picturing chinatowns the chinese-american male in 20th century film
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Picturing Chinatowns
The Chinese-American Male in 20th Century Film
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May 10, 2002 Liza Ching & Eric Wong
Presentation Outline
Project IntroductionDiscussion of the FilmsConclusion
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May 10, 2002 Liza Ching & Eric Wong
Presentation Outline
Project IntroductionDiscussion of the FilmsConclusion
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May 10, 2002 Liza Ching & Eric Wong
Project Description
Class approach: Perceptions of the Chinese-American community
through various genres of expression
Project approach: Portrayal of Chinese-American males in 20th
century cinema
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May 10, 2002 Liza Ching & Eric Wong
Project Significance
Why are we using film as a medium to examine the formation of identity?
Why are we studying the Chinese-American male?
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May 10, 2002 Liza Ching & Eric Wong
What films are we studying?
Shadows (1922)Sixteen Candles (1984) Year of the Dragon (1985)Wedding Banquet (1993)Double Happiness (1995)Rush Hour (1998)
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May 10, 2002 Liza Ching & Eric Wong
How did we choose these films?
Films cover a wide domain in cinema different time periods multiple genres Hollywood vs. Independent various director backgrounds
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May 10, 2002 Liza Ching & Eric Wong
Presentation Outline
Project IntroductionDiscussion of the FilmsConclusion
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May 10, 2002 Liza Ching & Eric Wong
Shadows (1922)
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May 10, 2002 Liza Ching & Eric Wong
Shadows (1922)
Meant to be a sympathetic portrayal of the Chinese-American male
Instead, reflects and perpetrates the idea of the heathen Chinese
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May 10, 2002 Liza Ching & Eric Wong
Sixteen Candles (1984)
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May 10, 2002 Liza Ching & Eric Wong
Sixteen Candles (1984)
Chinese exchange student mocked simply because of his ethnicity
Box office success signals wide appeal of such humor, even in 1980s
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May 10, 2002 Liza Ching & Eric Wong
Year of the Dragon (1985)
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Year of the Dragon (1985)
Chinatown as exotic, mysterious and crime-ridden
Chinese villain as charismatic but effeminate
Emphasizes inability of the Chinese-American male to assimilate
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May 10, 2002 Liza Ching & Eric Wong
Wedding Banquet (1993)
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May 10, 2002 Liza Ching & Eric Wong
Wedding Banquet (1993)
Overseas perspective on the Chinese-American immigrant experience
Depicts a liberation of the Chinese-American male
Liberation, however, comes at great cost
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May 10, 2002 Liza Ching & Eric Wong
Double Happiness (1995)
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May 10, 2002 Liza Ching & Eric Wong
Double Happiness (1995)
Directed from perspective of second generation Chinese-Canadian
Chinese-Canadian male reduced to one-dimensional notions of success
His abandonment as part of the Chinese-Canadian female’s liberation
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May 10, 2002 Liza Ching & Eric Wong
Rush Hour (1998)
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May 10, 2002 Liza Ching & Eric Wong
Rush Hour (1998)
Pairing of a crossover Hong Kong kung fu master with an African-American comedian
Acceptable ethnic stereotypingYet Chinese-American male stars
as master of an exoticized martial art
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May 10, 2002 Liza Ching & Eric Wong
Presentation Outline
Project IntroductionDiscussion of the FilmsConclusion
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Themes
More complex portrayals over timeProgression from playing into
stereotypes to playing with stereotypes Continued lack of complete
representationIdentity formation as an increasingly
dynamic process
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