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Podcast: Escape From Plan A
Episode: Ep. 129 (Preview): Straight Yellow Men in Creative Spaces (ft. Jon Truei)
Description: Have you ever gone to some artsy event in America and realized that the vast majority of Asians there were women? Given how much of the creative output from Asia is dominated by Asian men, it surely can't be said that Asian men are somehow genetically uninterested in the arts. So is there something about American culture that creates these gender imbalances among Asian Americans? Is it a supply or demand problem? Returning guest Ray (writer) and new guest Jon Truei (filmmaker) join Oxford Kondo to discuss their experiences of being straight yellow men in America, trying to express themselves...