Representation : (5) " Because there is less female storytelling, especially motherhood storytelling, there has been immense pressure on my storytelling to represent more people, and to do so in a sort of unrealistic way. " - Catherine Reitman " We always talk about how important representation is. It’s so important to see someone that looks like you – whether you’re African American, Asian, Indian or whatever your background is – doing incredible things. It’s just motivation to go out there and do incredible things yourself. " - Kofi Kingston " I just think that representation and visibility are so important. " - Carl Nassib " Honestly, I was watching Marvel films and was always crestfallen: Where are the super-Asians? People are looking to be represented by their heroes. " - Benedict Wong " The stories of kids who grew up in communities like mine weren’t being written about in many books for kids. " - Jason Reynolds