Hey everyone! Reminder that MANAA’s meeting is this Thursday at 7:30 pm PST!
Let’s come together to share thoughts, ideas and build momentum. ✊
Want to know more about what we do or see past meeting agendas? Contact letters@manaa.org for all the details.
Congratulations Phantom Telly Leung & Christines Anna Zavelson & Francesca Mehrotra, stars of Masquerade (Immersive Phantom of the Opera)! It opened on Broadway last night! So excited to see Asians star in this production!
Support them by seeing the show:
masqueradenyc.com/
Constance Wu calls out Andrew Barth Feldman after he was cast in an Asian lead role:
“After a recent voice memo he sent me, all I can say is that I am disappointed in him. And feeling pretty discouraged…Once again, Asian Americans are left unheard, unacknowledged, invisible.”
Giving in to pressure from Trump’s anti-diversity order, CBS/Paramount will drop “staffing goals tied to race, ethnicity, sex, and gender,” stop collecting most US job applicants’ diversity data, and untie its employee incentives from DEI goals. hollywoodreporter.com/busine…#manaa0325
Another important topic! Instead of a Crazy Rich Asians movie sequel, there’ll be a series on HBO’s Max. Adele Lim, who quit the sequel over pay disparities, will be back as showrunner & executive producer. variety.com/2025/tv/news/cra…#manaa0325
Tonight, we’ll be discussing the many minority MSNBC hosts lost their shows including Alex Wagner & Katie Phang. You can read more about it here: thedailybeast.com/new-msnbc-…#manaa0325
For Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Media Action Network for Asian Americans (MANAA) has been joining the #GiveInMay campaign to raise awareness & funds for many #AAPI nonprofits across the U.S. Please consider donating to MANAA today! giveinmay.org/organization/M…
It’s no longer surprising to see television series & movies starring Asian Americans. And that’s due in large part to the behind-the-scenes work MANAA has done educating—& sometimes fighting with--Hollywood for 31 years. Hope you’ll donate to us #GiveInMaygiveinmay.org/organization/M…