Asian Representation in Film | Video Essay

From the model minority myth to the numerous "dumb Asian" characters we see onscreen, it's rare to find truly positive representation for people of Asian descent.
This video is an exploration of the many harmful stereotypes found in media regarding Asian people, the steps we're making away from such terrible representation, and where we go from here!

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model minority articles—
➜https://time.com/5859206/anti-asian-r...
➜https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswit...
➜https://www.learningforjustice.org/ma...
➜Page 30 (and also the whole thing!): https://digitalworks.union.edu/cgi/vi...

time stamps---
0:00 - intro
0:41 - the model minority myth
3:11 - the anti-model minority
4:35 - decent representation: the lovable idiot
6:00 - bad representation: the "dumb asian"
8:06 - complete representation
10:50 - outro

music—
Chill - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-...
Artist: http://incompetech.com/