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Asian-American actors have never been treated as full-time actors. We’re always hired as part-timers. That is, producers call us when they need us for only race-specific roles. If a part was seen as too “demanding,” that part often went to a non-Asian.

Mako Iwamatsu, the voice actor of Uncle Iroh. Read more about his work fighting for Asian American roles here (via jedifreac)

(via monkeyknifefight)

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