My Mother’s Closet

BY KATHLEEN OK-SOO RICHARDS        The author and her mother above. To my mom, clothes were more than just fabric and thread; they quite literally embodied the spirits of the people who made them, which is one reason why she never let me cut off my jeans, even if I had bought them […]

Slaying the Dragon: Reloaded Screening at USF Tuesday, 9/20

Asian American Studies department and Asian Pacific American Student Coalition presents “Slaying the Dragon Reloaded: Asian Women in Hollywood and Beyond” Film Screening and Panel Discussion by Film Makers Tuesday, September 20th 6:30-8:00PM Bermann Hall in Fromm Hall Come and join us at the FREE film screening of Slaying the Dragon Reloaded: Asian Women in Hollywood […]

BerkOp이 주목 해볼만한 영화

Slaying The Dragon:Reloaded 는 우리 UCBerkeley에 Asian American Studies의 교수직을 맡고 계신 Elaine Kim의 작품이다. 헐리우드 영화에 재현된 아시안 아메리칸 여성의 과거와 현재 모습을 다룬 다큐멘터리 영화다. 그녀의 차분하고 따뜻한 나레이션, 다양한 여성 감독들과 관련 학자들의 목소리를 통해 아시안아메리칸 여성들의 이야기를 풀어나간다. 이 영화는 4월에 열릴 서울 여성 국제 영화제에도 출품이 예정되어 있다. 미국내에서 뿐만 […]

Slaying the Dragon: Reloaded (2011)

Duration: 30 minutes Directed by: Elaine H. Kim Slaying the Dragon: Reloaded is 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 […]

Slaying the Dragon: Asian Women in U.S. Television and Film (1988)

Directed by: Deborah Gee Duration: 60 minutes SLAYING THE DRAGON is the first and only comprehensive documentary that explores 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, […]