Canadian-Chinese actress apologizes for 'brownface' portrayal of Filipina worker on Hong Kong show - The Peterborough Examiner

“I genuinely have no intention to disrespect or racially discriminate any ethnic group, please forgive me for getting it wrong,” Calgary-born Franchesca Wong shared on Instagram.

Chinese-Canadian actress Franchesca Wong starring in Hong Kong TV drama, “Barrack O’Karma 1968” has apologized after backlash over the use of “brownface” in portraying a character of Filipino descent… [+4140 chars]

full article...