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Jessica Henwick

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I turned down a lot of work. I didn’t want to ever feel defined by my ethnicity.

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One stereotype I get a lot as an Asian actress is that you’re playing the model minority – that Asians are the best, that they’re perfect and positively moral all the time.

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The stories we tell about each other matter very much. The stories we tell ourselves about our own lives matter. And most of all, I think the way that we participate in each other’s stories is of deep importance.

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May 3, 2024

The stories we tell about each other matter very much. The stories we tell ourselves about our own lives matter. And most of all, I think the way that we participate in each other’s stories is of deep importance.

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May 3, 2024

One stereotype I get a lot as an Asian actress is that you’re playing the model minority – that Asians are the best, that they’re perfect and positively moral all the time.

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