Date of Award
Spring 1999
Degree Type
Open Access Dissertation
Degree Name
Cultural Studies, MA
Program
School of Arts and Humanities
Concentration
Cultural Studies with Media Studies
Advisor/Supervisor/Committee Chair
Katherine Kinney
Terms of Use & License Information
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Rights Information
© 1999 Lui Amador
Keywords
popular culture, cultural studies, Asian American film, media, Asian American Studies
Subject Categories
Other American Studies | Other Film and Media Studies
Abstract
Deslanting the Lens examines the historical and sociological implications of how Asian men have been represented in popular American film. From the early days of “yellowface” to caricatures like Long Duck Dong, Asian men have been relegated to perpetual foreigner status in American cinema. This paper will explore why the portrayal of Asian men has been limited to very specific ideas about Asian and Asian Americans are in society. This analysis will also include how socio/political events have shaped and influence popular perceptions about Asians, that inform how Asian men continue to be depicted in film.
DOI
Doi_data: 10.5642/cguetd/93
Recommended Citation
Amador, Lui. (1999). Deslanting the Lens. CGU Theses & Dissertations, 93. https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgu_etd/93. doi: Doi_data: 10.5642/cguetd/93
