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‘Gran Torino’ Actor Bee Vang Addresses Surge Of Violence Against Asians And How Clint Eastwood’s Film “Mainstreamed Anti-Asian Racism”

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Bee Vang was born in Fresno, California. He is Hmong and his parents are immigrants from Thailand. He is best known for his role in Clint Eastwood’s 2008 drama Gran Torino, a film that follows a racist Korean War veteran that develops a relationship with a Hmong family.Gran Torino’s premise raises many red flags today, but in 2008, it was embraced.

The film was critically acclaimed and was named Movie of the Year at the AFI Awards, received a Golden Globe nomination for best song and was recognized by numerous festivals and critics circles.

As violence against Asians surge amidst the backdrop of a pandemic, Vang addressed the issue and revisited the problematic Gran Torino in a column he wrote for NBC News.Gran Torino was a huge step ahead

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