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What is the attitude of Asian Americans toward their representation in Fresh off the Boat and the motive of ABC in airing such a show?


Initial Thoughts:

Post-Research Thoughts:

My project began with a personal focus, on highlighting my experience as a token white individual. That focus soon shifted to diversity in U.S. television, which was then refined further and further. The focus, upon ending and reflection, is on ABC's Fresh off the Boat, how Asian Americans feel about the representation of Asian Americans on the show, and ABC's motive in airing the show.

After having waded through a significant amount of information, I wanted to find a way to provide a real contribution, which I planned to do through the use of interviews. My goal was to interview Asian Americans about Fresh off the Boat to understand how they felt about the show's representation of Asian Americans, as well as why they thought ABC was airing the show.

Helpful Research:

http://www.laughspin.com/2014/05/14/abcs-black-ish-cristela-and-fresh-off-the-boat-a-win-for-racial-diversity-in-television-comedy-videos/
http://www.thewrap.com/paul-lee-talks-blackish-fresh-off-the-boat-and-diversity-vs-authenticity/
http://www.buzzfeed.com/emilyorley/after-all-that-backlash-fresh-off-the-boat-debuted-to-a-lot#.bgAWy61gj
http://deadline.com/2015/02/fresh-off-the-boat-review-sitcom-translation-all-wet-says-dominic-patten-1201365379/

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/07/arts/television/abc-aims-for-diversity-with-shows-like-black-ish-and-fresh-off-the-boat.html?_r=0
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2014/09/25/in-abcs-black-ish-everyone-has-racial-issues/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/esther-suh/why-fresh-off-the-boat-is-not-asian-america_b_6745332.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jimmy-nguyen/a-new-era-for-asian-americans-in-starring-roles_b_6727266.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maria-wen-adcock/why-targeting-asian-americans-makes-good-business-sense_b_6661120.html
http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/sep/11/tv-diversity-new-shows-abc-nbc-race-cbs
http://mediamatters.org/research/diversity_report/

2014 Hollywood Diversity Report


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