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LA Times: Several Asian Americans Invited to Become Voting Members for Academy Awards

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Oh, SandraThe Los Angeles  Times reports that Sandra Oh, Lucy Liu and director Christine Choy of “Who Killed Vincent Chin” fame are among a diverse group of people invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.

This year the Academy is inviting a lot more people to join after realizing its membership is less diverse than moviegoers.

According to a study by the Los Angeles  Times, 77 percent of the Academy is men, 94 percent is Caucasian.

You can read the entire invitee list in the Los Angeles  Times.

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