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  From Lovebot to War Bride: Race, Family and Citizenship in Battlestar Galactica

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  LeiLani Nishime Sonoma State University

  May 02, 2008

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  Asian-American representation Sci-fi Battlestar Galactica Curator's Note In the series, Battlestar ... increasingly vocal civil rights movement. This new image transformed Asians in the public imagination from male ... seen as racialized anger (“You hate me for what I am. You hate me for where I’m from.”) What, too, are ...
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  Rethinking the Hyphenated Identity in U.S Politics: The Case of Jungle Asians VS Fancy Asians

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  Harifa Siregar Georgia State University

  March 02, 2020

  Rethinking the Hyphenated Identity in U.S Politics: The Case of Jungle Asians VS Fancy Asians ... citizenship Asian-American stereotyping Curator's Note We are facing with the common knowledge on how the ... own group. One intriguing case is the term of Jungle Asians versus Fancy Asians that have been ...
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  Show me the Money: Desi TV in the US Marketplace

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  Madhavi Mallapragada University of Texas at Austin

  April 14, 2008

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  Show me the Money: Desi TV in the US Marketplace globalization diaspora South Asian ... transnationalism Asian-American cable original programming India distribution Simply Desi ImaginAsian TV ... Note The featured video clip is from 2007 when Simply Desi, a 3 and ½ hour block of South Asian ...
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  Coronavirus and New Forms of Cinematic Event

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  Girish Shambu Canisius College

  June 18, 2020

  Coronavirus and New Forms of Cinematic Event coronavirus cinephilia Asian-American Curator's ... a cinematic event. One such alternate conception can be seen in a program of 1990s Asian-American film and ... a significant and compelling event. For one, the series was tied to a specific moment—Asian/Pacific Heritage ...
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  “Speaking American: Cultural Expressions of Race and Nationality in Harold and Kumar”

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  Shilpa Dave Brandeis University

  April 28, 2008

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  gender South Asian Asian-American film trailer transcoding Curator's Note “Speaking American: ... also was popular with a wider audience including Asian Americans. The sequel where Harold and Kumar go ... American cultural expression in racialized Asian American bodies. Even if you do not identify with Harold ...
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  The Many (Unauthorized) Faces of Superman

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  Avi Santo Old Dominion University

  March 20, 2007

  fandom fan videos exnomination Asian-American Americana affect Curator's Note OK, so fans are able ...