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Race & Hollywood: Asian Images in Film (Turner Classic Movies)

Posted on May 27th, 2008 by Maureen Donovan
Entry Filed under: Films, Digital resources, Announcements

During the month of June — on Tuesday and Thursdays all month! — 37 films examining the portrayal of Asians in classic movies will be featured on TCM in a festival series, Race & Hollywood: Asian Images in Film. The festival is co-hosted by Robert Osborne (TCM’s primetime host) and Dr. Peter X Feng, an associate professor of film, ethnic and cultural studies at the University of Delaware and expert on Asian American film.

For a full schedule, video clips, photo gallery, articles and more; go to:
www.tcm.com/aif

There’s an interview with Dr. Peter X. Feng on the Hyphen Blog -
http://www.hyphenmagazine.com/cgi-bin/blog/mt-tb.cgi/1124

Here’s a list of films to be shown, with links to the descriptions on TCM’s web site — enjoy!!


1 Comment Add your own

  • 1. gary  |  May 30th, 2008 at 12:46 am

    I think of Charlie Chan when I read this. I have no clue what nationality he was or origin of birth or family history. But it’s good our movie industry is not so pigeonholed like yesteryear.

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