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Irene Choi on playing Dixie, Asian American representation, and the power of inclusivity in Hollywood.

Irene Choi on playing Dixie, Asian American representation, and the power of inclusivity in Hollywood.

Update: 2019-10-301
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Irene Choi [Community, Mozart in the Jungle, Insatiable] is an actress. Irene and Debby sit down to talk about what it’s like to play Dixie and what she thinks motivates her behavior. Irene also shares her experience as an Asian American in Hollywood and what it was like to be given an opportunity on Insatiable to explore a more nuanced version of an often overlooked story. 

Debby also gets a chance to get a little more insight from Lisa Parsons a writer on season 2 of Insatiable as well as some perspective on inclusivity in TV and Film from Tatiana Lee from respectability.org.

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Irene Choi on playing Dixie, Asian American representation, and the power of inclusivity in Hollywood.

Irene Choi on playing Dixie, Asian American representation, and the power of inclusivity in Hollywood.

Debby Ryan