Future Asian and Pacific History Month: Constance Wu's Crusade Against the BS
Fuse is celebrating Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month by looking at a variety of rising forces who are creating Future Asian and Pacific History before our eyes. Today we're looking at Constance Wu, the star of Fresh Off the Boat, the first network sitcom to center on an Asian American family in more than 20 years, now in its third season on ABC.
Wu, 35, grew up in Richmond, Va. with three sisters, the children of a biology/genetics professor father and computer programmer mother, both Taiwanese immigrants. As a high school student she attended a program at NYU's Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, then went on to get a bachelor's in acting from Purchase College. Her role as Jessica on ABC's adaptation of celebrity chef Eddie Huang's memoir has led to her becoming one of the foremost public advocates for diverse representation onscreen, and for accountability for whitewashing and other unconscionable systemic obstacles for oppressed people. She's also one of the clearest voices about working in Hollywood as a Taiwanese American actress.
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