After the uproar over the lack of diversity in this year’s Academy Awards nominations, it’s good to know there is one upcoming television special that will showcase diverse faces: the Miss Universe pageant. I’m honored to serve (for the third time!) as a preliminary judge for Miss Universe – with…
Why aren’t there more Asians on television? Jimmy Nguyen interviews actress/writer and media diversity advocate Erin Quill (Avenue Q; The Mikado Project) about why so few Asian actors appear on American television series, and what can be done to improve diversity in media.
Jimmy Nguyen speaks with Hernan Lopez, President & CEO of FOX International Channels, about the continued rise of Spanish language television, diversity in media, and the worldwide growth of FOX International Channels.
Are Hollywood award nominees and winners too often white? Actress/writer Erin Quill (original Broadway cast of Avenue Q; The Mikado Project) thinks so. Erin served on the television acting nomination committee for the 2014 Screen Actors Guild Awards. She voted for a racially diverse slate, but when the nominations were…
Jimmy Nguyen interviews actress, singer and advocate America Olivo about her life and career experience being multi-racial (Chilean, Basque, Spanish, Italian, Irish and Belgian). America speaks about how being ethnically ambiguous has affected her career in entertainment – not looking Hispanic or white enough to fit into easy ethnic boxes…
Jimmy Nguyen talks with Miss Universe 1997 Brook Lee about the need for more diversity in beauty and beauty pageants. Jimmy and Brook also discuss increasing diversity in media, and Brook’s favorite Asian American media personalities.
Jimmy Nguyen interviews Randi Zuckerberg about the launch of her new company Zuckerberg Media – a next generation media company in Silicon Valley. The interview takes place in Zuckerberg Media’s new studio!
I don’t see many people like me in the media. I am gay and a racial minority (and oh yeah, an immigrant to the U.S.). When I turn on the TV, go to a movie, or read the news, I rarely see any LGBT racial minority stars. That’s why it…
Dear Advertisers: Please stop having actors in commercials speak with exaggerated stereotypical Asian accents. That’s the loud message I want to send to the world-famous San Diego Zoo after recently hearing the radio commercial for its summertime “China Celebration.” Ironically, what should be a nice event for families to…
“CONVICTION”: Gloria Allred v. Hilary Swank Is there any moral obligation for a film producer to contact the family of a crime victim before making a movie about real-life events related to that crime? That’s the question posed by feminist lawyer Gloria Allred in a media battle against Academy-Award winning…
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Jimmy Nguyen is nationally-recognized as an award-winning lawyer, LGBT and diversity advocate, digital media thinker, and speech expert. With a last name pronounced like the word “WIN,” Jimmy’s message for everyone is “Why Fit In? Stand Out and WIN.”
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