BNP at NYCC 2018: Super Asian America Panel

As I try to navigate the Javits Center to get the Super Asian America Panel, I find myself walking into one of the queue halls. I see a bunch of folks who look like me waiting patiently along the walls and figure I must be in the right place. Within about a minute, a volunteer asks us if we’re all there for a panel, to which all of us nod our heads. They quickly inform us that the panel before Super Asian America is about to let out and that we were more than welcome to find a seat. Within moments, I situate myself at the front of the room, and moments later the entire room is packed.

Landmark Year for Asian American Media Moderated by Mike Le, founder of racebending.com, the panel had a wide range of Asian American professionals.

Ryan Potter, of Big Hero 6 and Titans Majorie Liu, author of Monstress Nidhi Chanani, author of Pashmina and Everyday Love Camilla Zhang, Kickstarter’s Comic Outreach Lead Greg Pak, film producer, comic artist, and Rhodes Scholar

Le opened the panel by discussing how 2018 had been a landmark year for Asian American media. Between Crazy Rich Asians, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, Kim’s Convenience, Searching, Fresh off the Boat, and the announcement of an Avatar: The Last Airbender series with racially appropriate casting, it was a good year. Crazy Rich Asians and Searching in particular were pivotal moments, because they featured two Asian American leads in two very different genres succeeding, or better put, thriving at the box office. Liu s…