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In fashion, no place is left untouched for creative output, and models are no exception. Ahead of each fashion season, casting agents meticulously search for the latest female and male models, only to ...

In her first audition for the role of Anita in Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story,” Ariana DeBose stressed the importance of having her identity represented. “If you aren’t interested in reflecting ...

This hilarious and heartfelt one-man show dives into his experience growing up Mexican American, navigating family expectations, and carving out a career as an “ethnically ambiguous” actor in the ...

“You got three degrees so you could take off your clothes?!” my mother asked over the phone as I sat outside the studio in Austin, Texas, where I had been cast as a “beautiful immigrant” for several ...

The term ethnically ambiguous comes to mind. I now hold the belief that that can be a very damaging term, and I would love it if we would stop using it. Olsen: How so? DeBose: Well, I think saying ...