Parry Shen, best known for his lead role in the movie Better Luck Tomorrow, has appeared in numerous television shows, including Criminal Minds and General Hospital. He has spoken at more than one hundred universities, sharing his experiences as an Asian American in the media with college students across the country. He has been profiled on Entertainment Tonight and Extra, as well as in Rolling Stone, People, and the Wall Street Journal. With Keith Chow, Jerry Ma, and Jeff Yang, he is a co-author of Shattered: The Asian American Comics Anthology and a co-editor of Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology, both published by The New Press. He resides in Southern California with his wife, Kim, and daughters Avery and Kori.