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[moonnette]

no because literally it’s them that are paving the way for vietnamese american celebrities. they are mainstream media. they are the icons, the stars, they’re the ones doing it. they’re showing the next generation that you can be a vietnamese women and rock the red carpet.

i did not know any vietnamese american actresss before the last jedi. i remember seeing her in theaters back in high school for the first time and i was so in awe. do you know how devastating, how HEARTBREAKING, it was to see the backlash, the racism, and sexism that came from fans after the movie? i would have done the same thing as kmt if i was in her shoes. there’s a line between constructive criticism and flat out harassment. it’s obvious that fans went way past that line.

then lana condor came along. it was after the first to all the boys movie that i found out she was vietnamese american. i was so excited beyond belief that a vietnamese american women was acting in a romcom. i had already loved the movie before but to realize her ethnicity was the same as mine made it even more exciting. i know people were focused on noah centineo at the time but my eyes were on lana condor. there was positive feedback. people loved her. she wasn’t a side character, she wasn’t a background actress, she was the MAIN CHARACTER. she would be getting (and DID get) three whole movies about her since this was a film adaptation of a book series. A teen romcom starring a vietnamese american woman is something i never knew would happen so soon. being able to relate to a character is so so rare for me. as i watched each tatb movies i had never felt so seen and so connected to a character before.

i’m so so thankful for kelly marie tran and lana condor and i literally can’t wait to support them in future projects