Steve Park, reminiscing about his guest role on 'Friends' in the late 90s, described the atmosphere on set as "toxic" and recounted an incident where a crew member used racist language towards fellow actor James Hong. This prompted Park to file a complaint with the Screen Actors Guild and draft a mission statement advocating for better treatment of Asian Americans in Hollywood. Although the LA Times did not publish his letter, it gained significant traction after Park distributed it himself, leading to widespread media interest.
"When I called Screen Actors Guild after that happened, the person I spoke with recommended I write an article to the LA Times. This is bigger than this show..."
"This isn't the first time this has happened. But this is the environment where this is business as usual in Hollywood in 1997..."
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