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Isn't it 'Rich'?

Original post made on Aug 16, 2018

"Crazy Rich Asians" -- based on a trilogy of novels -- marks a long-overdue investment in Asian talent as the first major Hollywood release in 25 years to feature an all-Asian cast.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, August 16, 2018, 5:54 PM

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Posted by movie goer
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Aug 16, 2018 at 7:39 pm

Asian-American actors only get starring roles in mainstream Hollywood movies once every generation. Flower Drum Song was in 1961. The Joy Luck Club was in 1993. They had better make the best of these opportunities.


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