Asian Americans are using #AsAmCreatorRollCall to share their creative projects on Twitter.
Launched by comic writer Greg Pak last month, the hashtag is being used by Asian American creatives including actors, writers, filmmakers, comics, musicians, photographers and designers.
In his original post, Pak wrote, “Asian American creators — writers, artists, filmmakers, poets, actors, comics people, everybody! What are you working on? Let’s all talk it up and support the hell out of each other in 2018!”
Pak wrote on his website that he was told by a distributor fifteen years ago that it “seemed weird to him that the film had all these Asian people speaking English without accents” when he took his Asian American sci fi feature film Robot Stories to film festivals.
Whilst the 49-year-old acknowledges that “a lot has changed in fifteen years”, he also writes that “Asian American creators can still face tremendous difficulties getting stories about Asian American characters out into the world”.
Inspired to bring the community together again, Pak adds, “as I learned with Robot Stories and a bunch of other contemporary Asian American films like The Debut and Better Luck Tomorrow, when folks come together, we can make amazing things happen for each other”.
Pak’s original post has been retweeted 665 times and shared over 1,600 times. Leading Asian Americans on Twitter including Angry Asian Man, Yoshi Sudarso, Osric Chau, Trungles, Melissa Hung and Simu Liu have all joined in to use the hashtag.
Asian American creators — writers, artists, filmmakers, poets, actors, comics people, everybody! What are you working on? Let's all talk it up and support the hell out of each other in 2018! #AsAmCreatorRollCall
— Greg Pak (@gregpak) December 21, 2017
Putting together my first comic book, writing/developing/prepping several different feature and short films and a series, and reading about and supporting other AA creators! 🙌 #AsAmCreatorRollCall
— Osric Chau (@OsricChau) December 22, 2017
I have new geeky podcast idea — other than the ones I currently host — that I hope to launch in 2018. I can’t talk about it yet, but I declare it here so now I MUST MAKE IT. #AsAmCreatorRollCall
— Angry Asian Man (@angryasianman) December 22, 2017
You inspired me 2 yrs ago to write a play about a graphic novelist. It won a national competition and will be produced @EWPlayers this Spring. I also am writing on two shows at Disney. Thank you for being the inspiration that kickstarted my career. pic.twitter.com/NYACZXLC4a
— Nathan Ramos (@nathan3ramos) December 21, 2017
Just wrapped on the second season of #KimsConvenience. In the middle of developing two wildly different digital series and preparing for the big (and permanent) move from Toronto to LA #AsAmCreatorRollCall pic.twitter.com/vWn8VYDhV7
— Simu Liu (@SimuLiu) December 21, 2017
I’ve got work in a romance anthology coming out through @ImageComics this upcoming February! Twisted Romance, written by @alexdecampi and drawn by myself and so many of my favorite artists! #AsAmCreatorRollCall pic.twitter.com/cgZqYJw7ba
— Trungles (@Trungles) December 21, 2017
I’m launching a book in July and cross-stitching my resistance! #AsAmCreatorRollCall pic.twitter.com/KuMbuByjyu
— Pres. Virgin Islands (@mskathykhang) December 21, 2017
Novels out in 2018 include #HarleyQuinn at Super Hero High, and #Bumblebee at Super Hero High, both followups to #Katana. @randomhousekids #dcsuperherogirls #AsAmCreatorRollCall
— Lisa Yee (@LisaYee1) December 24, 2017
Revolvers, horses, and showdowns for me. Just wrapped up a spaghetti western feature. It’ll be released next year! It’s called “Buffalo Boys” #AsAmCreatorRollCall pic.twitter.com/rxP005NVdQ
— Yoshi Sudarso (@yoshi_sudarso) December 21, 2017
I have a personal essay about my family's immigration story, which will be published in early 2018. And I hope to get it together to write my book.
— Melissa Hung (@fluffysharp) December 21, 2017
Revolvers, horses, and showdowns for me. Just wrapped up a spaghetti western feature. It’ll be released next year! It’s called “Buffalo Boys” #AsAmCreatorRollCall pic.twitter.com/rxP005NVdQ
— Yoshi Sudarso (@yoshi_sudarso) December 21, 2017
