TV/Video

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood (2019)

‘Giant Robot: Asian Pop Culture and Beyond,’ PBS (10/26/22)

"TOGETHER AS ONE: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage," ABC, 5/28/2022

Commentary on Flower Drum Song, Turner Classic Movies, 5/21/2021

"The History of Asian Representation in Film," Vice News Tonight, 4/8/2021

“Sociologist on America's history of hypersexualizing Asian women,” CBS News, 3/22/2021

NBC Nightly News, 8/29/2020

PBS, "Asian Americans", episode 1, 5/11/2020

CBC, "Never had she ever been on screen but Canadian teen shines in new Mindy Kaling comedy," 4/26/2020

The Stream, January 21, 2020

Voice of America, "Hollywood Movies Reflecting Changes in How Asians are Portrayed," October 18, 2019

CBC, 'The National, 'on Simu Liu's casting as Shang-Chi, Marvel's first Asian superhero. 

Marvel prepares for Asian American movie franchise, April 19, 2019

Deconstructing Privilege, Dr. Phil,
​October 18, 2018

The Stream, August 28, 2018

​New York Times FB Live Chat, August 15, 2018

Oscars Chat with Justin Chang (LA Times), Claudia Puig (NPR, President of LA Critics Assn.) and Camille Tucker (Biola Film professor/Screenwriter).

BBC TV Interview, November 20, 2017

BBC TV Interview, September 14, 2017

BBC World TV Interview, August 29, 2017

Panelist, Super Asian America, Comic-Con, San Diego, July 23, 2017.

Radio/Podcasts

Nancy hosts The Disrupters and interviews artists and thinkers of faith like author Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese).

Interviewed for NPR, "Anna May Wong will be the first Asian American person featured on U.S. currency," (10/19/22)

Interviewed by Megan Markel, Archetypes, "The Demystification of Dragon Lady with Margaret Cho and Lisa Ling," (10/4/22)

Interviewed by LAist on "Groundbreaking Movie Star Anna May Wong Emblazoned On US Quarter," (1/28/21)

Interviewed by NRP Weekend Edition about "What Netflix's 'The Chair' Gets Right About Being A Woman Of Color In Academia," 8/29/2021

FilmWeek, KPCC "Asian and Pacific Islanders Remain Largely Invisible In Popular Film, Study Shows," 5/28/2021

Appeared on Minnesota Public Radio to talk "Race and power in Hollywood," (4/29/2021).

Why anti-Asian violence is on the rise — again, MPR News, 3/24/2021

For Asian American Women, Misogyny And Racism Are Inseparable, Sociologist Says, All Things Considered, NPR 3/19/2021

Appeared on NPR's 1A Movie Club talking about Minari, 3/3/2021.

"Asian Representation in Hollywood with Nancy Wang Yuen, Sociologis‪t‬," The Mechanics of Storytelling, 2/8/2021

Appeared on BBC OS's segment, "Coronavirus: People abused for appearing to be Chinese," 2/3/2020.

Interviewed for 'Another Hollywood moment for Asian-Americans: SNL gains first Chinese-American cast member,' Marketplace, NPR 9/27/2019

Interviewed for 'Equal Media Representation' (0:19:20) The Lisa Show, 9/9/2019

HOLLYWOOD'S DIVERSITY PROBLEM, No Jargon Podcast, 7/25/2019

Interviewed for 'Marvel’s diverse new superheroes target broader box office success,' Marketplace, NPR, 7/22/2019

Interviewed by Morning Edition, NPR for "'Love Is A Thing That Everyone Wants,' Says Author Of 'The Sun Is Also A Star'," May 17, 2019.

Interviewed on KPCC's The Frame for "FRESH OFF THE BOAT" HITS 100 EPISODES (Starts at 18:45), 4/4/2019

Appeared on They Call Us Austin Asians (Live From SXSW, They Call Us Bruce Podcast), 3/21/2019.

Appeared to talk about "Hollywood's Diversity Problem" on BYURadio 3/1/2019

Interviewed for NPR's Morning Edition on "'Kim's Convenience' Is A Sitcom About Asian Immigrants — With Depth," 1/9/2019.

