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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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  “Speaking American: Cultural Expressions of Race and Nationality in Harold and Kumar”

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  Shilpa Dave Brandeis University

  April 28, 2008

  11 comments

  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 ...