Slate Race and Identity Represent | "Spa Night" lead Joe Seo on being a working Asian American actor
Slate culture writer, Aisha Harris talks to actor Joe Seo about his new film, Spa Night, and Vulture writer Alex Jung comes on to chat race and class in Season 3 of Transparent.
Check out:
-Radio Raheem’s “love, hate” monologue in Do the Right Thing
-Will & Grace scene about the 2016 election
-Alex Jung’s interview with Fleabag’s Phoebe Waller-Bridge
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