Slaying the dragon /

Slaying the dragon: a comprehensive look at media stereotypes of Asian and Asian American women since the silent era. From the racist use of white actors to portray Asians in early Hollywood films, through the success of Anna May Wong's sinister dragon lady, to Suzie Wong and the '50s geis...

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Corporate Authors:	Asian Women United of California (Contributor), KQED-TV (Television station : San Francisco, Calif.) (Contributor)
Other Authors:	Kim, Elaine H. (Screenwriter), Wong, Herb (Narrator), Omori, Emiko (director of photography.), Werk, David (director of photography.), Henderson, Bill, 1930-2016 (composer (expression)), Yamasaki, Dave (composer (expression)), Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 (composer (expression)), Ream, Marc (composer (expression)), Matsuo, Hiro (composer (expression)), Peck, Casey (director of photography.), Lew, Herman, 1955-2014 (director of photography.), Shiekh, Irum (director of photography.), Aroy, Marissa (director of photography.)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published:	[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2018. Women Make Movies, 2011.
Subjects:	Asians in motion pictures. Asian American women in motion pictures. Women in motion pictures. Racism in motion pictures. Sex role in motion pictures. Stereotypes (Social psychology) in mass media. Motion pictures > Social aspects > United States. Racism > United States > History. Public opinion > United States > History. Asian American women > Interviews. Gender identity. Asian American women. Racism. Public opinion. Motion pictures > Social aspects. United States. Nonfiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. History. Documentary films. Documentary television programs. Educational films. Educational television programs. Film excerpts. Interviews. Nonfiction films. Short films.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Kanopy) (episode 1 and 2)

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Summary:	Slaying the dragon: a comprehensive look at media stereotypes of Asian and Asian American women since the silent era. From the racist use of white actors to portray Asians in early Hollywood films, through the success of Anna May Wong's sinister dragon lady, to Suzie Wong and the '50s geisha girls, to the Asian-American anchorwoman of today, this fascinating videotape shows how stereotypes of exoticism and docility have affected the perception of Asian-American women. Produced by Asian Women United, this invaluable resource has been widely used by universities and libraries. Slaying the dragon, reloaded: A 30-minute sequel to Slaying the dragon. Reloaded looks at the past 25 years of representation of Asian and Asian American women in U.S. visual media -- from blockbuster films and network television to Asian American cinema and YouTube -- to explore what's changed, what's been recycled, and what we can hope for in the future.
Item Description:	Slaying the dragon: originally released in 1988. Slaying the dragon, reloaded: originally released in 2011.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (streaming video file) (89 min.) : flv file, sound, color with black and white sequences.
Playing Time:	00:29:51
Production Credits:	Slaying the dragon: camera, Emiko Omori, David Werk ; editor, Blair Gershkow ; "A Tribute to Johnny Mercer" perfromed by Bill Henderson ; "Dragon scale" composed and performed by Dave Yamasaki ; "Mood Indigo" by Duke Ellington ; additional music, Mark Ream. Slaying the dragon, reloaded: editor, Chelsea Walton ; music, Hiro Matsuo ; camera, Casey Peck, Herman Lew, Irum Shiekh, Marissa Aroy.