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Marvel announced the Mandarin in Iron Man 3 but may be leaving the Asian and gay characters out of Guardians of the Galaxy.

Here’s a round up of all of the online news coverage Racebending.com’s advocacy efforts for the Runaways casting received. Articles from Backstage Magazine, Pacific Citizen, UGO.com, Techland, and more…

Racebending.com contacted Marvel with concerns about casting an Asian American actress to portray Nico Minoru in “Runaways.”

Marvel responded to our concerns! “Our goal is to cast an Asian American actress…”

The casting breakdown for Marvel’s Japanese American heroine fails to mention that the character is Asian, or that Asian American actresses should audition…