YouTube Spawns Asian-American Celebrities
From movies and TV shows to songs on the radio, there have been fewer opportunities in traditional media for Asian-American entertainers. But the Internet, especially YouTube, has changed that. Los Angeles has seen an explosion of Asian-American YouTube celebrities.
Clara Chung loves to create music. She does it in her home studio, surrounded by instruments, a microphone and a computer. She says she didn’t think her music would turn into a career until it ended up on the Internet.
“The Internet was probably the foundation for everything in my career and still is,” she said. “It provided a global audience.”
Using the stage name Clara C, the Korean-American indie pop artist hears from fans from around the world.
Chung is a part of a large group of Asian-American musicians, actors and comedians who have exploded onto YouTube. Julie Zhan produced a documentary about them called Uploaded: The Asian American Movement.