As I think about the end of the year, I still did want Maya Erskine to have won for her character in this series, because it was new and it was innovative, as well as pure Americana. I didn't want Shogun to win, because it was based on Shogun. People can disagree, but how do we move forward and make people appreciate other things that we as Asian Americans can do if we don't laud Asian Americans in other roles?
It doesn't mean we have to not like other shows that have things like martial arts in them. It doesn't mean an Asian American woman can't play certain characters--that's the whole thing about this--but it also means we have to laud and give honor to, these other depications of who we can be.
