Asian American & Mass Media
02/14/14
● 1950’s1960’s
● civil right movements 1960
● antiwar movement 1920
○ protest in Vietnam war
○ young kids protest
● women’s movement
● ethnic studies movements
● globally: anticolonial struggles
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02/11/14
Movie: Chan Is Missing NDED
1981, 80 minutes, narrative, Wayne Wong
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cantone spanish english different scenes just because its chinatown doesn’t mean it’s secluded
Chan: too much pride, no control because he is a drunk, musician, drool on you adapt to America
Biculturalism
● Born in Hong Kong, educated in US
● named after John Wayne
● “I have the perspective on what Chinese Americans go through and what immigrants go through, I can straddle those two worlds”
1980’s second stage
● Institutionalization, pragmatism and skills attainment
● screening outside the AA community
● release in theaters
● first asian americans film to receive theatrical distribution
national film registry: part of the american congress, has to be historically significant films in US
1. Wizard of OZ
2. Star Wars
3. Zapruder films(JFK)
4. Japanese Internment film
Community BAsed
● low budget: $25000, antislick aesthetic, show on location
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professional and nonprofessional actorsMarc Hayashi and Wood Moy SF state AAS professors
George
Lauren
Metaphor for Diversity
● self distribution
● “all orientals look alike”
● street scenes, everyday life
● slangintimacy, unity
○ FOB VS. ABC
○ PRC vs Taiwan
○ Richmond district, oakland hills
○ great star theater movie theater in chinatown
○ Lo FanWhite person
1. How does the movie represent first stage Asian American filmmaking
communitybased
2. How does the movie represent 2nd stage Asian American filmmaking?
more digestible for all kinds of audience
3. What are the visual metaphors for biculturalism in the film?
drinking budweiser, restaurant scene of chinese people, Manila town song, American pie western thing adapt
● 1950’s1960’s
● civil right movements 1960
● antiwar movement 1920
○ protest in Vietnam war
○ young kids protest
● women’s movement
● ethnic studies movements
● globally: anticolonial struggles
●
02/11/14
Movie: Chan Is Missing NDED
1981, 80 minutes, narrative, Wayne Wong
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●
●
●
●
●
●
cantone spanish english different scenes just because its chinatown doesn’t mean it’s secluded
Chan: too much pride, no control because he is a drunk, musician, drool on you adapt to America
Biculturalism
● Born in Hong Kong, educated in US
● named after John Wayne
● “I have the perspective on what Chinese Americans go through and what immigrants go through, I can straddle those two worlds”
1980’s second stage
● Institutionalization, pragmatism and skills attainment
● screening outside the AA community
● release in theaters
● first asian americans film to receive theatrical distribution
national film registry: part of the american congress, has to be historically significant films in US
1. Wizard of OZ
2. Star Wars
3. Zapruder films(JFK)
4. Japanese Internment film
Community BAsed
● low budget: $25000, antislick aesthetic, show on location
●
professional and nonprofessional actorsMarc Hayashi and Wood Moy SF state AAS professors
George
Lauren
Metaphor for Diversity
● self distribution
● “all orientals look alike”
● street scenes, everyday life
● slangintimacy, unity
○ FOB VS. ABC
○ PRC vs Taiwan
○ Richmond district, oakland hills
○ great star theater movie theater in chinatown
○ Lo FanWhite person
1. How does the movie represent first stage Asian American filmmaking
communitybased
2. How does the movie represent 2nd stage Asian American filmmaking?
more digestible for all kinds of audience
3. What are the visual metaphors for biculturalism in the film?
drinking budweiser, restaurant scene of chinese people, Manila town song, American pie western thing adapt