Representation of Asian Women in Media

Lachlan G.

This factsheet explores past and present racist stereotypes and tropes of Asian women in film and television to examine what has changed, what has stayed the same and what the future of female Asian representation looks like in the media.

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References

Kim, E. (Director). (2011). Slaying the Dragon: Reloaded [Documentary]. Asain Women United. https://webapp.library.uvic.ca/videos/view.php?vfn=Slaying-the-Dragon-Reloaded.mp4

Source Authors

Elaine H. Kim

Keywords

Accountability & Responsibility, Active Intervention, Anti-Asian Racism, Appropriation, Challenge Stereotypes, Challenging Whiteness, Confronting Prejudice, Constructing 'Race', Constructing Difference, Harmful Ideas, Media and Power, Patriarchy, Racialization, Racist Stereotyping, Representations and Power, Stories and Power

Key Figures

Alice Wu, Robin Kelley

Locations

North America, South Asia, United States

Themes

Activism, Theory