A new study found that despite strides in representation for Asian characters, the roles often overly “emphasize proximity to whiteness." It found only 6% of the top films and television shows on streaming platforms that included at least one Asian cast member in 2022 had an Asian character in a leading role. In direct response to the study’s findings, Gold House researchers created and launched a new test — akin to the Bechdel-Wallace Test to evaluate gender representation in media — to analyze the quality of Asian American representation, which they call the Gold Story Test. The Gold Story Test is made up of three questions that evaluate whether a piece of media features Asian characters, whether the Asian characters interact with other multicultural characters, and whether they feature complex stories outside of their relationship with white characters. Gold House researchers emphasized that the test is not meant to determine if movies or shows “pass” or “fail,” but rather to st...