Modern Minorities

Alice Lee’s (extraordinary) journey


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Alice Lee is an actress, singer, and songwriter starring in the NBC show “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” where she plays Emily Kang, an Asian-American...who’s now a new mom. In the most recent episode, the characters grapple - and come to terms with - Emily’s postpartum depression, which like many mental health issues in this country...is not something we talk about often enough - especially in the Asian community. In a ranging conversation that covers Alice’s childhood in the midwestern Korean suburbs, performing on + off-Broadway (“Wish Upon” + “Heathers: the Musical”) and smoking weed with her dad - we learn a little bit more about Alice...

LEARN ABOUT ALICE

  • @aliceheyalice (Instagram, Twitter, YouTube)
  • imdb.com/name/nm5333857
  • nbc.com/zoeys-extraordinary-playlist
  • MENTIONS

    • BOOK: Pachinko (Min Jin Lee): goodreads.com/book/show/34051011-pachinko
    • PERSON: Sandra Oh (Actress) - imdb.com/name/nm0644897
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      Modern MinoritiesBy Sharon Thony & Raman Sehgal

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