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(L-R): Juju Chang, David Henry Hwang, Rosalind Chao, BD Wong in Voices Rising: What's Next for Asian Americans in the Arts (2024). Photo credit: Lia Chang. This Serica Storytellers feature is written by Julia Cai, Programs & Communications Coordinator at Serica BD Wong has the storied career across theater, TV, and film that many actors can only dream of. From his Broadway debut in award-winning play M. Butterfly , to household-name roles in the Jurassic Park  franchise and

On Wednesday, January 7th, The Serica Initiative hosted an vital and moving installment of its Serica Storytellers  series: ROSEMEAD and the Realities of AAPI Mental Health . The panel was inspiring and heart-rending, featuring intimate and complex conversation about family, caregiving, grief, and the mental health crises that can shape our lives in large yet subtle ways. A clip from the film ROSEMEAD started off the conversation , bringing together producer Mynette Louie , l