PHIL YOU MAKE ME ANGRY PHIL FULL

Yu meets many college students who seem to have anxiety around what theyвЂ™re going to do.

Why would I think IвЂ™d be able to do this if I havenвЂ™t seen anyone that looks like me that has?вЂќДЇast forward to today, we have role models like Jeremy Lin: вЂњNow Asian parents are like вЂWow, you can be an NBA star and go to Harvard!вЂ™ вЂ“ that image is very powerful.вЂќ вЂњBeing in the arts as a writer, creator, artist wasnвЂ™t an option for a lot of Asian Americans and that has to do with lack of modelling. вЂњA lot of my friends were pre-med, pre-law and consultants,вЂќ he said. As a film major, his identity formed while taking Asian American studies, delving into the history, and studying media and recognizing how he wasnвЂ™t being reflected. The process of starting the 18-year-old blog began when Yu started exploring his Asian American identity in college. Since those didnвЂ™t exist, he had to create his own platform. вЂњIf Facebook, Twitter, or any of that existed at that time, I wouldвЂ™ve channeled my energy on those by sharing links, commenting, etcetera,вЂќ Yu said. Angry Asian Man started off as a space on the web to rant and write about what he was seeing - and wasnвЂ™t seeing - in terms of Asian representation. In 2001, the internet was in its infancy and the term вЂblogвЂ™ didnвЂ™t exist yet.

PHIL YOU MAKE ME ANGRY PHIL FULL

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What started off as an outlet to express his frustration at misrepresentation and lack of Asian Americans in the media and entertainment has turned into a household name вЂ“ Angry Asian Man. of Asian American storytelling and content, Phil Yu has had much to be angry about over the last 18 years.

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