Website:
http://www.wfuv.org
Additional Credits and Funding:
Julianne Welby, Editor
Timely on:
May 16: "Think Global" Public Radio Collaboration Week
Tones:
Delicate,
Informational,
NPR NewsMagazine-y
Language:
English
Description:
Hollywood offers the world an idealized form of beauty -- a standard that is largely Caucasian and definitely Western. With a lack of role models walking the red carpet, some say Asian women face more pressure than others to achieve Western standards of beauty. Others say Asians who get eyelid surgery just want to look "prettier." Who is right? Why are so many Asian-American women going for the Hollywood look?