1. Can you still find lingering aspects of the Fu Manchu and Charlie Chan stereotypes in contemporary popular culture? What other Asian character types now seem to be common?
2. Should Chinese American directors concentrate on making films about Chinese and Chinese American experiences, or should they “branch out” into other subjects? What might be the benefits as well as the costs of an Asian filmmaker exploring a culture not his or her own?
3. It has been noted by some cultural critics that Asian American women have an easier time becoming broadcast journalists than do Asian American men. Why do you think that might be the case, and what do those ideas tell us about dominant notions of gender?
