The Significance of Michelle Yeoh's Best Actress Nomination at the Academy Awards w/ Co-Founder of the Pan-Asian Screen Collective, Shuchi Kothari

Amidst awards season in the US, Michelle Yeoh has become the first Asian-American woman to be nominated for best actress at the Academy Awards in nearly 90 years.

It has also been over two decades since there has been a non-white best actress winner at the Academy Awards. 

News & Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to Associate Professor of Media and Communication at the University of Auckland, filmmaker, and Co-Founder of the Pan-Asian Screen Collective, Shuchi Kothari about Asian representation and lack of representation in the film industry.