‘Kim’s Convenience’ Stars Simu Liu and Jean Yoon Open up on “Painful” Lack of Diversity, “Overtly Racist” Storylines

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Published 07 Jun 2021

The fifth and final season of Kim’s Convenience debuted on Netflix on June 2, the same day that star Simu Liu opened up in a Facebook...

‘Kim’s Convenience’ earned praise for on-screen representation. Actors say it was a different story behind the scenes.

Actors Simu Liu and Jean Yoon criticized the "Kim's Convenience" writers room for its lack of diversity and "racist" scripts.

Washington Post 07 Jun 2021

Simu Liu and Jean Yoon are expressing frustrations with the apparent lack of representation of Asian voices among the writers of..

USATODAY.com 07 Jun 2021