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Construction of Asian American Women Through the Careers of Lucy Liu and Kelly Hu

Vivian Hoa CMC 200 May 6, 2013. Construction of Asian American Women Through the Careers of Lucy Liu and Kelly Hu. Big Five. Topic: construction of Asian American women on television and film Focus: careers of Asian American actress Lucy Liu and Kelly Hu

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Construction of Asian American Women Through the Careers of Lucy Liu and Kelly Hu

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  1. Vivian Hoa CMC 200 May 6, 2013 Construction of Asian American Women Through the Careers of Lucy Liu and Kelly Hu

  2. Big Five • Topic: construction of Asian American women on television and film • Focus: careers of Asian American actress Lucy Liu and Kelly Hu • Methods: content & discourse analysis • Target of Analysis: 11 films and TV shows from Lucy Liu and Kelly Hu (each) • Goals: find if Asian American actresses can progress out of stereotypical roles

  3. Discourse Analysis Lucy Liu Kelly Hu “Kelly Hu is beautiful but can't act” – The Tournament “weird accent” – The Tournament “arguably one of the planet earths [sic] best looking people” – Shanghai Kiss “talented moves” – Martial Law • “the gender-blind and color-blind casting of the Watson role adds another new element to the chemistry” - Elementary • “mean and selfish career woman who is ready to do anything in order to [succeed]” – Alley McBeal • “a collection of racial stereotypes” - Payback

  4. Discussion • Race is a continuing factor on screen & in the careers of both actresses • Interwoven in script as character background • Reviews barely comment on stereotypical roles or Asian markers in film or TV show • Future research should expand the number of actresses while looking into different mediums (cartoons, anime, video games, etc.)

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