East of Main Street: Taking the Lead

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Overview

The acclaimed documentary series East of Main Street returns with a celebration of Asian Americans working in the film and television industries.

Cast: Melanie Chandra, Tobias Christian Wong, Michelle Goike, Daniel Dae Kim, Nivedita Kulkarni, more

Director: Jonathan Yi

Genres: Documentary

Cast

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East of Main Street: Taking the Lead

Overview

Cast

Melanie Chandra

Tobias Christian Wong

Michelle Goike

Daniel Dae Kim

Nivedita Kulkarni

Raymond J. Lee

Lucy Liu

Aasif Mandvi

Dennis Oh

Veronica Reyes-How

Sheetal Sheth

Lucille Soong

BD Wong

Russell Wong

Jimmy O. Yang

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