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We Need More Asian Women Superheroes

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We Need More Asian Women Superheroes

Nancy Wang Yuen
Writes Reel Asians · Subscribe
Dec 20, 2021
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Growing up, I never missed an episode of Wonder Woman. I loved seeing Lynda Carter deflect gunshots with her golden cuffs and tie up bad guys with her truth lasso. Even though Wonder Woman was an immigrant like me, she was also a white woman whose red, white and blue uniform symbolized her “All-American” standing. I’d spin around like her until I was di…

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Nancy Wang Yuen
Nancy Wang Yuen is a sociologist and author of 'Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism.' Nancy is currently writing a pop culture memoir.
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