Abstract:

"In the first part of this poignant and humorous tape, Soe, a fourth-generation Chinese American, uses coloring book characters to render her childhood ambivalence towards her heritage. In the second part, clips from TV programs, Hollywood movies and comic books portray images which foster anti-Asian prejudice: Geisha Girls & Dragon Ladies, Fortune Cookie Philosophers, Masters of Kung Fu, Japs, Slopes & Gooks, and the Worldwide Empire of Evil."