Maitreyi Ramakrishnan on Portraying the First South Asian Character in a Pixar Feature Film
It's the year 2002 in the bustling city of Toronto, the era of Tamagotchis, flip phones, and boybands. Disney and ...
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Reminiscing on a Childhood Classic: An ode to Shanti
As I donned my shimmery purple outfit, Shanti’s bindi felt foreign to me. My close Indian relatives did not wear ...
‘Spin’ Star Avantika on Joining the DCOM Family & the Film’s Historic South Asian Representation
The new Disney Channel Original Movie, "Spin", just premiered this past weekend, and it has already made history for being ...
Actress Sway Bhatia on ‘The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers’ & Being a Young Activist
If you haven't watched the new Disney+ series, "The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers," you are missing out on not only ...
‘Spin’ is the Disney Channel Original Movie Helping Create the 2021 We Want to See
What’s so important about "Spin" is that for the first time little Indian and South Asian kids are going to ...
Freida Pinto, Utkarsh Ambudkar and Leela Ladnier Talk ‘Mira, Royal Detective’ and its Impact on South Asian Representation
"Mira, the Royal Detective" premiered on March 20, 2020, on Disney Junior, and it's taken the country by storm, especially ...
Meet Leela Ladnier: The 16-Year-Old Voice Behind Disney Junior’s First-Ever South Asian Royal Detective
When Disney Junior announced they would launch an animated children’s show, “Mira The Royal Detective,” based on a young Indian ...
Disney’s ‘Aladdin’: Diving Into a Tale of American Orientalism
The 1992 "Aladdin" perpetuated centuries-old orientalist stereotypes. One would think the 2019 remake would right these wrongs, but it simply ...
Meet The All-Brown Cast of ‘Mira, Royal Detective,’ Disney’s Upcoming Animated Series
"Mira, Royal Detective" will debut in 2020, and we can't contain our excitement! Check out the star studded cast of ...
Malaysian Artist ‘Saraswati’ on Using Her Hijab to Transform into Disney Princesses
Saraswati, who goes by @queenofluna on Instagram, has now amassed more than 226,000 followers entranced by her Disney transformations.
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