James Hong

Personal context

Summary

James Hong is an actor with a career spanning film, television, and voice work, including roles in Chinatown, Big Trouble in Little China, Blade Runner, and Kung Fu Panda. In 1965, he co-founded East West Players to give Asian American performers opportunities beyond stereotyped roles. He has repeatedly called for more Asian American representation on screen and behind the camera, including in a 2023 SAG Awards speech recalling Hollywood’s history of yellowface casting. His public advocacy centers on Asian American representation; no public record of partisan campaigning or advocacy on other identity causes is established.