Editing Space: Above and Beyond (section)

=== Criticism ===
The actor [[Joel de la Fuente]] described his perception of a possibly [[stereotype|stereotypical]] nature of his character Lt. Paul Wang, for which he felt discomfort for the role of "a cowardly soldier who betrayed his comrades":<ref name="Auto9Q-8"/>

{{cquote|Whenever I see Asians in military uniform, I cannot help but recall common images of Asians from the [[Vietnam War]] and World War II. They were "yellow-bellied cowards" who took the lives of loyal Americans. They were treacherous and crafty, impossible to gauge. Wang could be seen as all of these stereotypes, I thought. Even though this ignores the fact that the Americans they were killing had invaded their country and napalmed their children, but people tend to leave out the important details...}}