When East meets East /

When an aspiring Chinese actress is told in an audition "You should be more Chinese," she is confused. What exactly does it mean to be "more Chinese" for people of Asian descent who have relocated to or were born in North America? This genre-breaking documentary explores the issu...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Calipix Production, Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Format:	Video VHS
Language:	English Chinese
Language Notes:	In English and some Chinese with English subtitles.
Published:	Princeton, N.J., [publisher not identified] ; Films for the Humanities & Sciences, ©2000.
Subjects:	Chinese American motion picture producers and directors > Interviews. Motion picture producers and directors > United States > Interviews. Motion picture producers and directors > Canada > Interviews. Motion picture producers and directors > Taiwan > Interviews. Motion picture producers and directors > China > Interviews. Chinese Americans > Ethnic identity. Chinese Americans > Cultural assimilation. Chinese Canadians > Ethnic identity. Chinese Canadians > Cultural assimilation. Stereotypes (Social psychology) in mass media. Chinese Americans in motion pictures. China > In motion pictures.

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Summary:	When an aspiring Chinese actress is told in an audition "You should be more Chinese," she is confused. What exactly does it mean to be "more Chinese" for people of Asian descent who have relocated to or were born in North America? This genre-breaking documentary explores the issues of ethnic and cultural identity through interviews with some of today's most prominent Asian and Chinese American filmmakers, actors and actresses in the United States, Canada, Taiwan and China.
Item Description:	"FFH10288." Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videocassette (53 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:	VHS.
Production Credits:	Cinematography, Derek Rogers ; editors, Cathy Gulkin and Kalli Paakspuu ; art, Carol Wong ; music, May Ip.