Asian Americans have been at the back of media for many years and this allows for people around the United States to overlook many of the issues and experience because there isn’t enough information to learn from. This creates a feeling that without having that wider spread of knowledge, most people think how most actors perceive them is what Asian American experience everyday which is often not true. That lack of knowledge has led to Asian actors, fashion designers, and athletes to be left in the background and without a chance to talk about their experiences and struggles for people to see and they could be able to see what it’s like to stand in their shoes. In a book written by Stuart Hall, he describes the question on if the effectiveness or application of power or knowledge more important than the idea of truth. Is the experiences that Asian Americans feel everyday is giving people knowledge or the power to challenge society on issues or is the truth of what Asian American feels going to be left in the background to never be discovered?
In recent years, the frequency of Asian Americans in Hollywood movies has increased. But overall, the status of Asian Americans in the film industry has not changed completely. The phenomenon of Asian Americans being discriminated against is still happening. Asian Americans want to create a new world in Hollywood through their efforts, but even though Asian Americans have been trying so hard to change the screen image. The characters that Asian Americans are playing still in that little box. Short, treacherous are still two important tags on Asian Americans. Audiences are also normally can’t notice the existence of the Asian Americans. That’s very unfair because despite the gender, race, skin color or culture background, everyone should enjoy the same right and have the same opportunity.
Hall, Stuart. Representation: Cultural Representations and Signifying Practices. London: Sage in association with the Open University, 1997. Print.
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