ABC’s “Fresh Off the Boat” just finished its second season. It’s based off of the memoir of the same name by Eddie Huang.
Melvin Mar is the executive producer of the show and is participating in an Aspen Ideas Festival conversation about how immigrants are represented in the arts.
Mar said television has helped to create a more diverse cast of people working in Hollywood.
“Things are starting to change,” Mar said. “Sometimes it looks like a giant bummer, but being part of these discussions … it’s always a complicated conversation, but (people) are seeing that diversity helps the bottom line.”
He said that he has one of the most diverse writing staffs in the industry. Mar is Chinese-American.
“I think that is really a huge part of the strength of the show.”
