{"667473":{"#nid":"667473","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Steven Lim Shares Career Journey and Insights into AAPI Representation in Media","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOn April 18, Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (IDEI) hosted the first AAPI Heritage Month Lecture at Georgia Tech featuring Steven Lim, CEO of Watcher Entertainment and former executive producer at Buzzfeed who created the viral food show \u201cWorth It.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cGiven the growth in the Asian American community at Tech, we think it\u2019s important to emphasize and increase understanding of the complexities of the cultural dimensions of Asian Americans, and we want to be part of unveiling these complexities to our campus community,\u201d said Dr. Archie Ervin, Vice President of IDEI, as he reflected on the tragic massacre that happened two years ago in Atlanta. \u201cThis event is a result of showing Georgia Tech how important its Asian community is on campus, which is something we should all be genuinely proud of,\u201d commented Sun Graham, president of the Asian American Student Association (AASA).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGrowing up as \u201cthe Asian kid\u201d in school, Steven struggled with finding his own identity because of the lack of Asian representation. Following in his parents\u2019 footsteps, he became an engineer after college only to find out that it was not his passion. With support from his mother, Steven left his job and decided to tell his own stories as an Asian American like the YouTubers he admired, by doing what he has enjoyed since childhood \u2013 creating videos. After years of fruitless endeavor, a viral video he uploaded caught the attention of several media companies, including Buzzfeed, who approached him with a position as a producer. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWhen he pitched \u201cWorth It,\u201d it was not favored and he was told to replace himself as the host with two other more popular talents at the time. But he \u201ctrusted his gut\u201d and created the most-viewed video in Buzzfeed\u2019s history.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cI had a very clear vision of what I wanted to do, even though people told me to replace myself and that it wasn\u2019t a good idea\u2026 Your intuition will grow as you get older, and you will feel and see things that don\u2019t seem right,\u201d said Steven as he recalled his experience making the show.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWhen asked about his opinions on the future Asian representation in media, he said,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cAll that happens to the present day is a collection of the groundwork that has been set for many years\u2026 For a long time, we had to support everything [Asian] because it was our moment.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EKnowing where we are today, I feel hopeful that there are so many opportunities [for Asian American talents], and the best thing we can do as consumers is to support them by putting the dollars behind it, watching the content, and using social media to encourage these studios to make more\u0022.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EFor more AAPI Heritage Month events, follow AASA on Instagram @gtaasa. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHBqjAAKSH\u0022\u003EClick here\u003C\/a\u003E to view photos of this event.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn April 18, Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (IDEI) hosted the first AAPI Heritage Month Lecture at Georgia Tech featuring Steven Lim, CEO of Watcher Entertainment and former executive producer at Buzzfeed who created the viral food show \u201cWorth It.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The first AAPI Heritage Month Lecture at Georgia Tech was held on April 18, featuring Steven Lim, CEO of Watcher Entertainment and former executive producer at Buzzfeed."}],"uid":"36289","created_gmt":"2023-04-21 19:43:07","changed_gmt":"2023-04-21 19:46:10","author":"jcao335","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-04-21T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-04-21T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"670605":{"id":"670605","type":"image","title":"AAPI Heritage Month Lecture featuring Steven Lim","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOn April 18, Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (IDEI) hosted the first AAPI Heritage Month Lecture at Georgia Tech featuring Steven Lim, CEO of Watcher Entertainment and former executive producer at Buzzfeed who created the viral food show \u201cWorth It.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","created":"1682105803","gmt_created":"2023-04-21 19:36:43","changed":"1682105879","gmt_changed":"2023-04-21 19:37:59","alt":"Steven Lim delivering the speech","file":{"fid":"253496","name":"GTAAPI-103_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/04\/21\/GTAAPI-103_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/04\/21\/GTAAPI-103_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":6862134,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/04\/21\/GTAAPI-103_0.jpg?itok=ZHzxnLeC"}}},"media_ids":["670605"],"groups":[{"id":"1313","name":"Institute Diversity"},{"id":"1307","name":"Office of Minority Education and Development (OMED)"},{"id":"535141","name":"Staff Diversity"},{"id":"132371","name":"The Center for the Study of Women, Science, and Technology"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"187932","name":"AAPI"},{"id":"187445","name":"AAPI Heritage Month"},{"id":"184008","name":"Institute Diversity Equity and Inclusion"},{"id":"190292","name":"diversity equity and inclusion"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJie Cao (he\/him)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMarketing \u0026amp; Event Manager\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nInstitute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\njie.cao@gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jie.cao@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}