In Bruce Lee's Shadow: Asians Struggle to Create New Hollywood Images

Asians do struggle to create new Hollywood images. Most of the roles I have seen Asian men play in are martial arts roles. I do not think anything can be done about this until Hollywood decides it wants a change. The writers and producers are the ones that decide what kind of people play a certain role. One example of an Asian man who has been able to stay away from the martial arts role is B.D Wong. He plays the role of a forensic psychiatrist and an expert in criminal minds. NBC’s website states, “Wong gained notice as a cast regular on the critically acclaimed series "Oz", playing the resilient prison priest Father Ray for the show's five-season run.” Even though Wong has had a lot of diverse roles and he is more fortunate than many Asian men in Hollywood, he has one complaint. Wong has complained that he wishes he would get to play a romantic role for once. He says his roles never cast him opposite of another woman romantically.