Asian America through the Lens: History, Representations, and Identities (Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans)
By Jun Xing.
Description
While some Asian American films and filmmakers are beginning to achieve acclaim in mainstream U.S. culture, neither academic scholars nor society as a whole has sufficiently taken account of the history of this rich and growing body of cinematic production. In Asian America Through the Lens, Jun Xing accomplishes the colossal task of surveying Asian American cinema for the first time, allowing its aesthetic, cultural, and political diversity and continuities to emerge. Unique insight into Asian American experience in both mainstream and alternative film production is provided by textual ana...
ISBN(s)
0761991751, 9780761991755
