When Stories Collide
TED Radio Hour
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How to Write a Character Like a Cousin
Jean's cousin character is "every uncomfortable stereotype of Asians and Asian Americans all kind of wrapped up into one" He has slanted eyes, light, yellow skin, teeth like a beaver. Jean: I wanted him to be absurd because he is the embodiment of absurd ideas about Asians and Asian America.
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