They tried to bury us. They didn’t know we were seeds. — Dinos Christianopoulos
Minari is shattering records for Asian and Asian-American representation with a SAG Awards win, 6 Oscar nominations, and 6 BAFTA nominations—winning one Oscar and one BAFTA for best supporting actress Yuh-Jung Youn. One of the movie’s draws is the novel juxtaposition of a family of Asian descent farming in America. When picturing a farmer in America, it’s understandable most conjure an image very different from Steven Yeun. In 2017, those of Asian descent made up just 0.7 percent of the farming population in the United States, whereas white people made up over 95 percent.
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