Academy adds six minorities to its board, including a South Korean-born director

The Western film industry is finally working towards becoming more diversified, starting with placing minority members on the board of The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.

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Outcries from the general public that the Oscars are "too white" had propelled this progressive change in the film industry. Among six new members is the 'Kung Fu Panda' series director Jennifer Yuh, a South Korean native raised in the U.S. 

Cheryl Boone Isaacs, the Academy president, announced the new board members on March 16, adding that "there is more to do as we move forward to make this a more inclusive organization." Aside from adding new members to the board, the Academy is now limiting voting rights of people active in the industry. The Academy also apologized for the inappropriate Asian joke made by comedian Chris Rock at The Oscars.