— Four years between albums is an eternity for

Kim and Ryan Eggold during a performance of “Yellow Face.” (Joan Marcus/Polk & Co. via AP)Kim and Ryan Eggold during a performance of “Yellow Face.” (Joan Marcus/Polk & Co. via AP)

Besides discussing whitewash casting, “Yellow Face” examines the pain of the main character’s immigrant father. The role is based on Hwang’s father’s experience being wrongly accused of laundering money for China. With the current anti-immigrant and anti-DEI climate, the show’s airing on PBS feels especially vital to Hwang.“Whenever there’s a conflict between America and any Asian country, Asian Americans are the first to get targeted,” Hwang said.PBS is also where in 2020 the

aired for Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Kim was a narrator and remains “unequivocally proud” of the project., Kim sees “Yellow Face” simply making it to Broadway as a victory.

“I don’t want to get preachy, but I will say that the goal with spotlighting and elevating people of color is not to threaten the establishment,” Kim said. “The goal was really to say everyone can contribute to our society. Everyone can be a positive force for change.”

Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 25-31:“There are life-changing incidents that take place regularly,” he said. “The array of problems and crime that’s going on in the UK at the moment keeps us busy.”

▶ Follow live updates onNEW YORK (AP) — When the email came from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jacques Agbobly at first didn’t quite believe it.

The Brooklyn-based fashion designer had only been in the business for five years. Now, one of the world’s top museums was asking for two of his designs to be shown inthe exhibit launched by the starry