http://www.advancingequality.org Asian American Justice Center Release RSS feed. . Copyright 2005, Asian American Justice Center Tendenci Membership Management Software by Schipul - The Web Marketing Company en-us noemail@advancingequality.org Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:16:13 GMT Release http://www.advancingequality.org/en/rel/10/ Los Angeles—The Asian Pacific American Media Coalition (APAMC) is disappointed in the degree of progress that has been made by the four major networks -- ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC -- none of which improved their overall grades from last year. Overall, only 29 Asian Americans were cast in regular roles in prime-time, only two more than last year. And many of the regular roles are not quality roles with significant air time. When compared to other racial groups, APAs are still far less likely to be in starring roles in prime-time programming, although a number of shows are set in cities with high APA populations. Furthermore, APAs are the only ethnic group that does not boast someone as the star of his/her own show. The Coalition is pleased to see that the number of APA writers and producers have rebounded from the severe drop last year. However, there are still too few APA and other minority writers and producers on prime-time shows; and too few in charge of creative decisions. As a... http://www.advancingequality.org/en/rel/10/ noemail@advancingequality.org Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:00:00 GMT