Mario Eric Gamalinda

themes around asian american portrayals in hollywood.

We learned about the history of Asian Americans in the United States, as well as their representation in film. We discussed immigration, identity formation, community building, and representations of masculinity/femininity.

general history of asians in america, ways oppression of asian people manifested in america, representations of asian people by both asian annd non asian people in film

everyone should take a CSER class before they graduate and this one is very fun and chill

I loved hearing the perspectives of all my peers. I'm not a CSER major and am unfamiliar with race theory, but do a lot of advocacy for Asian-Americans. I learned a lot from the films we watched, listening to other people, and the overview the Professor gave us at the beginning of the semester.

Contributed greatly to my interest in Asian American film and its history, so many important films I didn't know about

a catalog of films that cover the asian american experience and also challenge that notion in its entirety

Quite a bit about how identity works in Asian-American contexts and how that relates to the larger nation. I learned quite a bit from the perspectives of other classmates, comprising a wide variety of Asian-American students.

I learned a lot about how films about Asian Americans have evolved, especially as Asian American directors increasingly make films reflective of their personal experiences, that help add nuance and diversity that reflects the wide array of experiences captured under the umbrella term of "Asian American." Also, I learned a lot more about new parts of Asian American history that I hadn't gotten exposure to, such as the American colonization of the Philippines.

Influential Asian American films and their historical context.