But probably the very dangerous stereotype Maki found are when she would constantly rating throw because the sidekick otherwise companion so you can a light character, a repeating sense you to slow seeped on the Maki’s fact.

“We decided I was not important because everybody seen me because the try an item,” she told you. “These were fundamentally stating, ‘You do not number. You will be good sidekick. ‘ Easily strolled towards the a room of the many light girls, I immediately believed less than. I would stroll a few tips about their own otherwise allow her to wade basic. I don’t wanted the fresh generation off Asian-American girls feeling that way actually ever.”

Maki’s reasonable self-regard including interpreted toward audition space. Adopting the makers ran off to fit her immediately following their audition, Maki are sure this new part was hers, up until months later on whenever she watched Ken Jeong is cast and you can their particular character is rebranded “Annie Edison” which have Alison Brie on part. (more…)