Seats at the Table podcast; Season 2, Episode 2: The One About Asians in Hollywood with Nancy Wang Yuen, 8/22/2018

Asian-Americans in Media, and Pixar's Bao. Meant to be Eaten, Heritage Radio Network. 8/5/2018.

Why do Hollywood films continue to lag behind in diversity despite successful films like #BlackPanther? NPR’s Marketplace, 2/16/2018

Appeared on They Call Us #ExpressiveAsians, They Call Us Bruce Podcast, September 15, 2017.

Chicago Public Radio, 'The Morning Shift,' for "The Whitewashing Of Asians In Hollywood," June 23, 2017.

Interviewed for Asian America Podcast, episode 94, February 28, 2017. ​

print media

Interviewed for CNN, "Awards Shows Have Been Criticized For Their Lack of Diversity for Years. Why are They so Slow to Change?" (3/11/2023)

Interviewed for New York Times, "Asian Actors Have Been Underrepresented at the Oscars For Decades. Here's the History," (3/12/2023)

Interviewed for LA Times, "Hollywood Trailblazer Anna May Wong to be First Asian American Featured on U.S. Currency," (10/19/22)

Interviewed for "How Asian Americans in holiday movies can challenge ‘the white fantasy of Christmas’", PBS, 12/24/2021

Interviewed on "'Licorice Pizza' criticized for scenes involving fake Asian accent", NBC News, 11/25/2021

Interviewed by Toronto Star for "Why does the success of ‘Squid Game’ and Korean pop culture continue to surprise people?", 10/8/2021

Interviewed by NYT on "First Asian American Muppet Arrives on ‘Sesame Street’", 11/16/2021

Interviewed by NYT for "Why Is Everyone Talking About Dalgona Candy?", 10/8/2021

Interviewed for "Critics Pounce on Meghan Mccain's comments about Asian representation on 'The View," Washington Post, 3/25/2021

Interviewed for "Hollywood Played a Role in Hypersexualizing Asian Women," Teen Vogue, 3/24/2021

Interviewed for "The shooter blamed sex addiction, but experts have 'no doubt' the Atlanta killings were racially motivated," Insider, 3/18/2021

Interviewed for "The Invisible Stars of Asian Movies," The Atlantic, 3/3/2021

Interviewed for "What the controversy over 'Minari' says about being American," CNN, 2/28/21

Interviewed for CNN. "Mahjong design 'refresh' reignites debate over cultural appropriation," 1/13/2021.

Interviewed for "This group is working behind the scenes to change the stories you see on TV" (10/11/2020), CNN.

Interviewed for "As Harris Prepares for Pence Debate, Asian American Women Pay Tribute to Their Immigrant Mothers, Grandmothers," (10/7/2020), Newsweek

Interviewed for "Asian Americans make up 1% of Emmy nominations. Why is representation so low?" (9/19/2020) NBC News.

Interviewed for "‘Mulan’ 1998: A Moment of Joy and Anxiety for Asian-American Viewers," (9/4/2020), The New York Times.

Contributed to "21 Book, TV, Film And Podcast Suggestions For Asian Americans, By Asian Americans" (5/12/2020), Huffington Post

Interviewed for "The True Stories Behind Ryan Murphy's New Netflix Series Hollywood," Time Magazine, 5/1/2020.

Interviewed for "Yes, Calling Coronavirus “the Chinese Virus” or Kung-Flu Is Racist" (3/19/2020), O the Oprah Magazine.

