The golden screen : the movies that made Asian America
Record details
- ISBN: 9780762482238
- ISBN: 0762482222
- ISBN: 9780762482221
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Physical Description:
ix, 294 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
print - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2023.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes index. "Written by NYT bestselling author Jeff Yang, The Golden Screen is a first-of-its-kind history and celebration of Asian Americans on the big screen. Covering more than 130 films, spanning more than 100 years--from Cecil B. DeMille's 1915 film The Cheat to Wayne Wang's The Joy Luck Club to the Danielses' Everything Everywhere All at Once in 2022--this groundbreaking book explores how these iconic films have shaped how America sees Asians and how Asian Americans see themselves"-- Provided by publisher. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Foreword by Michelle Yeoh -- Introduction -- Across the diaspora: A talk with Janet Yang and Bao Nguyen -- Crossed cultures: A talk with Daniel Kwan and Diane Paragas -- Fists of fury: A talk with Ronny Chieng and Daniel Wu -- Masculine feminine: A talk with Daniel Dae Kim and Kelly Marie Tran -- Social studies: A talk with Justin Chon and Renee Tajima-Peña -- The dark side: A talk with Ken Jeong and John Cho -- The family way: A talk with Nisha Ganatra and Kal Penn -- What the heart wants: A talk with Simu Liu and Alice Wu -- Afterword by Jon M. Chu. |
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Genre: | Critiques cinématographiques. Encyclopédies. Film criticism. Encyclopedias. Encyclopedias. encyclopedias. |
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Homer Public Library | 791.43 YAN (Text) | 000167928 | New Books | Available | - |