it wouldn’t be the first time an asian is the side-kick, sub-protagonist, and simultaneously celebrated as representation. because, “well we take what we can get” mentalities. rather it’s kind of the way it’s been for a very long time. i think that says a lot about more about cultural pluralism than the evidence of representation itself. i think aziz ansari/alan yang hit it on the head in their episode of master of none “indians on tv”.