"Simultaneously accessible and engrossing, Reel Inequality...seamlessly bridge[s] the often expansive gap between popular debates and scholarly discourse."
- Contemporary Sociology
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Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism is the first book to examine the barriers African American, Asian American and Latina/o actors face in Hollywood and how they creatively challenge stereotypes. This groundbreaking work combines statistics on the Hollywood industry with over 100 personal interviews with working actors and other industry personnel to tell a comprehensive story of racism in Hollywood. The book is now available everywhere books are sold, published by Rutgers University Press. For latest news and events, follow Reel Inequality on:
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"Anyone interested in who is 'in the room where it happens'
and who is left out will applaud this thoughtful treatise."
- Booklist
Reel Inequality serves as a welcome addition to the literature at a time when
Hollywood’s discriminatory industry practices remain depressingly au courant and unresolved"
- Sociological Inquiry
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Diligent research, intimate interviews, and astute observations all presented in accessible language = profoundly practical recommendations on how audiences and industry pros alike can create a more authentic media landscape.
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With laser-like accuracy, Reel Inequality dissects Hollywood’s colorblind racism and reveals why the struggle for increased diversity in TV and film has been such a long and frustrating one.
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Reel Inequality highlights the institutionalized racism and implicit bias actors from various ethnic and cultural backgrounds experience while trying to work professionally in Hollywood. Yuen offers empowering recommendations for effecting change within and outside of the industry.
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The rainbow is not mono-chromatic. Nancy Yuen's excellent study illuminates the embedded cultural and economic system known as Hollywood where Asian Americans and others aspire to and work to be included.
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