‘Kim’s Convenience’ Star Jean Yoon Speaks Out About ‘Overtly Racist’ Storylines
Ethan Shanfeld Jean Yoon is the latest “Kim’s Convenience” star to speak out about her negative experience working on the series, citing “overtly racist” storylines that were cut from its fifth and final season, which recently premiered on Netflix.Responding to an article about co-star Simu Liu’s statement regarding the abrupt conclusion and tension behind the scenes of “Kim’s Convenience,” Yoon wrote on Twitter, “The lack of Asian female, especially Korean writers in the writers room of Kims made my life VERY DIFFICULT & the experience of working on the show painful.”Dear sir, as an Asian Canadian woman, a Korean-Canadian woman w more experience and knowledge of the world of my characters, the lack of Asian female, especially Korean