As we celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Month, I have to express how grateful I am to have such an amazing platform to tell stories that represent voices and perspectives that are now embraced in mainstream media.
When I first set out to create this show, I was inspired to tell the story of an undocumented immigrant from the lens of a Southeast Asian character. I had no idea how this would be received, but the truth is, I wasn’t attached to the outcome. I wasn’t asking what story people might want to hear. I wasn’t questioning who my audience might be. I simply decided that this is the story I wanted to tell.
It wasn’t until the show was greenlit to series that it finally hit me what a huge responsibility it is to tell these stories in a way that is authentic and respectful to the people and communities we’re representing. Because the show is finally giving a…
