Slaying the dragon / produced and directed by Deborah Gee ; produced by Pacific Productions, a special project of Asian Women United, in association with KQED. Slaying the dragon : reloaded / producer, director & writer, Elaine H. Kim.
Edition:
Special edition.
Publisher:
Asian Women United of California,
Copyright Date:
2011
Description:
2 videodiscs (88 min.) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Slaying the dragon originally broadcast by KQED, San Francisco, in 1987 ; Slaying the dragon : reloaded originally produced as a documentary film in 2011. Two videodiscs kept in the same container. "Slicing and dicing representations of asian women in the media"--Container. Special features: Disc 1: trailer ; Disc 2: Director's footnote (Elaine H. Kim, ca. 12 min.) ; trailer. Slaying the dragon: narrator, Herb Wong.
Contents:
Disc 1. Slaying the dragon (1987, 58 min.) -- Disc 2. Slaying the dragon: reloaded (2011, 30 min.)
Summary:
Describes racial and gender stereotyping of Asian women in U.S. motion pictures as well as other filmic media, with "Reloaded" updating the original documentary by noting the effects of globalization and a changing population within the past 25 years. Includes interviews with actresses and other Asian American women who describe their experiences of such stereotyping.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)953454256
Locations:
UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.