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In the San Gabriel Valley, Wang recalls, there was always an understanding that Asian Americans and their voices mattered. But I couldn’t see myself in the American culture.” "I think it’s important because for me, I felt alienated as a kid from this culture I grew up in.
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“Why don’t these opportunities for Asian Americans on TV last?" Wang wondered.
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Recent strides in the entertainment industry - casting Asian Americans in lead roles and expanding their visibility - give Wang hope, but the story of the show "Selfie" - a popular network sitcom with John Cho in the lead, cancelled after six episodes - was a reminder that the opportunities for AAPIs on television are often short-lived. (L-R: Alton Wang, his mother Amy Wang, his sister Vivian, his cousin Bryna, and his father George) Courtesy Alton Wang
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"It is important because I wish that when I was growing up, I could’ve seen someone that had my skin color on the screen that I could actually look up to." Family trip to Seattle in the summer of 2006. "Media representation is important, to me, because it means that all children can grow up with their own heroes or role models that look like them." Wang wrote. In one post, " Searching for Yellow on the Screen," he wrote about his frustration. Wang has blogged about the problem of media representation over the years for the AAPI community.
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For Wang, it’s an opportunity to enhance the dialogue with the AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) community on campus. Student-led courses or forums help enhance the university experience by handing over the textbooks and classroom to students. “We are hoping, as of now, not for an entire major course of study," said Wang, "but simply more courses surrounding Asian Americans on campus." They're needed, he says, to help students better explore the stories of historically marginalized and underrepresented communities. Wang has been at the forefront of the lobbying effort to include more ethnic studies and Asian-American courses at Wesleyan. "Only a couple courses exist that explicitly deal with Asian Americans, and they are both literature courses." Alton Wang (second from left) celebrates his high school graduation at the Santa Anita racetrack in Arcadia, California with his family June, 2012. “Our curriculum is severely lacking," said Wang, who is currently a junior.