Interviewed for "'Mulan' film gets backlash for lack of Asian talent behind camera" (3/13/2020), NBC News

Interviewed for "HBO's possible 'Parasite' Spinoff with Mark Ruffalo raises whitewashing concerns" (3/12/2020), The Washington Post

Interviewed by The Independent for "I asked Hollywood insiders what happens now after Harvey Weinstein's convictions in New York...", 2/24/20

Interviewed by Vice for Why Doesn't the Academy Nominate Asians for Best Actor?, 1/17/2020

Interviewed by Flare for Here's Why People Are Upset by The Farewell's Foreign Film Nomination, 12/11/2019

Interviewed by TIME for Shane Gillis Removed From Saturday Night Live Cast After Controversial Comments and Use of Racial Slur, 9/17/2019

Featured in Quest to find inspiring Long Beach teacher ends with an emotional phone call, Long Beach Post, 8/24/2019

Interviewed by Teen Vogue for Unintelligent Asians Are Smart for Television, 8/8/2019

Interviewed by Daily Beast for Save ‘Tuca and Bertie’: Is Netflix Giving Shows Created by Women Fewer Seasons to Succeed?, 8/3/2019

Interviewed by HuffPost for How Simu Liu’s Role Of ‘Shang-Chi’ Could Change How We See Saviors, 7/31/2019

Interviewed By LA Times for Bruce Lee’s family calls ‘Once Upon a Time’ ‘a mockery.’ Is it insult or homage?, 7/31/2019

Interviewed by The New York Times for 'The Cultural Truth at the Heart of the Lies in ‘The Farewell,' 7/24/2019

Interviewed by Forbes for "How To Negotiate Away From Cultural Appropriation With A Powerful Apology," May 31, 2019.

Interviewed by HuffPost for "Asian Creators Are Making Strides In Hollywood, But There’s Still A Long Way To Go," May 28, 2019.

Interviewed for "Asian Americans Speak Out Against Movie On Hiroshima That Stars Evan Rachel Wood," HuffPost 5/6/2019

Interviewed for Time, "A 'Clean' Chinese Food Restaurant in New York Is the Latest Flashpoint in a Debate Over Cultural Appropriation," 4/10/2019.

Interviewed for The LAist, "We Visited The Set Of 'Fresh Off The Boat' — The First Asian American Sitcom To Hit The 100-Episode Milestone," 4/5/2019.

Interviewed in The New York Times, "Lilly Singh, a YouTube Star, Will Host a Late-Night Show on NBC," 3/15/2019.

Story in Elle's "7 Women on the Highly Awkward Pen15 Moments That Make Them Feel Most Seen," 4/19/2019

Interviewed in NBC News for ​"How 'Asian August' could impact Sundance and indie film spaces," Jan 29, 2019.

Interviewed in The Huffington Post for "Most Shows Don’t Feature Any Middle Eastern Or North African Actors: Study," Sep 19, 2018.

Interviewed in The Los Angeles Times for "Study shows only 1% of TV regulars are played by actors of Middle Eastern or North African descent," September 11, 2018.

Interviewed for Washington Post for "Is 'Crazy Rich Asians' Asian Enough?", August 10, 2018.

Interviewed for New York Times for ‘Crazy Rich Asians’: Why Did It Take So Long to See a Cast Like This?, August 8, 2018.

Interviewed for Inverse for "Hey, White People: Pixar's Dumpling Short 'Bao' Isn't About You," June 26, 2018.

Interviewed for NBC News for "After a decade on YouTube, Wong Fu Productions still has a story to tell," June 19, 2018.

Interviewed for Teen Vogue for "Asian-American Stereotypes in Popular Culture Are Being Challenged by the Asian Mean Girl," May 2, 2018.

​ Feature article: "Nancy Wang Yuen has devoted her research to Hollywood's diversity problem," Media Disruptors series, Public Radio International, March 15, 2018

Interviewed for Moneyish for "​Diversity sells! ‘Black Panther’ is poised to make $1 billion worldwide," Feb. 27, 2018

Interviewed for Women's Media Center for “We are more complex than that”: How television portrays Asian American women, February 1, 2018.

Interviewed for Moneyish for "Why the four Oscar nominations for ‘Get Out’ are such a big deal," Jan. 24, 2018

​​Interviewed in Washington Post for "Actor Ed Skrein explains why he is backing out of the 'Hellboy' reboot after whitewashing criticism," August 29, 2017.

​Interviewed in Los Angeles Times, for "In Hollywood, Asian American actors see few lead roles, and pay discrepancies when they land one," July 8, 2017.