnicity (from Korean to Japanese to Chinese) and occupation (from professional elites to crazy poets), suggesting the heterogeneity of contemporary Asian-American life. Lee’s novels, whether …

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5 Monologues, A Showcase for Asian-American Actors Each Over 60

Waters and Katigbak said the playwrights were not given specific clues, except that their monologue should be “in the moment.” Given that they were created during the pandemic, isolation—and a review of how loneliness metastasizes and manifests when family and friends abandon you—dominates nearly all studies. In a roundtable discussion earlier this month, players said …

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