Talk:Asian Americans in arts and entertainment

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Statement of purpose
This article was created to provide expanded discussion of the contributions of Asian Americans in arts and entertainment fields. The content in the main article continually expanded into lists of people, while not allowing for more extended discussion of "less notable" people such as some of the American Idol contestants and finalists, for example. In the main article Asian American, the style has been to avoid mentioning individuals' ethnic groups, (1) to keep the copy concise, and (2) because the article is about Asian Americans and not about specific ethnic groups. There are situations in which discussing the specific ethnic group is appropriate, but the style has been to make these the exception, and to provide discussion and justification on the Talk page when necessary. Obviously, editors on this page can create a new consensus, but it would be best to propagate a common consensus across the WikiProject Asian Americans. --Ishu 20:11, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

Sections
Needs to broken out by television, movies, theater, music, etc. --Bachcell 21:52, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

Hmmm
It's interesting how on Lucy Liu's article on here states that "she is considered the most well-known and visible Asian American in the media today.", however there is no mention of her on here or on the main Asian American article. I'm not saying that she should be included, I'm simply pointing it out.

Tommyhaych 16:55, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

wait i thought Sandra Oh was Asian Canadian. Or are we just combining the whole continent together? just wondering —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bkkimm (talk • contribs) 21:40, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

Integrate/Incorporate material from Asian American article
This should have as much information as is in the main article; needs to be consistent. It's very light in terms of historical contributions of people in the arts, including literature and music.--Parkwells (talk) 22:47, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

Where do we put in the dancers?
I'm actually looking for a section about the Jabbawockeez in this article. Granted, the group's not wholly Asian American, but a good portion of the group is. Any considerations? Alphapeta (talk) 01:50, 24 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Feel free to add, and if the section isn't there yet, create it.--Aichik (talk) 23:11, 15 July 2013 (UTC)

What about Youtube?
We should make a new section for the Internet/Youtube. Asian Americans on the Internet are gaining viable followings, especially among college kids. People like Ryan Higa (nigahiga), kevjumba (He was on The Amazing Race!), and especially Wong Fu Productions are really popular and influential! --Chocolateislove (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 03:28, 28 December 2010 (UTC).

Eddie van Halen an Asian-American
Since when? How does a Dutch-born American make an Asian-American? Is The Netherlands part of Asia?

My god. History is wrong! Geography is wrong! The whole of Wikipedia needs to be rewritten to accommodate this new truth!

Yes, so... I'd edit it myself, but I get error-messages from my browser when trying to for some reason or another which I am too lazy to look into. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.81.50.93 (talk) 18:06, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Article indicates that individual that is being discussed about is 1/4 Indonesian American. --RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 00:31, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

GOCEreviewed
Placed because there's no point copy editing an article when several sections are tagged as needing expansion. First generate the content; afterwards make the prose pretty. We'd be happy to do it once the content is more complete. --Stfg (talk) 11:12, 10 April 2012 (UTC)

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Curious about the placement of Chang and Eng twins in this article
Hi all, this is my first time posting on a talk page or on Wikipedia in general so please let me know if I'm doing something wrong. Full disclosure: I'm Asian American of Chinese descent.

I'm curious about the placement of the Chang and Eng twins in this article and the rationale behind it. The article starts with "Asian Americans have been involved in the entertainment industry since the first half of the 19th century, when Chang and Eng Bunker (the original "Siamese Twins") became naturalized citizens." The 19th Century section starts with "Chang and Eng Bunker had a stable career in entertainment."

I've read the Wiki article on the Bunker twins. It's a fascinating story, but are they relevant enough to include in an article on Asian Americans in A&E? I see their story as a bizarre medical and sociological story but never considered them career entertainers in the traditional sense.

Their Wiki article states

In 1829, Robert Hunter, a Scottish merchant who lived in Bangkok, saw the twins swimming and realized their potential. He paid their parents to permit him to exhibit their sons as a curiosity on a world tour.

The inclusion of the Bunker twins — whose entertainment value was based on them being conjoined — in this article with more modern actors, artists, etc who succeeded on their merit and hard work seems a bit off to me.

What's the rationale for including the Bunker twins?

David.xia (talk) 21:34, 11 November 2017 (UTC)

Introduction Summary
The introduction to this page in the opening paragraph only really focuses on artists in mainstream media. Some more information should be provided about fine artists filmmakers, directors, etc. I feel that it is not a complete overview of the entire topic.

I also think some historical context might be relevant, especially regarding the experiences of Asians in America and how that has developed over time (the perception of Asians by white Americans.) Katrinajade01 (talk) 14:34, 13 November 2019 (UTC)

Music Section
I think the music section shows a wide variety of artists, which is good, but I think the section overall is a bit unorganized. I think the popular music subcategory is very large in comparison to the rest of the subcategories and could be broken down, so I am going to try and narrow it down, and perhaps move others to different subcategories. I think adding maybe an "alternative" or "indie" category to discuss other talents such as Mitski (who is also technically a "popular" artist), Japanese Breakfast, and Yukimi Nagano of Little Dragon would be good too. — Preceding unsigned comment added by NoCols (talk • contribs) 19:53, 13 November 2019 (UTC)

Michelle Yeoh Asian-American?
Michelle Yeoh is not Asian-American yet is listed as the first Asian-American Actress to win an Oscar. 209.128.255.129 (talk) 16:08, 6 May 2024 (UTC)