 Critics note that the character of Mr. Yunioshi reinforced anti-Japanese wartime propaganda to further exclude Japanese Americans from being treated as normal citizens, rather than hated caricatures.A study by UCLA researchers for the Asian American Justice Center (AAJC), "Asian Pacific Americans in Prime Time", found that Asian-American actors were underrepresented on network TV.While Asian-Americans make up 5 percent of the US population, the report found only 2.6 percent were primetime TV regulars.