Director Eugene Yi has always been interested in the term Asian American and Pacific Islander and which ethnicities it includes.
“When we’re talking about Asian Americans or Asian people in the U.S., oftentimes it’s people who might look like you and me, and maybe not people who look like (New York City Mayor) Zohran Mamdani," Yi told The Associated Press. “Why is that when this term is supposed to be so capacious and so inclusive?”
