Drawing on the film Slaying the Dragon

Two parts, total length 1 page maximum.

Drawing on the film Slaying the Dragon, discuss how 2 specific global events
were linked to specific representations of Asian American women in
Hollywood film industry. Describe how the women were depicted, and
why/how these are problematic representations.

Also, in a few lines discuss two of the other short articles for this
week on Asian Americans in popular culture today. Why do these
representations matter? (ALL MY ARTICLES FOR THIS WEEK ARE BELOW)

• “Tokens on the Small Screen: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Prime Time and Streaming Television,” Access at http://www.aapisontv.com/uploads/3/8/1/3/38136681/aapisontv.2017.pdf (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

• “Tracing the History of the Asian Woman Fetish” Tracing the History of the _Asian Woman Fetish_ _ Bitch Media.htm

• Kevin Wong. “As An Asian-American, here’s Why Bruce Lee Still Matters.”
  Access at: http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2014/06/asian-american-bruce-lee-still-matters (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

• Rebecca Keegan. “Pixar Artis Sanjay Patel Gets Personal With Sanjay’s Super Team.” Los Angeles Times, April 2015. Access at:
  http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-pixar-short-sanjay-super-team-20150429-story.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

• “Muslim-American Superhero Ms. Marvel Breaking Stereotypes.” CBS News, Feb. 2016Access at:
  http://www.cbsnews.com/news/muslim-american-superhero-ms-marvel-breaking-stereotypes/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Watch film Slaying the Dragon in-class