Hollywood Chinese : the Chinese in American feature films /

Documents the representation and involvement of the Chinese in American cinema from the silent era to the 21st century. While celebrating their contributions to American filmmaking a haunting and telling undercurrent of racism and stereotypes weaves its way in, suggestive of the difficulties that Ch...

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Corporate Authors:	Center for Asian American Media (film production company.), Deep Focus Productions (film production company.)
Other Authors:	Dong, Arthur E. (Screenwriter), Bey, Turhan, 1922-2012 (Actor), Chen, Joan, 1961- (Actor), Tsai Chin, 1936- (Actor), Gong, Stephen (Actor), Hong, James (Actor), Hwang, David Henry, 1957- (Actor), Kwan, Nancy, 1939- (Actor), Lee, Christopher, 1922-2015 (Actor), Lee, Ang, 1954- (Actor), Leong, James (Actor), Lin, Justin (Actor), Lu, Lisa (Actor), Rainer, Luise, 1910-2014 (Actor), Shigeta, James (Actor), Tan, Amy (Actor), Wang, Wayne, 1949- (Actor), Wong, B. D. (Actor)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English dialogue ???
Published:	[Los Angeles, California?] : DeepFocus Productions, [2010]
Edition:	Home use edition, collector's edition.
Subjects:	Asians in motion pictures. Asian Americans in motion pictures. Asian Americans in the motion picture industry. Stereotypes (Social psychology) in motion pictures. Asian Americans > Ethnic identity. Documentary films.
Online Access:	Credits from Internet movie database Connect to reviews of this title online.

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Summary:	Documents the representation and involvement of the Chinese in American cinema from the silent era to the 21st century. While celebrating their contributions to American filmmaking a haunting and telling undercurrent of racism and stereotypes weaves its way in, suggestive of the difficulties that Chinese men and women found working in Hollywood--particularly in the early years. As a historical footnote, Dong also makes film history by rediscovering and editing in footage from what is alleged to be the first Asian-American film ever made: the 1916 "The Curse of Quon Gwon," directed by Marion Wong.
Item Description:	Originally produced in 2007. 16x9 aspect ratio. Booklet (4 pages ; color illustrations) with content notes and the filmmaker's introduction. Special features (on Disc 1): Imagining The Curse of Quon Gwon: a visit with the daughters of Violet Wong (9:40) ; image gallery: production stills.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (89 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (4 pages ; 18 cm.)
Format:	DVD; widescreen, aspect ratio: 16:9; 5.1 Dolby Digital or stereo (some clips mono or silent) sound formats.
Awards:	Golden Horse Film Festival 2007: Best Documentary (Arthur Dong, DeepFocus Productions Inc.).
Production Credits:	Cinematographer, Hiroki Miyano ; editor, Arthur Dong ; music, Mark Adler.