This roundtable will examine Asian American representation in 21st-century television and film, to engage in conversation on if or how films or TV shows that feature or foreground Asian American characters have realized the aspiration of a more authentic, nuanced, and diverse representation. Films and TV shows in genres and styles as diverse as Crazy Rich Asians (2018), Searching (2018), The Farewell (2019), Always Be My Maybe (2019), Minari (2020), Shang Chi and the Legend of the Three Rings (2021), Everything, Everywhere, All at Once (2022), Past Lives (2023), and Shortcomings (2023) or series like Never Have I Ever (2020), The Chair (2021), American Born Chinese (2023), Beef (2023), The Brothers Sun (2024), among many others, have received important critical and mainstream acclaim. This might suggest the achievement of representational aims. Indeed, we can argue that these narratives have navigated beyond the stereotype (particularly with regard to gender) and the limitations of the model minority myth towards more complex and multidimensional narratives. Issues such as subgroup diversity, intersecting social identities (race, gender, religion, class), and individual histories also inform these new cultural products. The roundtable will explore the implications of these contemporary media portrayals on identity development, public perception, and community building, questioning whether this increased representation reflects a genuine epistemological shift or whether it provides a new framework for commodified multiculturalism. We would also take into account the role of Asian American actors behind the camera and consider opportunities and influences of screenwriters, directors, showrunners, and producers, as well as other contributors.