The peeps over at racebending.com are doing great things. They just made a 60 second video about the casting for The Last Airbender. The video give a great snapshot of the situation. Also check out TheLast Airbender Movie Boycott and Casting White Actors In Asian Roles: 1957 to Today

The Last Airbender Casting explained in 60 seconds

Also check out their trailer for the documentary “Yellow Face”. It’s a film about Racebending.com from Actress Han Tang. The filmmaker is the first Chinese National to be accepted into the Juilliard School’s Drama Division. Since her graduation in 2008 she has followed the protest against ‘Yellow Face’ in Hollywood. She raises these questions: Is Whitewashing Racist? Why does ‘Yellow Face’ still exist in 2009? And this idea of what’s ‘Asian’ in America today, is it racist? And what is the societal impact on future generations?”