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WHY PUBLIC RELATIONS IS IMPORTANT FOR THE REPRESENTATION OF ASIAN
AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS IN ENTERTAINMENT
by
Jeremiah Estrada
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC ANNENBERG SCHOOL FOR COMMUNICATION AND
JOURNALISM
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF ARTS
(PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ADVERTISING)
May 2024
Copyright 2024 Jeremiah Estrada
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Video Thesis Link…………………………………………………………………………………1
Timestamps………………………………………………………………………………..1
Bibliography………………………………………………………………………………………2
Video Thesis Link
Why Public Relations is Important for the Representation of Asian Americans and Pacific
Islanders in Entertainment
https://youtu.be/qksWV1pe
https://jeremiahestrada.com/mpra-video-thesis-the-importance-pr-has-to-the-representation-of-aa
pi-in-entertainment/
Timestamps
Introduction/abstract………………………………………………………………...…………0:17
History of AAPI representation………………………………………………………………..3:50
Why representation is important……………………………………………………………….5:58
The importance public relations has for representation………………………………………..9:47
How PR determines success………………………………………………………………….13:15
The role community has in representation……………………………………………………17:01
How PR can address inaccurate representation………………………………………………21:10
Promoting emerging AAPI talent…………………………………………………………….26:56
How PR can show that these stories belong in entertainment…………………………..……30:49
The impact PR can have on entertainment executives……………………………………….34:40
Diversity in off-screen talent (producers, writers, directors, journalists)……………….……37:32
Why these changes are important and the future of the industry……………………………..39:41
Diversity in the PR industry/conclusion……………………………………………………...43:23
1
Bibliography
Bakkenes, Florentine. “Diversity and representation in TV and movies and why it matters.” |
Diggit Magazine, 27 June 2022,
https://www.diggitmagazine.com/papers/diversity-and-representation-tv-and-movies-andwhy-it-matters.
Clarke, Emilia, et al. “The Prevalence and Portrayal of Asian American and Pacific Islanders
across 1,300 Popular Films.” USC Annenberg School for Communication and
Journalism, 10 May 2021,
https://assets.uscannenberg.org/docs/aii_aapi-representation-across-films-2021-05-18.pdf
.
Colby, Sandra L., and Jennifer M. Ortman. “Projections of the Size and Composition of the U.S.
Population: 2014 to 2060.” Census Bureau, March 2015,
https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2015/demo/p25-1143.p
df.
Gee, Buck, and Denise Peck. “Asian Americans Are the Least Likely Group in the U.S. to Be
Promoted to Management.” Harvard Business Review, 31 May 2018,
https://hbr.org/2018/05/asian-americans-are-the-least-likely-group-in-the-u-s-to-be-promo
ted-to-management.
“Inequality in 1,600 Popular Films: Examining Portrayals of Gender, Race/Ethnicity, LGBTQ+
and Disability from 2007 to 2022.” USC Annenberg School for Communication and
Journalism, 10 August 2023,
https://assets.uscannenberg.org/docs/aii-inequality-in-1600-popular-films-20230811.pdf.
Levin, Gary. “Who's watching what: TV shows ranked by racial and ethnic groups.” USA Today,
27 June 2017,
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2017/06/27/whos-watching-what-tv-shows-ranke
d-racial-and-ethnic-groups/103199848/.
Lin, Darren. “Sessue Hayakawa, the Hollywood star you've never heard of // 'Always Be My
Maybe' is everything — Darren Lin.” Darren Lin, 10 June 2019,
https://www.darrenlinmusic.com/blog/2019/6/5/sessue-hayakawa-the-hollywood-star-you
ve-never-heard-of.
2
Liu, Jessie. “How To Engage With AAPI Audiences In 5 Steps.” Allied Global Marketing, 18
October 2022,
https://alliedglobalmarketing.com/knowledge/pages/how-to-engage-with-aapi-audiencesin-5-steps#.
“Our Work: STAATUS Index 2022.” LAAUNCH, 2022,
https://www.laaunch.org/staatus-index-2022.
“Public Relations Demographics and Statistics [2024]: Number Of Public Relations In The US.”
Zippia, 21 July 2023, https://www.zippia.com/public-relations-jobs/demographics/.
“Red Light, Green Light: Overcoming Roadblocks to Asian American Creative Executive
Success in the Entertainment Industry — CAPE.” CAPE, October 2023,
https://www.capeusa.org/capetaaf-study-2023.
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Estrada, Jeremiah
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Core Title
Why public relations is important for the representation of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in entertainment
School
Annenberg School for Communication
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Master of Arts
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Public Relations and Advertising
Degree Conferral Date
2024-05
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04/08/2024
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