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We Need More Asian Women Superheroes

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Nancy Wang Yuen
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 is a sociologist, Ethnic Studies professor, and author of 'Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism.' Nancy is currently updating Reel Inequality, writing a pop culture memoir, and a historical romance.
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