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Director Arthur Dong and actress Nancy Kwan (pictured here) presented the
first screening of Hollywood
Chinese on Thursday night. The film depicts the various roles of Asian
Americans in Hollywood films since 1916!
The documentary focuses on the roles of Asian Americans throughout Hollywood
history. Dong includes interviews with several Asian actors and filmmakers, as
well as archived footage of many films. The film mentions the several
stereotype roles created for Asians and how during a certain period, Caucasians
played these roles.
In the question and answer session afterwards,... (more...)
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