I maintain an affection for the Asian henchmen of my youth. They existed during a time in which tokenism wasn’t even in play, were never given the opportunity for more, and could only find celluloid immortality via death on screen, but they were always there, without complaint, ready to get mowed down and return, resilient and ever-present.
I’m honored to be featured in Multi Hyphen Nation with my essay on Asian henchmen in the movies, which covers the highs and lows of Asian representation. Generation X’ers (like me) will see a lot of familiar names and faces in this one. Read the full essay on Medium.
